Kingdom Come: Deliveranceis now finally the big name it deserves to be, which has a lot of players looking for games that give you a similar feeling to its sprawling open-world, quest-driven design.
Something that immerses you in a world so deeply is tough to find, and while there are few exact replicas of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, there are certainly a handful of games that can get the job done.
The criteria here is going to be games that focus on full world immersion, with very little happening to remind you that you’re playing a video game. We’re talking about games that make you feel you’re really in a real place when you’re exploring it, whether that be through brutal difficulty or just amazing world design.
It’s not just about open world games, but games that introduce that insane level of immersive realism that Kingdom Come: Deliverance is so masterful at creating.
10Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Live The Dark Future
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Deus Ex: Mankind Dividedis a pretty divisive game, but despite the gripes about the somewhat unfinished nature of the title, the game itself ispure sci-fi immersion at its finest.
You play as Adam Jensen in a dark, noir-esque sci-fi world, and you’re tasked with finding out who is behind a terrorist attack at the start of the game.
Your journey will take several turns depending on what choices you make. Player freedom is the name of the game here. Much like Kingdom Come: Deliverance, the world is alive, and you can feel the oppression and desperation of its citizens.
The gameplay is also action-packed, sci-fi greatness, with a mix of first and third-person perspectives that make you feel like the cybernetic agent you’re supposed to be.
9Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Welcome To Greece
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Assassin’s Creed: Odysseyis one of the best pure depictions of a historical landscape that we have seen. Much like Kingdom Come: Deliverance recreates Bohemia in a believable way, so does Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey create a real-feeling Greece.
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The gorgeous vistas, the impressive architecture, and the standard use of historical figures all come together to give you an amazing and breathtaking experience that has one of the best stories in the series to boot.
While the combat definitely breaks the immersion a little bit, it’s still an incredible experience that to this day marks the best of the open world AC games that have come along this past decade.
8STALKER 2: Heart Of Chornobyl
The Wasteland Is Real
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Stalker 2wants you to feel like you’re stuck in The Zone, and damn if it doesn’t do a great job of reinforcing that.
There is no handholding here—you are responsible for your own survival.
There is no self-regenerating health, infinite ammo, or anything to suggest this is going to be an easy experience.
But if you like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 1 or 2,you know that nothing is handed to you. You need to earn your survival here, so whether that means stabbing people in the back literally, stealing, or fighting, it’s all on you.
This is easily one of the tougher games out there, but if you want to feel like you’re stuck in a post-apocalyptic world with all manner of horror all around you, Stalker 2 stands and delivers.
Rapture Will Take You
Bioshock, to me, is one of themost original and brilliant games ever made. A big reason why is the underwater dystopia of Rapture.
The world the game takes place in is a character unto itself, with some of the best art design I’ve ever seen and a keen sense of immersion that keeps anyone at the controller gripped from start to finish.
From the opening minutes, you know what game you’re playing. There is no confusion—this is Rapture, a place gone horribly wrong, and you’re stuck here.
That fear creeps in and is only reinforced by the terrifying Splicers and Big Daddys you will encounter.
It’s a game that wants you to feel the desperation and melancholy seeping through every crack of its crumbling city, and it does it just as well as any game ever has. While the game is clearly quite different from KCD mechanically, few others in history have nailed a setting quite like Rapture and Bohemia both.
6Ghost Of Tsushima
A Work Of Art
Ghost of Tsushima
Ghost of Tsushimais a breathtaking walk through feudal Japan that is as contemplative as it is action-packed.
The game world you’re placed in here feels lived in and authentic as can be, while telling a harrowing war story that sticks as close to realism as possible.
Your fight against the Mongols will have tons of twists and turns along the way, and the characters that build this story all feel like actual people with their own motivations that are not necessarily black or white.
Just like Kingdom Come: Deliverance,Ghost of Tsushima isn’t afraid of being itself, without anything too over-the-top set piece wise or story-wise.
Grounded is the word we can use to describe both of these experiences, and although they take place in different lands, it wouldn’t be too out of place to suggest both games took place in the same timeline of human history.
5Dragon Age: Inquisition
The Fate Of The World On Your Shoulders
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Dragon Age: Inquisitionwas the series' first foray into the open world genre, and it succeeded with flying colors. While it’s a tactical combat game, you have so much control over your party here that it makes every battle feel like a mini-war.
The amount of content is staggering, with so many side quests to discover, lore to learn, characters to recruit, romances to pursue, and sides to take.
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Much like Kingdom Come: Deliverance, the world is the star of the show, with things changing according to choices you make, entire areas opening up depending on your actions, and characters living or dying because of what you decide.
There are also so many great characters,dialogue exchanges, and ways to affect how things play out due to a variety of factors. It pulls off what KCD does on a grander level, putting it all into a fantasy genre.
The story is an epic mystery that has some of the best DLC in gaming period, and overall, you will find yourself lost in this game for well over 100 hours—it’s time well spent.
The Old West Comes Alive
Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2came out the same year as the original Kingdom Come: Deliverance, making 2018 a pretty insane year for massive RPGs with living worlds.
The story of Arthur and his gang is both touching and tragic, and as far as immersion goes, few games have ever gone to this level.
The freedom you have is immense, so whether you want to rob civilians, engage in duels, or even just go see a play, you have the option to do so in the game.
It’s gotamazing storytelling, emergent gameplay where the world lives alongside you, and some of the best graphics ever seen in gaming.
If you’re looking for Kingdom Come: Deliverance in a slightly more modern setting, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an excellent choice.
3The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
So Many Tales To Unravel
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3 to this day still has one of the best open worlds in gaming. From the variety of areas, to the different types of side quests that open up as you travel to the incredible music that accompanies it all,The Witcher 3 is just an unreal experience.
In terms of the world adapting to you, there is so much here. You can save villages or leave them to be slaughtered. A choice you make in Hour 1 might not reveal its consequences until Hour 50.
The story is epic, while also feeling realistic. It’s a grounded fantasy story that has real stakes and characters' lives on the line. It’s all here.
It set the standard for the genre, and anything Kingdom Come: Deliverance did was definitely inspired in some way by the masterpiece of the Witcher 3.
Something about this game world is just magnetic. There is always the feeling of discovering something new, and it is one of those games that just has magic in it.
2Baldur’s Gate 3
The Story Itself Is Alive
Baldur’s Gate 3
Baldur’s Gate 3is probably the defining game of the 2020s thus far, and it’s largely due to how much it lets you craft the story.
Without exaggeration, there are hundreds of variations on the story and how it can play out. You are truly the main character of this story and have the power to shift the world to your will in so many ways.
While it’s not the open world that Kingdom Come: Deliverance is, it gives you that same amount of freedom and that same feeling of growing stronger as the journey continues.
It’s an achievement in writing, storytelling, and gameplay design as a whole, and while it’s a different kind of RPG, it emphasizes all the same beats as Henry’s iconic tale to create a legendary experience of its own.
1The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Big Things Have Small Beginnings
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Morrowind is somewhat of the left-out game when talking about the modern, fully 3D Elder Scrolls titles.
It was such a unique and niche game when it came out that it didn’t become quite the hit like its two older brothers did.
What it did better, though, wasmake you feel like you were taking a journey, not only by traveling, but also by experiencing serious character growth.
Much like Kingdom Come: Deliverance, you absolutely suck at the start of Morrowind.
I’m talking about everything from talking to combat. you’re able to barely hit a rat, and will likely get one shot by anything vaguely stronger than you.
As the game goes, your character grows. You start jumping higher, running faster, and nailing your attacks. You feel like you’re becoming a real warrior.
These are the only two games I can think of that give you that true rags-to-riches feeling, and the amazing amount of choice and consequence in Morrowind is clearly something that inspired Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
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