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I still can't get over The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? I want to try something newer, with better technology, but I hope they can be as rich and interesting as Skyrim.
I feel like Skyrim is gonna become the next OG Doom.
Does it have to be sword&sorcery? Cyberpunk 2077 tickles the same things for me. It's not necessarily as big or open, but theres still plenty to do, see and quest.
Completely different environment, but the Yakuza games are very rich and interesting
The witcher 3 is pretty good as well. A bit more story driven and less open world but there are several playstyles and a pretty alive world to explore.
Best advice I can give you is to just play Bethesdas other games, with maybe the exceptions of Fallout 4, Starfield, and Arena. Daggerfall has a Unity mod that makes it playable and Morrowind has OpenMW that makes it play nice with newer systems also Oblivion got a remaster a bit ago. The biggest problem with making suggestions past this point is that Bethesda struck gold and folks have been chasing it for over a decade with little success but I'll give you a list of maybes.
The original fallout Duology.
Arcanum.
Outward.
Kenshi.
The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series.
Mass Effect Trilogy.
Dragon Age, but only Origins and Inquisition.
Now for my probably not but I like them so here's some suggestions list.
Colony Ship.
Age of Decadence.
Dark souls 1 and 3.
Outward is fun. Reminds me of playing a heavily modded Skyrim gameplay wise
Skyblivion is coming out soon. Not better tech but it's still exciting
As rich and interesting as Skyrim? Turn over a rock and find any number of open world games that can match or exceed it.
As moddable as Skyrim? Now that's a taller order...
BotW has significantly better open world exploration and puzzles but much weaker towns.
The Bloodline has been on my list for a while. I haven't grabbed it yet due to time, but it looks fun.
The Oblivion remake gave me the Skyrim vibes. Naturally it is a precursor to Skyrim, but still fun!
Breath of the Wild
Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom can be really hit or miss for people because of the durability system (I don't mind it, myself), however their sense of exploration and discovery outshine Skyrim imho.
As a huge Zelda fan and huge Skyrim fan I do wish botw had a bit more RPG-style leveling and survival to it, but I guess that's just kinda reinventing Skyrim though and not really what LoZ is aiming for.
But I agree, in terms of exploration and discovery it's second to none!
What platform are you gaming on?
I would suggest The legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild.
Even if you hate Shitendo (like I am) there are ways to play it on other platforms