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1997PC68 % positive5.99 €

A 1997 Elder Scrolls spin-off that works as a first-person dungeon crawler through hostile Daedric realms. Real-time melee and spellcasting, character creation and maze-like, mostly linear levels define it, rather than open-world freedom.

Melee combat with weapons or fists
Fantasy setting
Strong character progression
Challenging difficulty

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The closest matches for An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire are King's Field, King's Field II and Shadow Tower. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: King's Field 93% match – Melee combat with weapons or fists
Newest alternative: Voin 88% match – released 2024

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King's Field

93 %Match

1995PlayStation

An early real-time first-person dungeon crawler widely seen as a forerunner of the Souls games. Slow, deliberate combat, a cryptic world and a lonely atmosphere make for a grim, unforgiving journey of discovery.

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King's Field II

Challenging difficulty

King's Field II is an early first-person dungeon RPG on the PlayStation where you roam sprawling, winding labyrinths as Prince Lyle. You fight grim monsters in real time with melee weapons and uncover many secrets, a forerunner of the Souls games.

Shadow Tower

Challenging difficulty

You climb a grim first-person tower full of monsters and winding floors, where every fight with heavy weapons demands patience. Often seen as a precursor to the Souls series, it rewards you for feeling your way through its mapless corridors with hard-won discoveries.

Blade of Darkness

Challenging difficulty

A punishing fantasy action game with weighty, combo-based melee combat and four playable heroes, often seen as an early forerunner of Soulslike games. You carve a gory path through grim levels to stop the forces of Chaos.

Shadow Tower: Abyss

Challenging difficulty

In Shadow Tower Abyss you delve into a gloomy tower full of monsters, where every fight and every step can be dangerous. It demands patience and careful play and rewards you with an oppressive atmosphere that strongly echoes the King's Field series.

Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance

Dark, serious atmosphere

A 90s first-person melee hack and slash where you fight through gloomy castles full of monsters with sword and spells, hunting for keys and secrets. Light RPG elements and a retro Build-engine feel.

Voin

Dark, serious atmosphere

Voin is an indie first-person hack-and-slash set in a dark fantasy world. You cut through hordes of enemies while wielding primordial elemental powers.

Revenant

Strong character progression

A 1999 action RPG in which you play Locke, a resurrected warrior who fights monsters, collects magic and explores dark catacombs to rescue a warlord's kidnapped daughter. Combat is real-time from an isometric view with manually executed attack combos.

King's Field: The Ancient City

Challenging difficulty

You explore a twisting, gloomy first-person labyrinth full of dangers and secrets as a knight. Its appeal lies in the dense atmosphere and the demanding, slowly learned melee combat.

Elderborn

Dark, serious atmosphere

A brutal first-person fantasy slasher with heavy melee combat and light souls-like progression. You play a merciless warrior delving into a grim city full of ancient secrets.