Best Medieval Games

The top medieval games right now, based on critic scores and popularity, are Crusader Kings III, Dark Souls III, and For Honor. The list updates every day as prices and new releases come in.

Both. The Kingdom Come series is famous for its realism - a historically detailed 15th-century Bohemia where you even have to learn how to read and fight properly. On the fantasy side, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Dragon Age: Inquisition and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim mix medieval worlds with monsters, magic and dragons.

If you love sword fighting, Mordhau has brutal online battles with up to 64 players, where every swing, parry and feint matters. Half Sword takes it even further with physics-based fights where every blow is simulated. For a darker, tactical take, Darkest Dungeon sends your band of heroes into deadly crypts one turn at a time.

Europa Universalis IV lets you guide a nation from the late Middle Ages through centuries of history, Battle Brothers puts you in charge of a mercenary company fighting to survive, and Ancestors Legacy brings real-time battles between Vikings, Saxons and Slavs.

Castle Crashers is a hilarious beat 'em up for up to four knights on one screen or online, and Dungeon Defenders mixes tower defense and action for a group of heroes. For more games to play together, see our Co-op Games list.