Best Medieval Games

Every Medieval game The Belly has scored, ranked from the highest verdict down. Browse games with a Medieval setting or subject and see where each one landed.

Games with a Medieval theme, ranked by Belly Score. Theme tags capture the subject matter and setting of a game — distinct from genre — so this list pulls together titles that share a Medieval world or aesthetic regardless of how they play. See which Medieval-themed games earned The Belly's top marks and which fell short.

Best Medieval Games rankings

9.9

Final Fantasy IX

RPG · Adventure

PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable · PC · Android · iOS · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4

High FantasyMedieval

AdventurousWhimsicalCharming+3

9.7

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Action · Adventure · Platformer

Windows · macOS · Linux · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo 3DS · Wii U

FantasyMedieval

AdventurousChallengingPrecision-Focused+3

9.6

Medieval II: Total War

Strategy · Simulation

Microsoft Windows · macOS · Linux · Android · iOS

MedievalWarAncient / Historical

EpicStrategicTactical+3

9.5

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

Action RPG · Strategy · Sandbox

Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

MedievalWar

EpicOpen-EndedImmersive+3

9.4

Mount & Blade: Warband

Action RPG · Strategy · Sandbox

Microsoft Windows · macOS · Linux · Android · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

MedievalWarMilitary

Open-EndedChallengingBrutal+5

9.3

The Blood of Dawnwalker

Action RPG

PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S

Dark FantasyMedievalMonsters+1

AtmosphericDarkCinematic+2

9.3

Crusader Kings II

Strategy · Simulation · Sandbox

Windows · macOS · Linux

MedievalAncient / HistoricalFamily+1

Open-EndedStrategicChallenging+3

9.2

Crusader Kings III

RPG · Strategy · Simulation

PC (Microsoft Windows) · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S

MedievalAncient / HistoricalFamily+1

ImmersiveStrategicFunny+3

9.1

Der Langrisser

RPG · Strategy

Super Famicom

FantasyWarMedieval

StrategicTacticalNostalgic+2

9.0

Castle Crashers

Action · RPG · Adventure

Xbox 360 · PlayStation 3 · Windows · OS X · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4

FantasyComedyMedieval

ChaoticFunnyQuirky+3

8.9

Monomyth

RPG · Adventure · Action

PC

FantasyDark / GrimMedieval

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

8.3

Tears of Metal

Action

PC · Xbox Series X|S

MedievalFantasyWar+1

ChaoticIntenseCooperative+2

7.4

Reignfall

Action · Strategy · Survival

PC

MedievalWarMonsters+1

StrategicTacticalIntense+3

7.3

Bulwark

Fighting · Action

PC

MedievalWarDark / Grim

IntenseChallengingStrategic+2