What are the best Fantasy games on Steam?

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Best Fantasy games on Steam	Price	Steam Rating	Genre
-- Dragon Age: Origins	$29.99	Very Positive	Tactical Role-Playing
-- Nioh	$49.99	Mixed	Action-RPG
-- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	-	–	Action Role-Playing
-- Torchlight II	$19.99	Very Positive	Dungeon Crawler RPG
-- Bastion	$14.99	–	Action RPG

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31 Games Considered

My Recommendation for Dragon Age: Origins

My Recommendation for Dragon Age: Origins

Mods are available to suit any gameplay style

Too easy to fix wronged companion relationships

Game characters are fully rounded

Easily controllable tactical gameplay

Player decisions actually matter

My Recommendation for Nioh

My Recommendation for Nioh

Rewarding exploration

Punishing difficulty for beginners of the genre

Fast-paced, intense combat

The story isn't particularly good or meaningful

My Recommendation for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

My Recommendation for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The longest-running RPG-FPS franchise, with world lore rivaling classic fantasy literature

Combat is too simple

Moral choices that can affect gameplay

Buggy and crash prone

Huge variety of mods

Immersion can be broken due to game limitations

Unrestrictive skill-based RPG system

My Recommendation for Torchlight II

My Recommendation for Torchlight II

Elaborate loot system

Lacking in story

Well implemented co-op

Limited respec system

Incentive to replay due to limited respec system

Works on different OS's: Linux/Mac/Win

Well implemented and fun action-RPG combat

Varied level design

My Recommendation for Bastion

My Recommendation for Bastion

Beautiful art style

Combat is mundane

Innovative narration

Story could be better

Incredible soundtrack

Fun varied gameplay

Great story

My Recommendation for Trine 2

My Recommendation for Trine 2

Great soundtrack

Somewhat simplistic puzzles

Gorgeous art style

3-player local and online co-op

My Recommendation for Path of Exile

My Recommendation for Path of Exile

As good as Diablo

Graphics are a bit ho-hum

Completely free to download and play

As any ARPG worth mentioning, you'll eventually have to invest time into character builds

Expansive skill tree

Rubberbanding disrupts play

Not pay to win

My Recommendation for Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

My Recommendation for Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

Remastered RPG classic with extra content

Combat system is still convoluted

Easy to google for help

My Recommendation for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

My Recommendation for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Gigantic openworld

Story feels like a chore

Immersive story

My Recommendation for Spellforce 3

My Recommendation for Spellforce 3

Mature story and interesting characters

Army units are weak in combat compared to party members

Great mix of RTS and RPG mechanics

No tactical pause during combat

Full voice acting

Polarizing ending

Two people can play the whole campaign together

Player armies are customizable with different factions

My Recommendation for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

My Recommendation for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

A well-told, dark story based on a book series of the same name