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Games like Genshin Impact

Free RPGs for Genshin Impact players, ranked by our review score, with what their gacha or shop sells.

Updated · Ranked by our review scores. Partner links never change the order. How we rate

Scores on this list come from our research reviews: official sources and player reviews, not our own play time. Each score follows a fixed formula. When we play a game, its score can change and the order with it.

At a glance

#GameOur scorePay to winSteam reviewsMin. RAMStorage
1Where Winds Meet8.2No86% of 64,90316 GB130 GB
2Arknights: Endfield8.1Mild89% of 1,27616 GB50 GB
3Neverness To Everness8.1Mild82% of 3,42316 GB110 GB
4Wuthering Waves8.1Mild87% of 30,82716 GB150 GB
5Honkai: Star Rail7.7Mild—6 GB—
6Zenless Zone Zero7.5Mild88% of 7,9808 GB75 GB

Our ranking

Ranked by our review scores

  1. 1. Where Winds Meet

    8.2/10

    Best if you want an open world without character gacha

    NetEase's wuxia open-world action RPG is free on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, iOS and Android with cross-progression. Its paid draws are cosmetic: the publisher says all gameplay content is free and paid items are cosmetic only, so it rates as not pay to win. On PC it needs 16 GB of RAM and 130 GB of storage.

    Pay to win: NoLoot boxes: Yes
    Read the research review

  2. 2. Arknights: Endfield

    8.1/10

    Best for gacha fans who want published odds

    Hypergryph's real-time 3D RPG mixes exploration and party combat with building automated production lines. Operators come from paid gacha pulls, and GRYPHLINE publishes the odds: 0.8% for a 6-star operator, with one guaranteed by pull 80. It is free on Windows, PS5, iOS and Android.

    Pay to win: MildLoot boxes: Yes
    Read the research review

  3. 3. Neverness To Everness

    8.1/10

    Best for a supernatural open world in a modern city

    Hotta Studio's open-world RPG launched in April 2026 on PC, Mac, PS5, iOS and Android with shared progress. Limited characters come from paid dice-roll boards whose odds are shown only in the game. On the US App Store it has 4.7 stars from more than 19,000 ratings.

    Pay to win: MildLoot boxes: Yes
    Read the research review

  4. 4. Wuthering Waves

    8.1/10

    Best for an open-world action RPG on every platform

    Kuro Games' open-world action RPG is free on PC, Mac, iOS, Android, PS5 and Xbox with shared progress. Resonators and weapons come from paid pulls with published rates: 0.8% base for a 5-star, guaranteed within 80 pulls. On PC it needs 16 GB of RAM and 150 GB of storage.

    Pay to win: MildLoot boxes: Yes
    Read the research review

  5. 5. Honkai: Star Rail

    7.7/10

    Best if you prefer turn-based combat

    HoYoverse's turn-based space fantasy RPG is free on Windows, PS5, iOS and Android. Characters and Light Cones come from paid Warps with published rates: 0.6% base for a 5-star character, guaranteed within 90 pulls. It has no PvP, and its official PC minimum asks for 6 GB of RAM.

    Pay to win: MildLoot boxes: Yes
    Read the research review

  6. 6. Zenless Zone Zero

    7.5/10

    Best for action combat in an urban setting

    HoYoverse's urban fantasy action RPG is free on Windows (including Steam), PS5, Xbox, iOS and Android. Agents and W-Engines come from paid Signal Search pulls with published odds: 0.6% base for an S-Rank Agent, guaranteed within 90 pulls. On PC it needs 8 GB of RAM and 75 GB of storage.

    Pay to win: MildLoot boxes: Yes
    Read the research review

How we picked games like Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact is HoYoverse's free open-world action RPG; its own research review on this site scores it 7.3. The six games below are free RPGs on PC and mobile that sell characters or cosmetics through paid draws: four open-world or exploration RPGs, plus HoYoverse's turn-based Honkai: Star Rail and action-focused Zenless Zone Zero. Each has a research review on this site, and the order follows their scores only: Arknights: Endfield, Neverness To Everness and Wuthering Waves tie at 8.1 and are listed alphabetically. Partner links never change the order.

Aniimo is in our catalog but not reviewed yet, so it has no rank here.

Gacha or no gacha

Where Winds Meet sells cosmetic draws only, according to its publisher. The other five sell characters through paid random pulls. Arknights: Endfield, Wuthering Waves, Honkai: Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero publish their odds on official pages, with a guarantee within 80 or 90 pulls; NTE shows board odds only inside the game.

PC needs differ: Where Winds Meet, Arknights: Endfield, Neverness To Everness and Wuthering Waves ask for 16 GB of RAM and 50 to 150 GB of storage, Zenless Zone Zero for 8 GB of RAM and 75 GB, and Honkai: Star Rail lists 6 GB of RAM.

FAQ

What is the best game like Genshin Impact?

On our ranking, Where Winds Meet, with 8.2 out of 10. It is free on PC, consoles and mobile, and its publisher says paid items are cosmetic only. The score comes from a research review and can change once we play it.

Are there games like Genshin Impact without gacha?

Where Winds Meet: its paid draws are cosmetic, according to the publisher. The other five games on this list sell characters through paid random pulls.

Are games like Genshin Impact free?

Yes, all six games on this list are free to play. Each sells optional extras: currency, passes, cosmetics and, in every game except Where Winds Meet, character pulls.

Sources (12)

  1. genshin.hoyoverse.com/en/
  2. www.wherewindsmeetgame.com/
  3. store.steampowered.com/app/3564740/
  4. endfield.gryphline.com/en-us
  5. store.steampowered.com/app/4732690/
  6. nte.perfectworld.com/en/
  7. store.steampowered.com/app/4508340/
  8. wutheringwaves.kurogames.com/en/main
  9. store.steampowered.com/app/3513350/
  10. hsr.hoyoverse.com/en-us/
  11. zenless.hoyoverse.com/en-us/
  12. store.steampowered.com/app/4162040/