In this world, there are few things people like to depict more than romance. It comes in so many different forms, from ballads and poems, to paintings and books. Games are no stranger to the topic of romance either, with it being the most prevalent in RPGs, letting you bond with numerous characters that catch your fancy.

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Of course, there's the phrase of 'quality over quantity', but sometimes there's just so much love to go around you want to spread that love with as many people as possible. So if you're looking for a set of RPGs with more romanceable partners than you could reasonably swoon, then look no further!

8 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

15 Choices

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Action RPG Open-World Franchise Assassin's Creed Platform(s) PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, Stadia Powered by Expand Collapse

The Assassin's Creed series has been going on for a long while now and has shaped industry standards in dramatic ways. In a fitting shift, Assassin's Creed then started taking from a genre that was on the rise — RPGs. Assassin's Creed Odyssey introduces plenty of player choices, with who you wish to romance amongst them.

There are 15 different romantic partners in Odyssey, ranging from brief flings to a more budding romance that is doomed to drift apart. Some are tragic, some are humorous. The game isn't ashamed of its portrayal of relationships, nor the ancient Greek's proclivity towards love between people of the same gender.

7 The Witcher

28 Choices

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

RPG Action Adventure Franchise The Witcher Platform(s) Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S Powered by Expand Collapse

Though the Witcher series has reached incredible levels of acclaim now, it all started as a humble little adventure back on an outdated Bioware engine. The original Witcher game came with all the fundamentals of the series, such as bombs and oils, but it also came with the series' love of Geralt's more promiscuous acts.

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Rather than dedicated romances like the latter two games bring forward, the original Witcher has Geralt treat women more as... conquests. With each of the women you sleep with, you get a card depicting them. This also applies to Triss and Shani, who get multiple. You can expect this objectification to be removed in the upcoming remake.

6 Final Fantasy 14

As Many Choices As There Are Players

Final Fantasy 14 (2010)

MMORPG Franchise Final Fantasy Platform(s) PC, PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S Powered by Expand Collapse

MMOs are no strangers to love. Both in the characters depicted within the game and the real-world couples who find love by playing the game together. Even further, marriage isn't a strictly foreign concept within MMOs either, though Final Fantasy 14 takes it a step further.

Players can get married to each other in a grand ceremony, regardless of gender. And though plenty of other MMOs also offer the option, there's no denying that the player base of Final Fantasy 14 being as large as it is gives you a bit more options for love than others might.

5 Fire Emblem Three Houses

41 Choices

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Strategy RPG Franchise Fire Emblem Platform(s) Nintendo Switch Powered by Expand Collapse

The Fire Emblem games are no stranger to romance options. In fact, many players would view romance as an integral part of the games despite player-driven romance being a more recent addition. That said, Fire Emblem Three Houses offers plenty for you in a world that doesn't have you breeding the ideal child soldier.

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While other Fire Emblem games would have you choosing your romantic partner based on how perfect a child soldier it would produce, those with an aversion to such eugenics might find more comfort in the 41 options available in Three Houses. Even if it is a bit weird for a professor to romance their ex-students.

Because of the lack of child soldiers, this is the first Fire Emblem game to not put you at a gameplay disadvantage for being gay.

4 Skyrim

66 Choices

Skyrim

RPG Action Adventure Franchise The Elder Scrolls Platform(s) PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S, PS4, PS5, Switch Powered by Expand Collapse

Skyrim is a world so many cannot help but be enamored with. Filled with deep lore, a gorgeous style, and copious styles of play, it's easy to lose hundreds of hours of your life in Bethesda's classic title. Being an RPG though, it of course has romance, and plenty of it at that.

With 66 candidates to choose from across the vast stretches of Skyrim, you will have plenty of chances at love. Your spouse will even be kind enough to move into your own home and make you meals and offer you better sleep at night. Some will even join you on your adventures, a wondrous act of love.

3 Mount And Blade: Warband

148 Choices

For many, the fantasy of a medieval setting just isn't realised in a fantasy world. It needs something more firm, more realistic. The weight and scale of the world presented to you. In that, you have Mount and Blade: Warband, offering you a rags-to-riches story in a world as reactive as you are.

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True to the setting, romance is integral to medieval dealings, though it could be subjective to call it love at times. Marriage can secure alliances, with love secondary to that. Even still, with over 66 choices for you, there must be true love hidden for you somewhere.

2 Dragon's Dogma

As Many Choices As There Are NPCs

Dragon's Dogma

Action RPG Franchise Dragon's Dogma Platform(s) PS3, Xbox 360 Powered by Expand Collapse

Dragon's Dogma, despite on the surface being a game that seems exceedingly standard and understandable, turns out to be a game unlike many others. Inspired by many Western RPGs, Dragon's Dogma blends what many of them do best (like romance) and mixes it with a reactive world and intense combat.

When it comes to romance, however, you may not even be aware you're in love. Rather than wining and dining a prospective candidate, you simply play the game with your beloved revealed by Grigori near the end. It is by all means a unique romance system, but one where just about every single NPC can be in love with you, even if you don't quite reciprocate.

You can actually influence who you romance by using the Arisen's Bond item, though even this isn't a guarantee.

1 Fable 2

An Endless, Ever-growing Pool Of Options

Fable 2

RPG Action Franchise Fable Platform(s) Xbox 360 Powered by Expand Collapse

Rather than pulling from the typical high fantasy of elves and dwarves, Fable is instead a very British kind of game. It makes jokes about itself at every turn, features creatures from more local folklore, and just about never takes itself seriously. Despite all that, it is a genuinely great fantasy RPG.

Key to that is the world in which it takes place. It is reactive, with the opinions and actions of those around you influenced by your own actions. This means all NPCs have their own relationship preferences, personality, and habits. If one dies, they'll eventually be replaced too. The pool is endless, but they actually have to like you first.

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