5 Platformer games like Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is loot and gear systems.

Genre puts it alongside Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition, and so does melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is 2D presentation.

Same family as Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition: strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings 2D presentation.

Held in common with Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition: stealth mechanics and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: 2D presentation.

What carries over from Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition is adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and genre — its own ground is deep RPG systems.