24 Games with a historical setting 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.

If Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode and visuals — its own ground is loot and gear systems, and multiplayer gameplay.

With Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition it shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings deep RPG systems and 2D presentation.

If Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds historical setting and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and visuals: this one brings loot and gear systems, and multiplayer gameplay.

It shares the essentials of what Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to historical setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and visuals: loot and gear systems, and multiplayer gameplay.

On paper it is what Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to fantasy world and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and visuals: loot and gear systems, and multiplayer gameplay.

On paper it is what Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds a third-person camera and historical setting. They part company on visuals and progression: this one brings loot and gear systems.

The genre is the same as Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition’s, and with it open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and progression: this one brings loot and gear systems, and an isometric view.

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: stealth mechanics, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on visuals and setting.

Genre puts it alongside Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition, and so does stealth mechanics, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals and setting.

It meets Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition on adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is genre and visuals: third-person shooting.

With Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition it shares adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in genre and game mode — its own ground is multiplayer gameplay.

Held in common with Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and genre: survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

With Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition it shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in setting — its own ground is shooting mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere.