34 Narrative 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Same family as Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: dark, oppressive atmosphere and a first-person view.

Held in common with Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition: strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals: shooting mechanics and punishing difficulty.

Genre puts it alongside Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition, and so does strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and historical setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: punishing difficulty and an isometric view.

With Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition it shares strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

Shelved next to Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on game mode and visuals: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.

Same family as Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition: strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings an anime aesthetic and multiplayer gameplay.