23 Games with a historical setting like Assassin's Creed® Origins that you should try

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Assassin's Creed® Origins on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on a third-person camera and historical setting. The distance is in progression and setting — its own ground is a mythological setting.

It shares the essentials of what Assassin's Creed® Origins does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in tone and progression — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere.

The resemblance to Assassin's Creed® Origins is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and tone. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is game mode: co-op play.

On paper it is what Assassin's Creed® Origins is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world.

If Assassin's Creed® Origins worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and historical setting. Where the two diverge is tone and game mode: punishing difficulty and co-op play.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Assassin's Creed® Origins on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds skill tree progression and a third-person camera. Its own ground is fantasy world.

It shares the essentials of what Assassin's Creed® Origins does: open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting: fantasy world.

What brings it close to Assassin's Creed® Origins is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and setting. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in tone and progression — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere.

It meets Assassin's Creed® Origins on open world exploration, stealth mechanics and historical setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on setting: this one brings fantasy world.

What brings it close to Assassin's Creed® Origins is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: tactical combat and post-apocalyptic world.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Assassin's Creed® Origins on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in progression — its own ground is sandbox freedom.

It shares the essentials of what Assassin's Creed® Origins 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 progression.

With Assassin's Creed® Origins it shares loot and gear systems, historical setting, and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. Its own ground is fantasy world.

What carries over from Assassin's Creed® Origins is loot and gear systems, historical setting, and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode: co-op play.

On paper it is what Assassin's Creed® Origins is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a sci-fi setting.