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4 Games with a medieval setting like Assassin's Creed that you should try

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We filtered the 47 games similar to Assassin's Creed down to the 4 that fit the “Medieval” category. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines and Thief Gold top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Assassin's Creed.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure
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Year 2007Dev Ubisoft Montreal
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Within the “Medieval” category, the closest game to Assassin's Creed is The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds — scoring 73/100 on our similarity scale. Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines and Thief Gold follow close behind.

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The best games with a medieval setting like Assassin's Creed

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Assassin's Creed. Each one has been evaluated across 15 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

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Closest on combat
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloStealthOpen WorldHistoricalSci-FiMedievalExplorationLootSkill TreeThird Person
Year 2009Dev Ubisoft Montreal

If Assassin's Creed worked for you because of open world exploration, stealth mechanics and historical setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where they diverge is world.

Same studio: Ubisoft Montreal.

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Thief Gold

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Thief Gold
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloStealthOpen WorldFantasySci-FiMedievalExploration
Year 1999Dev Looking Glass Studios · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

It comes from the same genre as Assassin's Creed and shares open world exploration, stealth mechanics and fantasy world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and progression: horror setting and a first-person view.

It predates Assassin's Creed by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldFantasyHistoricalMedievalExplorationThird Person
Year 2011Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 · Nintendo

The genre is the same as Assassin's Creed’s, and with it open world exploration, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in combat and progression — its own ground is ranged combat.

Released 4 years after Assassin's Creed.

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