5 Games with a fantasy setting like Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag that you should try

The genre is the same as Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and historical setting. Where the two diverge is visuals and progression: dark, oppressive atmosphere and a first-person view.

What brings it close to Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, tone and world. Both also lean on fantasy world and single-player focus. The distance is in progression and game mode — its own ground is third-person shooting and ranged combat.

What brings it close to Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in progression and world.

Genre puts it alongside Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, and so does strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and progression: a first-person view.

The genre is the same as Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag’s, and with it open world exploration, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on a third-person camera and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in progression and combat — its own ground is precision platforming and offline play.