40 Melee games like Assassin's Creed Unity that you should try

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

If Assassin's Creed Unity 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 tone and progression: this one brings punishing difficulty.

The resemblance to Assassin's Creed Unity is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and tone. The common ground extends to historical setting and single-player focus. Where they diverge is game mode.

If Assassin's Creed Unity worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on game mode: this one brings PvP competition.

It shares the essentials of what Assassin's Creed Unity does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics. The common ground extends to historical setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and setting: a mythological setting.

If Assassin's Creed Unity worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Same family as Assassin's Creed Unity: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on fantasy world and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode and tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a first-person view.

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Assassin's Creed Unity — the two agree on genre, combat and tone. The common ground extends to historical setting and single-player focus. Where they diverge is game mode.

If Assassin's Creed Unity worked for you because of open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: a cyberpunk setting.

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

It shares the essentials of what Assassin's Creed Unity does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: a sci-fi setting.

What brings it close to Assassin's Creed Unity is open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and progression. The common ground extends to loot and gear systems, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode: sandbox freedom and a sci-fi setting.

What brings it close to Assassin's Creed Unity 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 historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode and progression — its own ground is sandbox freedom.

If Assassin's Creed Unity worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode and progression — its own ground is ranged combat.

Shelved next to Assassin's Creed Unity for good reason: stealth mechanics, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in progression and setting — its own ground is PvP competition and base building.