13 Online 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.

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, game mode and tone. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and online features. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

If Assassin's Creed Unity worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is cozy, relaxing feel.

If Assassin's Creed Unity worked for you because of open world exploration, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and co-op play. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is ranged combat and a medieval setting.

Genre puts it alongside Assassin's Creed Unity, and so does open world exploration, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is base building and 3D presentation.

The genre is the same as Assassin's Creed Unity’s, and with it melee combat, fantasy world and co-op play. Both also lean on loot and gear systems, and a third-person camera. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is magic-based combat and crafting mechanics.

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 a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and an anime aesthetic.

It comes from the same genre as Assassin's Creed Unity and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on skill tree progression and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

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.

The genre is the same as Assassin's Creed Unity’s, and with it exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on progression and world: this one brings a sandbox world.

On paper it is what Assassin's Creed Unity is — melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is magic-based combat.

It comes from the same genre as Assassin's Creed Unity and shares melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings MMO world and community, and PvP competition.