22 Games with a historical setting like Battlefield: Bad Company 2 that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Battlefield: Bad Company 2 does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in progression and world — its own ground is loot and gear systems, and a sandbox world.

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 — the two agree on genre, game mode and setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in combat — its own ground is stealth mechanics.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on genre, setting and world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is combat: stealth mechanics.

On paper it is what Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is — open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and world: this one brings procedural generation and a sci-fi setting.

What brings it close to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, setting and world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on tone and combat: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics.

The resemblance to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, game mode and setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and co-op play. The distance is in tone and combat — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics.

It shares the essentials of what Battlefield: Bad Company 2 does: open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and co-op play. Where the two diverge is tone and combat: dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics.

What brings it close to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, world and progression. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics.

What brings it close to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings stealth mechanics and a third-person camera.

Genre puts it alongside Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and so does open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is stealth mechanics and a sci-fi setting.

It shares the essentials of what Battlefield: Bad Company 2 does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in combat — its own ground is stealth mechanics.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on genre, combat and setting. To that it adds historical setting and single-player focus. They part company on tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere.

It shares the essentials of what Battlefield: Bad Company 2 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 tone and combat: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Genre puts it alongside Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and so does open world exploration, tactical combat and historical setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics.

What brings it close to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and tactical combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is tone and game mode: dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.