10 Games like Blackguards on Xbox that you should try

What brings it close to Blackguards is dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on single-player focus and an isometric view. The distance is in progression and visuals — its own ground is strong narrative focus and resource management.

Same family as Blackguards: dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus and an isometric view. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings strong narrative focus and a medieval setting.

It shares the essentials of what Blackguards does: tactical combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in progression and visuals — its own ground is resource management and pixel art.

What brings it close to Blackguards is tactical combat, fantasy world and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on an isometric view and skill tree progression. The distance is in tone — its own ground is strong narrative focus.

It shares the essentials of what Blackguards does: tactical combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds skill tree progression and an isometric view. They part company on tone: this one brings strong narrative focus.

On paper it is what Blackguards is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and fantasy world — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on progression and visuals: this one brings strong narrative focus and horror setting.

Shelved next to Blackguards for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression and visuals: strong narrative focus and horror setting.

It shares the essentials of what Blackguards does: tactical combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: strong narrative focus and a sci-fi setting.

If Blackguards worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds an isometric view.

It shares the essentials of what Blackguards does: tactical combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings strong narrative focus and historical setting.