10 Games with a historical setting like Dragon Age: Inquisition that you should try

With Dragon Age: Inquisition it shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is combat: magic-based combat.

Genre puts it alongside Dragon Age: Inquisition, and so does melee combat, historical setting and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to skill tree progression and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is progression and game mode: loot and gear systems, and online features.

If Dragon Age: Inquisition worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and tactical combat, the same is here. To that it adds an isometric view and fantasy world. They part company on combat and progression: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and magic-based combat.

It shares the essentials of what Dragon Age: Inquisition does: strong narrative focus, tactical combat and a medieval setting. To that it adds single-player focus and an isometric view. They part company on game mode and visuals: this one brings 3D presentation.

The genre is the same as Dragon Age: Inquisition’s, and with it tactical combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in game mode and visuals — its own ground is magic-based combat and 2D presentation.

It meets Dragon Age: Inquisition on open world exploration, melee combat and a medieval setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on world: this one brings a sandbox world.

The genre is the same as Dragon Age: Inquisition’s, and with it melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. They part company on progression and combat: this one brings loot and gear systems.

With Dragon Age: Inquisition it shares strong narrative focus, tactical combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is visuals: turn-based strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Genre puts it alongside Dragon Age: Inquisition, and so does strong narrative focus, open world exploration and tactical combat. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is punishing difficulty and a first-person view.

Genre puts it alongside Dragon Age: Inquisition, and so does tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is game mode and setting: deep simulation.