8 Games with a historical setting like Fallout: New Vegas that you should try

What it holds in common with Fallout: New Vegas is shape: deep RPG systems, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds historical setting and single-player focus. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings fantasy world.

It meets Fallout: New Vegas on strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a medieval setting.

It comes from the same genre as Fallout: New Vegas and shares strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is puzzle design and tactical combat.

On paper it is what Fallout: New Vegas is — a sandbox world, melee combat and historical setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: dark, oppressive atmosphere and magic-based combat.

With Fallout: New Vegas it shares deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. Both also lean on a third-person camera and melee combat. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is multiplayer gameplay.

The genre is the same as Fallout: New Vegas’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is a medieval setting and 3D presentation.

The thread back to Fallout: New Vegas runs through deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. To that it adds ranged combat and historical setting. They part company on setting and progression.

Held in common with Fallout: New Vegas: deep RPG systems, stealth mechanics and historical setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: fantasy world and 2D presentation.