6 Games with a historical setting like Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II that you should try

Its point of contact with Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II is melee combat, historical setting and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a first-person view and free-to-play access. They part company on game mode: this one brings co-op play.

Same family as Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II: melee combat, historical setting and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: horror setting and single-player focus.

It comes from the same genre as Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II and shares melee combat, historical setting and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a cartoon aesthetic and single-player focus.

On paper it is what Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II is — ranged combat, historical setting and multiplayer gameplay — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and single-player focus.

Shelved next to Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II for good reason: melee combat, historical setting and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat and game mode: stealth mechanics and single-player focus.

Genre puts it alongside Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II, and so does historical setting, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is fantasy world and single-player focus.