7 Games with a mythology setting like Prince of Persia: Warrior Within that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Prince of Persia: Warrior Within does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds a mythological setting and single-player focus. Its own ground is punishing difficulty and co-op play.

It shares the essentials of what Prince of Persia: Warrior Within does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on progression and tone: this one brings loot and gear systems.

If Prince of Persia: Warrior Within worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on combat and progression: this one brings magic-based combat and skill tree progression.

If Prince of Persia: Warrior Within worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and a mythological setting, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings historical setting.

The genre is the same as Prince of Persia: Warrior Within’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to fantasy world and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression and visuals: skill tree progression and 3D presentation.

The thread back to Prince of Persia: Warrior Within runs through melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat: magic-based combat.

On paper it is what Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is — fantasy world, single-player focus and a third-person camera — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in progression and setting — its own ground is loot and gear systems, and a sci-fi setting.