34 Games with a historical setting like Return to Castle Wolfenstein that you should try

If Return to Castle Wolfenstein worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and historical setting, the same is here. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus.

If Return to Castle Wolfenstein worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view.

It meets Return to Castle Wolfenstein on dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and historical setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on game mode: this one brings skill tree progression.

The genre is the same as Return to Castle Wolfenstein’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world and a third-person camera.

Shelved next to Return to Castle Wolfenstein for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings a space setting.

Held in common with Return to Castle Wolfenstein: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on game mode: this one brings co-op play.

Held in common with Return to Castle Wolfenstein: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: co-op play.

The thread back to Return to Castle Wolfenstein runs through melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. Its own ground is deep simulation and co-op play.

It meets Return to Castle Wolfenstein on dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on game mode: this one brings co-op play.

It meets Return to Castle Wolfenstein on dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is game mode: offline play.

Shelved next to Return to Castle Wolfenstein for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in tone and combat.

On paper it is what Return to Castle Wolfenstein is — melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: a third-person camera.

Held in common with Return to Castle Wolfenstein: melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting: this one brings deep simulation.

What brings it close to Return to Castle Wolfenstein is strong narrative focus, tactical combat and historical setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is deep simulation.

It comes from the same genre as Return to Castle Wolfenstein and shares tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings an isometric view.