13 Games with a historical setting like Uncharted 2: Among Thieves that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Uncharted 2: Among Thieves does: loot and gear systems, fantasy world, and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera.

The thread back to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves runs through fantasy world, single-player focus and a third-person camera. It sets itself apart with stealth mechanics.

Its point of contact with Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is fantasy world, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

What brings it close to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is fantasy world, co-op play and a third-person camera, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. What it adds of its own: tower defense planning and melee combat.

With Uncharted 2: Among Thieves it shares fantasy world, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Its own ground is tactical combat.

The thread back to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves runs through fantasy world, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode: offline play.

With Uncharted 2: Among Thieves it shares fantasy world, multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode: stealth mechanics and free-to-play access.

Same family as Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: historical setting, co-op play and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: a contemporary setting and online features.

Held in common with Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: historical setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: puzzle design and melee combat.

What carries over from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is historical setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: sandbox freedom.

The thread back to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves runs through historical setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals: 2D presentation.

On paper it is what Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is — historical setting, 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 exploration and discovery, and horror setting.

The thread back to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves runs through historical setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.