6 Games with a historical setting like A Plague Tale: Innocence that you should try

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We filtered the 43 games similar to A Plague Tale: Innocence down to the 6 that fit the “Historical” category. Return of the Obra Dinn, The Council and A New Beginning - Final Cut top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to A Plague Tale: Innocence.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

The best games with a historical setting like A Plague Tale: Innocence

6 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to A Plague Tale: Innocence. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Return of the Obra Dinn

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalFantasyHorror

Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56

Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty and visual first person, while skipping survival mechanics

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5

Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, while skipping survival mechanics

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#3A New Beginning - Final Cut

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasyHistoricalSci-Fi

Steam👍 75%· 2.1KRAWG👍 50%· 126MC72IGDB75· 2

Year 2012Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, post-apocalyptic world and visual 2d, while skipping horror tension

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#4Onimusha 3: Demon Siege

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloHistoricalThird Person

Steam👍 60%· 99IGDB82· 3

Year 2004Dev Capcom Production Studio 2 · CapcomOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, historical setting and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: horror tension.

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#5The Case of the Golden Idol

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 98%· 10KRAWG👍 82%· 92IGDB89· 3OC88· 32

Year 2022Dev Color Gray Games · PlayStackPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping horror tension

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHistoricalThird PersonSci-Fi

Steam👍 52%· 4.7KIGDB44· 8OC51· 54

Year 2017Dev Anuman Interactive · MicroidsOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping horror tension

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