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We filtered the 50 games similar to Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry down to the 16 that fit the “Historical” category. Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood, Mafia II (Classic) and Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

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NarrativeSoloMultiplayer

Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Québec

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Within the “Historical” category, the closest game to Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry is Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Mafia II (Classic) and Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag follow close behind.

#1Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood97 #2Mafia II (Classic)94 #3Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag90 #4Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus90 #5We Happy Few83

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The best games with a historical setting like Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry

16 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood

97

Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalFantasyExploration

Steam👍 87%· 4.9KIGDB79· 7

Year 2009Dev TechlandOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and visual first person, while skipping visual third person

#2Mafia II (Classic)

94

Mafia II (Classic)

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyHistoricalExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 58KRAWG👍 88%· 2.2KMC77IGDB73· 6

Year 2010Dev 2K Czech · 2K GamesPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, shooter and racing gameplay

#3Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

90

Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 77KIGDB85· 21OC85· 48

Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and setting scifi

#4Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

90

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalFantasyExploration

Steam👍 81%· 48KIGDB87· 22

Year 2017Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping visual third person

83

We Happy Few

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 77%· 14KIGDB63· 10OC63· 112

Year 2018Dev Compulsion Games · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

#6Crysis Warhead

93

Crysis Warhead

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 4.1KIGDB77· 3

Year 2008Dev Crytek Budapest · Electronic ArtsOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical, while skipping strong narrative focus

#7Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2

90

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeOpen WorldHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 76%· 19KIGDB52· 10

Year 2013Dev City InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical, while skipping strong narrative focus

#8Shadow of the Tomb Raider

89

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 86KIGDB80· 17OC80· 169

Year 2018Dev Eidos Montréal · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping fantasy world

89

Enemy Front

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthOpen WorldHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 67%· 5.7KIGDB33· 3

Year 2014Dev CI GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical, while skipping strong narrative focus

#10Far Cry: Primal

85

Far Cry: Primal

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 86%· 40KIGDB76· 20OC77· 113

Year 2016Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping fantasy world

Steam Epic Xbox

#11Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

85

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 70%· 6.0KIGDB75· 10

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping strong narrative focus

#12Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3

84

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeOpen WorldHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 67%· 19KIGDB53· 15OC53· 98

Year 2017Dev CI GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, open world exploration and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping strong narrative focus

84

Far Cry 4

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 85%· 69KIGDB86· 19OC84· 97

Year 2014Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and sandbox freedom, while skipping fantasy world

Steam Epic Xbox

#14Homefront: The Revolution

84

Homefront: The Revolution

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 61%· 17KIGDB48· 22OC48· 83

Year 2016Dev Deep Silver Dambuster Studios · Deep SilverOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping fantasy world

#15Battlefield 1

83

Battlefield 1

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 219KIGDB89· 21OC87· 124

Year 2016Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

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