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We filtered the 50 games similar to Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag down to the 31 that fit the “Stealth” category. Watch Dogs, Far Cry 3 and Rise of the Tomb Raider top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag.

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Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Montreal

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Within the “Stealth” category, the closest game to Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag is Watch Dogs — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Far Cry 3 and Rise of the Tomb Raider follow close behind.

#1Watch Dogs94 #2Far Cry 394 #3Rise of the Tomb Raider94 #4Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas92 #5Watch Dogs 291

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The best stealth games like Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

31 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag. Each one has been evaluated across 17 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.

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Watch Dogs

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 79%· 50KIGDB81· 20OC79· 105

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

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

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

Steam Epic Xbox

94

Far Cry 3

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationLootSkill Tree

Steam👍 88%· 129KIGDB90· 15

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

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

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

Steam Epic Xbox

#3Rise of the Tomb Raider

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Rise of the Tomb Raider

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationLootSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 152KIGDB87· 25OC86· 108

Year 2015Dev Crystal Dynamics · Microsoft StudiosOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, survival mechanics and puzzle design, while skipping sandbox freedom

#4Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

92

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 83KRAWG👍 93%· 4.1KMC93IGDB93· 6

Year 2004Dev Rockstar North · CapcomPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping historical setting

Steam Epic Xbox

91

Watch Dogs 2

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 92KIGDB81· 21OC82· 136

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

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

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

Steam Epic Xbox

#6Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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Shadow of the Tomb Raider

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen 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 sandbox freedom

91

Far Cry 2

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration

Steam👍 76%· 18KIGDB58· 6

Year 2008Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and roguelike runs, while skipping historical setting

90

Far Cry® 5

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 81%· 185KRAWG👍 68%· 2.2KMC80OC82· 184

Year 2018Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~19hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, ranged combat and visual first person, while skipping sandbox freedom

#9Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry

90

Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 78%· 3.0KIGDB75· 2OC75· 19

Year 2013Dev Ubisoft QuébecOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration.

≠ Missing: sandbox freedom.

90

Far Cry 4

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHistoricalExplorationLootSkill Tree

Steam👍 85%· 69KIGDB86· 19OC84· 97

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

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

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

Steam Epic Xbox

#11Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

90

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthOpen WorldSci-FiHistoricalExplorationThird 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 sandbox freedom

#12Mafia II (Classic)

89

Mafia II (Classic)

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox 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, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, shooter and racing gameplay, while skipping setting scifi

89

Enemy Front

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthOpen 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 sandbox freedom

#14Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood

89

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 sandbox freedom

89

Mafia III

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 57%· 63KIGDB68· 23

Year 2016Dev Hangar 13 · 2K GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and racing gameplay, while skipping historical setting

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