14 Games with a historical setting like Caput Mortum that you should try

Games like Caput Mortum · Find similar →

Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Filter by:Historical×← Back to home

We filtered the 46 games similar to Caput Mortum down to the 14 that fit the “Historical” category. Gothic, Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ and Arcania: Gothic 4 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Caput Mortum.

iRank91/ 100

Did you find what you were looking for?

GenreRPGSubgenreDungeon Crawler

The best games with a historical setting like Caput Mortum

14 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Caput Mortum. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1GothicClosest on game mode

iRank88

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloStealthNarrativeDarkFantasyHistoricalMedievalExplorationLoot

Steam👍 93%· 18KIGDB78· 1

Year 2001Dev Piranha Bytes · JoWooD Entertainment AGOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Caput Mortum, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, punishing difficulty and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Caput Mortum: visuals.

It predates Caput Mortum by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Setting86Tone75Progression69Combat56Genre50

Details →

Steam GOG

#2Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™Closest on tone

iRank83

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloStealthDarkNarrativeFantasyHistoricalMedievalExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 115KRAWG👍 76%· 1.4KMC82OC82· 154

Year 2017Dev Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Caput Mortum, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

Middle-earth: Shadow of War is a continuation of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor The game operates on the world and the characters of the books of JRR Tolkien. However, it will be more accurate to say that the game is closer to the cinematic version of this story, created by director Peter Jackson.

It predates Caput Mortum by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Tone100Game mode84Setting84Visuals69Progression63Combat53

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloStealthFantasyHistoricalMedievalExplorationLoot

Steam👍 55%· 3.2KIGDB64· 5

Year 2010Dev Spellbound Entertainment · DreamCatcher InteractiveOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Shared with Caput Mortum: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, open world exploration and combat magic, while skipping puzzle design

A Gothic sequel by a different studio that traded the series' hostile, systems-heavy world for a conventional open-world action RPG with accessible combat and a clear quest structure. Taken on its own terms it is a competent, slightly janky European RPG. Taken as Gothic it is widely rejected, and the PC build still has unresolved resolution and display bugs on current Windows.

Where it drifts furthest from Caput Mortum: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Caput Mortum.

It predates Caput Mortum by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Setting85Progression69Combat60Genre50Visuals0

Details →

Steam GOG

#4The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

iRank65

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloFantasyHistoricalMedievalThird Person

IGDB65· 2

Year 2002Dev Hypnos Entertainment · Electronic Arts

✓ If you enjoyed Caput Mortum, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

A level-based hack-and-slash built around three characters with genuinely different movesets and an upgrade system tied to combo scoring. It cuts between film footage and play well for its era. It is short and entirely linear — a handful of hours, no exploration, and boss fights that come down to memorising a single pattern.

Where it drifts furthest from Caput Mortum: visuals.

It predates Caput Mortum by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Setting85Genre50Visuals0

Details →

#5The Legend of Dragoon

GenreRPGSubgenreTactical RPG

SoloNarrativeFantasyHistoricalMedieval

Year 1999Dev SCE Japan Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Shared with Caput Mortum: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Caput Mortum: visuals.

It predates Caput Mortum by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Setting85Tone62Genre50Visuals0

Details →

#6Suikoden II

iRank100

GenreRPGSubgenreTactical RPG

SoloFantasyHistoricalMedievalThird Person

IGDB100· 1

Year 1998Dev KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Like Caput Mortum, it's known for deep RPG systems, fantasy world and historical setting

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Caput Mortum: visuals.

It predates Caput Mortum by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Setting85Genre50Visuals0

Details →

#7Sekiro: Shadows Die TwiceClosest overall match

iRank91

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloStealthNarrativeDarkFantasyHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 95%· 348KRAWG👍 86%· 2.1KMC90IGDB90· 11OC90· 180

Year 2019Dev FromSoftwarePlaytime ~16hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Caput Mortum: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, punishing difficulty and open world exploration, while skipping survival mechanics

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a game about a ninja (or shinobi, as they call it), who is seeking revenge in the Sengoku era Japan. ###Plot The game is set in the 16th century in a fictionalized version of Japan. The main protagonist is a member of a shinobi clan.

Where it drifts furthest from Caput Mortum: visuals and progression.

Game mode100Combat72Setting68Tone55Genre50Progression40

Details →

Steam Xbox PS

#8Kingdom Come: DeliveranceClosest on visuals

iRank78

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloStealthNarrativeMedievalHistoricalExplorationLootFirst Person

Steam👍 84%· 181KRAWG👍 80%· 1.5KMC71IGDB74· 11OC72· 135

Year 2018Dev Deep Silver · Warhorse StudiosPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Caput Mortum, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

You're Henry, the son of a blacksmith. Thrust into a raging civil war, you watch helplessly as invaders storm your village and slaughter your friends and family. Narrowly escaping the brutal attack, you grab your sword to fight back.

Game mode100Visuals100Combat86Progression85Setting76Tone61

Details →

Steam GOG Epic

#9A Plague Tale: Requiem

iRank88

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloStealthNarrativeDarkMedievalHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 91%· 25KIGDB86· 6OC83· 161

Year 2022Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ If you enjoyed Caput Mortum, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, crafting mechanics and resource management, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Caput Mortum: visuals and progression.

Game mode100Tone100Setting75Combat71Genre50Progression40

Details →

Steam GOG Epic

#10METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE

iRank88

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloStealthDarkNarrativeFantasyHistorical

Steam👍 96%· 88KRAWG👍 87%· 1.3KMC83IGDB85· 17OC84· 19

Year 2013Dev Platinum Games · KonamiPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Caput Mortum, it's known for deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

After the events of the uprising took four years. Naomi Hunter creates the FOXAVILE computer virus that destroys the system of "Sons of the Patriots", thereby putting an end to the military economy, what turned the war into a profitable business.

Where it drifts furthest from Caput Mortum: visuals and setting.

It predates Caput Mortum by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Tone85Combat77Genre50Setting48Visuals0

Details →

Steam GOG Xbox

#11Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

iRank59

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloStealthHistoricalFantasyExplorationLoot

Steam👍 54%· 3.2KIGDB69· 6

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Milan · Ubisoft Entertainment

✓ Shared with Caput Mortum: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Originally a handheld game, following Aveline through colonial Louisiana with a persona system that swaps her between three social identities to change who reacts to her. New Orleans and the premise are the interesting parts. It is short and visibly scaled down beside the console entries, the persona mechanic is more inconvenient than tactical, and the story thins out badly in its second half.

Where it drifts furthest from Caput Mortum: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Caput Mortum.

It predates Caput Mortum by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Progression84Combat73Setting59Genre50Visuals0

Details →

Steam

#12Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China

iRank71

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

SoloStealthHistoricalFantasyMelee

Steam👍 74%· 3.8KIGDB70· 8OC67· 53

Year 2015Dev Climax Studios · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Like Caput Mortum, it's known for deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Caput Mortum: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Caput Mortum.

It predates Caput Mortum by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Setting68Combat66Genre50Visuals0

Details →

Steam Epic PS

#13Assassin's Creed Mirage

iRank76

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloStealthDarkNarrativeHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 76%· 11KIGDB75· 9OC76· 194

Year 2023Dev Ubisoft Bordeaux · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Like Caput Mortum, it's known for deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Caput Mortum: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Caput Mortum.

Game mode100Tone100Combat73Progression63Setting52Genre50

Details →

Steam Epic Xbox

#14Ghost of TsushimaClosest on combat

iRank88

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloStealthNarrativeHistoricalExploration

IGDB92· 12OC84· 198

Year 2020Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5

✓ Shared with Caput Mortum: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, open world exploration and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Caput Mortum: visuals and setting.

Combat100Game mode100Tone62Progression56Genre50Setting46

Details →

Explore games similar to Caput Mortum by category

Rankings in the same genre

Best Dungeon Crawler Games Best RPG Games