5 Games with a historical setting like Evil West that you should try

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We filtered the 47 games similar to Evil West down to the 5 that fit the “Historical” category. Soul Edge, Naval Warfare and Hammerfight top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Evil West.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

The best games with a historical setting like Evil West

5 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Evil West. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

#1Soul Edge

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeFantasyHistorical

IGDB83· 1

Year 1996Dev Project Soul · Namco

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics

≠ Its own twist: setting medieval, offline and loot and gear systems, while skipping shooter

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#2Naval Warfare

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyHistorical

Steam👍 55%· 311MC57

Year 2011Dev Game Distillery · Immanitas EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, ranged combat and combat tactical, while skipping third-person shooting

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyHistorical

Steam👍 73%· 2.1KRAWG👍 41%· 116IGDB60· 1

Year 2009Dev Konstantin Koshutin · KranX ProductionsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, setting medieval and setting scifi, while skipping shooter

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#4Sifu

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkFantasyHistoricalThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB79· 13OC81· 172

Year 2022Dev SloclapOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, punishing difficulty and procedural generation, while skipping shooter

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHistoricalThird Person

Steam👍 71%· 3.0KIGDB68· 7OC72· 161

Year 2022Dev Leonard Menchiari · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing adventure storytelling, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d, while skipping shooter

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