9 Games with a historical setting like Kvark that you should try

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

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We filtered the 39 games similar to Kvark down to the 9 that fit the “Historical” category. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, Nioh 2 and Ryse: Son of Rome top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Kvark.

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The best games with a historical setting like Kvark

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Kvark. Each one has been evaluated across 20 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.

#1Armored Core VI: Fires of RubiconClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloCo-opMeleeTacticalHardcoreNarrativeHistorical3D

Steam👍 92%· 83KIGDB87· 7OC85· 148

Year 2023Dev FromSoftware · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping first-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Kvark: progression and setting.

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#2Nioh 2

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloCo-opMeleeHardcoreHistorical

IGDB84· 9OC85· 102

Year 2020Dev Team NINJA · Koei Tecmo GamesOn PS4

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Kvark: visuals.

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#3Ryse: Son of RomeClosest on progression

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloCo-opMeleeTacticalNarrativeLinearHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 87%· 44KIGDB66· 13OC64· 77

Year 2013Dev Crytek Frankfurt · Deep SilverOn PC · Xbox

✓ Shared with Kvark: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and setting medieval, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Kvark: visuals and tone.

It predates Kvark by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4LIZARDS MUST DIEClosest on game mode

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloCo-opMeleeHardcoreNarrativeHistoricalExploration3D

Steam👍 96%· 26KRAWG👍 64%· 38

Year 2023Dev The Bratans · AgafonoffPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping shooter

Epic battles with hordes of lizards and other herods An opportunity to show everyone HEROIC STRENGTH . For the glory of ANCESTORS Fully voice acted : dialogs have Similar voice for Russian and English made with SteosVoice software (cybervoice.

Where it drifts furthest from Kvark: world and visuals.

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#5DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloCo-opMeleeHistoricalMultiplayer

RAWG👍 71%· 58IGDB73· 2

Year 2010Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Kvark, expect deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, multiplayer gameplay and visual third person, while skipping shooter

Join DeathSpank, in his all new adventure! Fight through war-torn battlefields, tame the violent High Plains and sail your own pirate ship through the savage seas. DeathSpank will vanquish all-new evils, help all-new downtrodden, and dispense justice as only he can.

Where it drifts furthest from Kvark: visuals.

It predates Kvark by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Nioh

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloCo-opHistoricalMultiplayerFantasy

IGDB88· 22OC88· 132

Year 2017Dev Team NINJA · Koei Tecmo GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Like Kvark, it's known for deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, multiplayer gameplay and loot and gear systems, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Kvark: progression and visuals.

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#7Total War: Warhammer

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

SoloCo-opTacticalMeleeNarrativeHistorical

Steam👍 78%· 52KIGDB85· 23OC86· 66

Year 2016Dev The Creative Assembly · Feral InteractiveOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Shared with Kvark: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, real-time strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Kvark: visuals and tone.

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

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

Combat81Game mode78Genre75Setting52Tone36Visuals0

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#8Jagged Alliance - Back in Action

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

SoloTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 73%· 1.8KRAWG👍 29%· 34MC62IGDB64· 2

Year 2012Dev Bigmoon Studios · THQ NordicPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Kvark: deep RPG systems, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, turn-based strategy and visual isometric, while skipping action RPG combat

Jagged Alliance Back in Action is a contemporary remake of the latest title in the much-loved Jagged Alliance series of turn-based mercenary-themed strategy games.

Where it drifts furthest from Kvark: visuals.

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

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

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#9Silent Storm Gold Edition

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