ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorHistorical
Steam👍 93%· 144KIGDB93· 14
Year 2013Dev Irrational Games · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC
4 Games with a historical setting like Red Dead Redemption that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 39 games similar to Red Dead Redemption down to the 4 that fit the “Historical” category. BioShock Infinite, Red Dead Redemption and Turok: Dinosaur Hunter top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Red Dead Redemption.
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2023Dev Rockstar Games
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Within the “Historical” category, the closest game to Red Dead Redemption is BioShock Infinite — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. Red Dead Redemption and Turok: Dinosaur Hunter follow close behind.
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The best games with a historical setting like Red Dead Redemption
4 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Red Dead Redemption. 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.
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldHistoricalHorrorExplorationThird Person3D
Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB92· 8OC79· 62
Year 2010Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeHistoricalRangedFantasy
IGDB79· 1OC72· 29
Year 1997Dev Iguana Entertainment · Acclaim EntertainmentOn PC
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping third-person shooting
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHistorical
Steam👍 95%· 43KRAWG👍 77%· 845MC79IGDB75· 10
Year 2013Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
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