5 Games with a historical setting like Sifu that you should try

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We filtered the 46 games similar to Sifu down to the 5 that fit the “Historical” category. Hammerfight, Evil West and Naval Warfare top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sifu.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

The best games with a historical setting like Sifu

5 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sifu. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Hammerfight

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasyHistorical

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 strong narrative focus, setting medieval and setting scifi, while skipping roguelike runs

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkHistoricalFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 13KIGDB72· 4OC73· 121

Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, fighting mechanics and action RPG combat

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

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeTacticalHardcoreFantasyHistorical

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: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeFantasyHistoricalOffline

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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: strong narrative focus, setting medieval and offline, while skipping roguelike runs

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#5Trek to Yomi

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkHistoricalThird 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: strong narrative focus and visual 2d, while skipping roguelike runs

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