6 Games with a historical setting like Sumerian Six 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 47 games similar to Sumerian Six down to the 6 that fit the “Historical” category. Syberia 3, A New Beginning - Final Cut and The Case of the Golden Idol top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sumerian Six.

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The best games with a historical setting like Sumerian Six

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sumerian Six. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1Syberia 3Closest overall match

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SoloNarrativeHistoricalSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 52%· 4.7KIGDB44· 8OC51· 54

Year 2017Dev Anuman Interactive · MicroidsOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and historical setting

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, visual 2d and visual third person, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Sumerian Six: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Sumerian Six.

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#2A New Beginning - Final Cut

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SoloNarrativeHistoricalSci-FiFantasy

Steam👍 75%· 2.1KRAWG👍 50%· 126MC72IGDB75· 2

Year 2012Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and historical setting

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, fantasy world and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

A point-and-click adventure from Daedalic Entertainment, A New Beginning is a story of time travel and ecological cataclysms. Presented in-game future is dark, mostly due to the fact that life is possible only deep underground, in caves and crevices.

Where it drifts furthest from Sumerian Six: visuals.

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

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

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#3The Case of the Golden Idol

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SoloNarrativeHistoricalDarkExploration

Steam👍 98%· 10KRAWG👍 82%· 92IGDB89· 3OC88· 32

Year 2022Dev Color Gray Games · PlayStackPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and historical setting

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and exploration and discovery, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Where it drifts furthest from Sumerian Six: visuals.

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SoloNarrativeHistoricalDarkHorror

Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5

Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and historical setting

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, puzzle design and horror tension, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Sumerian Six: visuals.

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#5Return of the Obra Dinn

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SoloNarrativeHistoricalHardcoreDark

Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56

Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and historical setting

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and punishing difficulty, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

In 1802, the merchant ship "Obra Dinn" set out from London for the Orient with over 200 tons of trade goods. Six months later it hadn't met its rendezvous point at the Cape of Good Hope and was declared lost at sea.

Where it drifts furthest from Sumerian Six: visuals.

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#6Onimusha 3: Demon Siege

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