14 Games with a historical setting like The Inquisitor 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 50 games similar to The Inquisitor down to the 14 that fit the “Historical” category. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Gothic and Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Inquisitor.

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The best games with a historical setting like The Inquisitor

14 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Inquisitor. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1The Elder Scrolls IV: OblivionClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyHistoricalMedievalThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 52KIGDB81· 6

Year 2006Dev Bethesda Game Studios · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world

It predates The Inquisitor by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2GothicClosest on setting

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyHistoricalMedievalThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 18KIGDB78· 1

Year 2001Dev Piranha Bytes · JoWooD Entertainment AGOn PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, open world exploration and stealth mechanics

It predates The Inquisitor by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicDarkNarrativeFantasyHistoricalMedievalThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 115KRAWG👍 76%· 1.4KMC82OC82· 154

Year 2017Dev Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, stealth mechanics and combat tactical

Middle-earth: Shadow of War is a continuation of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor The game operates on the world and the characters of the books of JRR Tolkien. However, it will be more accurate to say that the game is closer to the cinematic version of this story, created by director Peter Jackson.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicNarrativeDarkFantasyHistoricalMedievalThird Person

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Year 2012Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping melee combat

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

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#5Enclave

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeFantasyHistoricalMedievalThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 6.6KIGDB81· 2

Year 2002Dev Starbreeze Studios · Black Label GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, while skipping strong narrative focus

It predates The Inquisitor by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeFantasyHistoricalMedievalThird Person

Steam👍 55%· 3.2KIGDB64· 5

Year 2010Dev Spellbound Entertainment · DreamCatcher InteractiveOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping strong narrative focus

A Gothic sequel by a different studio that traded the series' hostile, systems-heavy world for a conventional open-world action RPG with accessible combat and a clear quest structure. Taken on its own terms it is a competent, slightly janky European RPG. Taken as Gothic it is widely rejected, and the PC build still has unresolved resolution and display bugs on current Windows.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for The Inquisitor.

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

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#7Fable

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyHistoricalMedievalThird Person

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Year 2004Dev Big Blue Box · Microsoft Game Studios

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping action RPG combat

It predates The Inquisitor by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloFantasyHistoricalMedievalThird Person

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Year 2002Dev Hypnos Entertainment · Electronic Arts

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

A level-based hack-and-slash built around three characters with genuinely different movesets and an upgrade system tied to combo scoring. It cuts between film footage and play well for its era. It is short and entirely linear — a handful of hours, no exploration, and boss fights that come down to memorising a single pattern.

It predates The Inquisitor by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Immortals Fenyx RisingClosest on combat

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeFantasyHistoricalThird Person

Steam👍 73%· 4.5KIGDB74· 10OC79· 163

Year 2020Dev Ubisoft Québec · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, open world exploration and setting mythology, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from The Inquisitor: setting.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeDarkFantasyHistoricalThird Person

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Year 2010Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, setting mythology and loot and gear systems, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

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#11God of War II

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeFantasyHistoricalThird Person

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Year 2007Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Capcom

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, setting mythology and loot and gear systems, while skipping strong narrative focus

It predates The Inquisitor by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Rise of the Argonauts

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicFantasyHistoricalThird Person

Steam👍 73%· 811RAWG👍 41%· 94MC59IGDB60· 2

Year 2008Dev Liquid Entertainment · CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: setting mythology, while skipping strong narrative focus

###The role model Released in 2008, the game, is similar to another well-known representative of the genre of action-role-playing games God of War series. Developers became studio Liquid Entertainment, and the publisher company Codemasters.

It predates The Inquisitor by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13God of War: Ghost of Sparta

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