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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 39 games similar to Wild Bastards down to the 4 that fit the “Historical” category. TimeShift, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and BioShock Infinite top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Wild Bastards.

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Year 2024Dev Blue Manchu

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Within the “Historical” category, the closest game to Wild Bastards is TimeShift — scoring 61/100 on our similarity scale. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and BioShock Infinite follow close behind.

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The best games with a historical setting like Wild Bastards

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Wild Bastards. 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.

#1TimeShift
TimeShift
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeStealthSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 1.4KIGDB75· 5
Year 2007Dev Saber Interactive · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping roguelike runs

It predates Wild Bastards by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting77Visuals58Game mode54
#2Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeHistoricalSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB79· 1OC72· 29
Year 1997Dev Iguana Entertainment · Acclaim EntertainmentOn PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Wild Bastards: combat.

It predates Wild Bastards by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting87Visuals57Combat36
BioShock Infinite
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 144KIGDB93· 14
Year 2013Dev Irrational Games · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping roguelike runs

Columbia is the achievement — one of the most striking settings of its generation, with skyline traversal that gives fights genuine verticality. Elizabeth is well handled as a companion. Combat is narrower than the first BioShock: two weapons at a time, fewer environmental options, and the plasmid experimentation is largely gone.

Where it drifts furthest from Wild Bastards: progression and combat.

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

Genre100Game mode100Setting76Visuals58Combat43Progression0
Command & Conquer: Renegade
ShooterFPS
SoloHistoricalSci-FiFirst PersonMultiplayer
Steam👍 85%· 820IGDB59· 2
Year 2002Dev Westwood Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and historical setting

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, multiplayer gameplay and visual third person, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Wild Bastards: visuals.

It predates Wild Bastards by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting87Game mode55Visuals48

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