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We filtered the 50 games similar to Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus down to the 19 that fit the “Historical” category. Crysis Warhead, Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood and Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.

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Within the “Historical” category, the closest game to Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is Crysis Warhead — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood and Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry follow close behind.

#1Crysis Warhead96 #2Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood91 #3Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry90 #4We Happy Few89 #5Mafia II (Classic)87

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The best games with a historical setting like Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

19 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Crysis Warhead

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Crysis Warhead

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthTacticalOpen WorldSci-FiHistoricalExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 4.1KIGDB77· 3

Year 2008Dev Crytek Budapest · Electronic ArtsOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#2Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood

91

Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalFantasyExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 87%· 4.9KIGDB79· 7

Year 2009Dev TechlandOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting.

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

#3Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry

90

Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalFantasyExploration

Steam👍 78%· 3.0KIGDB75· 2OC75· 19

Year 2013Dev Ubisoft QuébecOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping shooter

89

We Happy Few

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyHistoricalExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 14KIGDB63· 10OC63· 112

Year 2018Dev Compulsion Games · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and roguelike runs, while skipping combat tactical

#5Mafia II (Classic)

87

Mafia II (Classic)

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 94%· 58KRAWG👍 88%· 2.2KMC77IGDB73· 6

Year 2010Dev 2K Czech · 2K GamesPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, shooter and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, racing gameplay and sandbox freedom, while skipping first-person shooting

87

I Am Alive

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 69%· 2.9KIGDB69· 8

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Shanghai · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, precision platforming and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping shooter

#7Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

85

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthTacticalOpen WorldSci-FiHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 70%· 6.0KIGDB75· 10

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, procedural generation and ranged combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#8Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2

91

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerTacticalStealthMeleeOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 76%· 19KIGDB52· 10

Year 2013Dev City InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings co op and online features, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#9Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3

91

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerStealthTacticalMeleeDarkOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 67%· 19KIGDB53· 15OC53· 98

Year 2017Dev CI GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with co op, while skipping strong narrative focus

90

Enemy Front

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 67%· 5.7KIGDB33· 3

Year 2014Dev CI GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings co op, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#11Battlefield 1

89

Battlefield 1

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloTacticalMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 219KIGDB89· 21OC87· 124

Year 2016Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with PvP competition and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

#12Far Cry: Primal

89

Far Cry: Primal

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 40KIGDB76· 20OC77· 113

Year 2016Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, deep RPG systems and ranged combat, while skipping combat tactical

Steam Epic Xbox

#13Sniper Elite 4

88

Sniper Elite 4

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloMeleeTacticalStealthDarkOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 62KIGDB76· 19OC78· 133

Year 2017Dev Rebellion DevelopmentsOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, co op and visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus

#14Homefront: The Revolution

88

Homefront: The Revolution

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 61%· 17KIGDB48· 22OC48· 83

Year 2016Dev Deep Silver Dambuster Studios · Deep SilverOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, co op and online features, while skipping setting scifi

#15The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

86

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHistorical

Steam👍 89%· 11KIGDB76· 9OC73· 123

Year 2021Dev Supermassive Games · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping shooter

Complete list of games with a historical setting like Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Adventure · Puzzle

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Shooter · FPS

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint

Shooter · Adventure

I Am Your Beast

I Am Your Beast

FPS · Shooter

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