There is certainly no shortage of games within theAssassin’s Creedseries, withAssassin’s Creed Miragetaking you back to ancient Baghdad. Although this title is certainly a turning point for the series as a whole, there are many other stealth-based video games or RPGs that can be equally enjoyable.
Since Assassin’s Creed has been around for some time, and has even spawned a feature-film adaptation, there are a plethora of games that are either inspired by the popular stealth series, or even some older titles that influenced the production and creation of the very first Assassin’s Creed. If you have just finished Mirage and are looking for some other similar games to play, then check out the list below.
10Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time
If you have a taste for some retro gaming, then why not try out the game that started it all? Specifically, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. It’s a platforming video game that launched in the early 2000s, focused mainly on traversing an ancient city by using parkour and the environment to your advantage.
Flash forward a couple of years, and the first Assassin’s Creed game launched, clearly and openly inspired by the movement mechanics found in this retro platformer. Although there are significantly fewer secret orders and assassinations in Prince of Persia, it is still incredibly fun to see where this famous video game series found inspiration.
AlthoughStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderhas no stealth mechanics or connection to our Earth’s ancient histories, there is still a striking similarity between the parkour systems in both games. In this Star Wars video game, you’ll play as a survivor of Order 66 named Cal as he attempts to carve his path in the universe and grow as a Jedi.
As both Assassin’s Creed and Fallen Order take inspiration from platforming games, you’ll see some serious similarities between both of these titles. Furthermore, Fallen Order truly knows how to empower you with epic abilities, just like some of the game-breaking animus glitches in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.
Taking up the mantle of a modern-day assassin just got a lot easier, as you’ll be playing as an expert named Agent 47 in the popularHitmanseries.Hitman 3has you placed directly within a variety of different missions, where you have vastly different targets, goals, and methods of assassination.
The best part about playing Agent 47 is the variety of ways you can dispatch your targets, as the game is truly open to letting the player decide what happens. A few examples of this would be poisoning your target, outright attacking them, using a sniper, disguising as a guard, and many more options depending on the specific levels that you are playing.
If you are a fan of the classic stealth gameplay found throughout the series and are not afraid to dip your toes into an older game, then we seriously recommend trying out Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag. In this game, you’ll be playing as Edward Kenway,the captain of a shipin the Caribbean.
Hailed as one of the most innovative and fun Assassin’s Creed games to date, this is one of the few video games that will truly make you feel like the king of your very own pirate ship and crew. Although some aspects of the game may feel a little clunky when compared to newer entries, the refreshing gameplay mechanics truly make this entry into the series stand out.
As Hideo Kojima’s last game working on Metal Gear Solid, the series' fifth entry, titledThe Phantom Pain, is a great option for fans of the Assassin’s Creed gameplay formula. The game takes place within Soviet-Era Afghanistan, so you’ll be traveling through various desert towns similar to other entries within the Assassin’s Creed series.
While Metal Gear Solid tackles some serious subjects, the game also does not take itself too seriously, allowing you to hide under cardboard boxes and utilize other various stealth mechanics that would not exactly work in real life.
If you have finished Assassin’s Creed Mirage and are curious about who the Hidden Ones are, you should seriously consider checking out Assassin’s Creed Origins. This entry takes you all the way back to ancient Egypt and follows the story of Bayek as he creates the Assassin’s Order.
It is important to note that this was Assassin’s Creed’s first big gameplay departure, as this entry to the series plays more like an RPG akin to The Witcher 3 instead of a full-out stealth game. Furthermore, this is the first time that the development team expanded the overall size of the game’s map, painstakingly recreating a massive amount of Ancient Egypt that is incredibly thrilling to explore.
WhenThe Witcher 3: Wild Huntfirst launched, it was widely received as one of the best, if not the best, games of the entire year. Multiple developers took notice of the game’s mass success and decided to model their own games after The Witcher 3’s RPG format.
This caused a shift in how Assassin’s Creed games were made, pushing the developers to create massive worlds and alter the combat system, so some enemies could no longer simply be assassinated. Although not all of these changes were positively received by longtime fans of the series, there is no doubt that these core gameplay mechanics work perfectly in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, so you should definitely check the game out yourself.
3Dishonored
Dishonoredis a first-person stealth game where you play as a royal protector named Corvo, out to clear his name and carve out a path of revenge. Although this game is not third-person like every title in the Assassin’s Creed series, Dishonored is heavily focused on player choice and stealth mechanics.
Specifically, Dishonored allows you to choose how you assassinate your targets, which will in turn change the game’s world. When this gameplay system was first introduced, Assassin’s Creed took notice, and the developers quickly started to implement multiple ways to finish off your key targets.
Although this is certainly not a gritty game filled with ancient history and gruesome assassinations,The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wilddelivers seamless and downright perfect open-world exploration. As another RPG game, this Nintendo Switch title tasks you with exploring the vast open-world of Hyrule and completing an engaging storyline.
While The Legend of Zelda does not really have any thematic resemblance to Assassin’s Creed, both series feature large open worlds that contain a plethora of side-quests and loot to collect. Furthermore, both games feature parkour as a key method of traversing the landscape.
For many years, fans of the Assassin’s Creed series have been begging the developers to create a game in a feudal Japanese setting. While the Assassin’s Creed developers failed to meet these fan’s desires, the PlayStation-exclusiveGhost of Tsushimatakes you to the first Mongol Invasion of Japan and tasks you with playing a Samurai named Jin.
Not only does this game feature epic and thrilling sword combat, but it also heavily borrows the parkour system from modern Assassin’s Creed games. If you happen to have a PlayStation console and are looking to dive into another iconic historical setting, then we simply can not recommend this game enough.
