Games Like Assassin's Creed Valhalla
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The closest games to Assassin's Creed Valhalla are Assassin's Creed Odyssey, God of War, Ghost of Tsushima, The Witcher 3 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. Below are 9 picks with the reason for each — what carries over from Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and what does not.
What Made Assassin's Creed Valhalla Work
Valhalla is the longest Assassin's Creed and it works best if you treat each English region as its own short story rather than as a checklist. The raiding, the settlement and the political arcs are the substance; the assassin fiction is mostly decoration by this point.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is Ubisoft Montreal's 2020 open-world RPG for PS4, PS5, Xbox and PC. Eivor leads a Viking clan from Norway to 9th-century England, building the settlement of Ravensthorpe, forming alliances across regional story arcs and raiding monasteries. It is one of the largest games in the series. Fans usually want either the Viking setting or a big RPG-style open world.
Also written as AC Valhalla, Assassins Creed Valhalla — same game, same list.
9 Games Like Assassin's Creed Valhalla
1.Assassin's Creed Odyssey
The previous entry, and the better world to simply move through.
Why it fits: Ubisoft Quebec's 2018 game is set in ancient Greece, with dialogue choices, naval combat and a huge map.
What is different: Ancient Greece and a sea to sail, with no settlement to build and a lighter tone.
Where to play it: PS4, Xbox One and PC.
Games like this →2.God of War
The same Norse mythology, told far more tightly and with better combat.
Why it fits: Santa Monica Studio's 2018 reboot moves Kratos to Norse mythology, telling a tight story about father and son.
What is different: Far smaller and story-led, with no raids, settlement or dialogue choices, and much tighter combat.
Where to play it: PS4, PC and PS5.
Games like this →3.Ghost of Tsushima
The open world Valhalla wanted to be — cleaner, prettier, and better to fight in.
Why it fits: Sucker Punch Productions' 2020 open-world samurai game is known for its streamlined navigation and focused combat.
What is different: A tighter map and a more focused story; there are no gear levels to grind.
Where to play it: PS4, PS5 and PC.
More about this game →4.The Witcher 3
Same scale, vastly better side quests.
Why it fits: CD Projekt Red's 2015 RPG has a huge world, strong side quests and a morally grey story.
What is different: Writing and quests lead; the combat is fussier and the map is less about conquest.
Where to play it: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Switch.
More about this game →5.Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Medieval Europe with real historical weight and no fantasy.
Why it fits: Warhorse Studios' 2025 RPG is set in 15th-century Bohemia with no fantasy elements and realistic combat.
What is different: Grounded and slow, with no myths and no assassin powers; combat takes real practice.
Where to play it: PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
More about this game →6.Elden Ring
If you want the map to reward you rather than mark itself.
Why it fits: FromSoftware's 2022 open-world action RPG lets you discover its world without map markers.
What is different: Much harder and almost wordless; there is no quest log or map marker to follow.
Where to play it: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
More about this game →7.Assassin's Creed Origins
The one that started this RPG era, and the most focused of the three.
Why it fits: Ubisoft Montreal's 2017 game set in Ptolemaic Egypt began the series' RPG era.
What is different: Egypt instead of England, with more focus on the Brotherhood's origins and less on settlement and raids.
Where to play it: PS4, Xbox One and PC.
More about this game →8.Horizon Forbidden West
Open-world traversal and combat done at a higher standard.
Why it fits: Guerrilla Games' 2022 sequel has refined traversal and machine combat in a post-apocalyptic American West.
What is different: You fight machines with a bow in a far-future world; no raids, no longship.
Where to play it: PS4, PS5 and PC.
Games like this →9.Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
The Norse setting at its most intense, in five hours instead of a hundred.
Why it fits: Ninja Theory's 2017 game follows a Pict warrior into Norse Helheim, told over a few hours.
What is different: A short, linear psychological story; it shares the Norse myth, not the open world.
Where to play it: PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch.
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Where to Start
If you want another Assassin's Creed, Origins is the most focused of the RPG era. God of War (2018) is the best Norse mythology game. Ghost of Tsushima is the pick if you want a more streamlined open world.
How We Picked These Games
Every pick either shares the Norse or medieval setting, the open-world RPG structure, or a better version of one of Valhalla's systems. We included the series' own RPG-era entries and other open worlds known for quality over quantity.
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How These Picks Match Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is catalogued here as an open-world RPG and action-adventure among PC and multi-platform games. All nine picks share at least one of its genre tags — nine action games, eight adventures and seven RPGs among them.
Going by the "where to play it" notes, nine can be played on PC, nine can be played on a PlayStation, two can be played on a Nintendo system and six can be played on an Xbox.
| Game | Genre | Shares with Assassin's Creed Valhalla | Where to play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | Action, RPG, Adventure | Action, RPG, Adventure | PS4, Xbox One and PC. |
| God of War | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure | PS4, PC and PS5. |
| Ghost of Tsushima | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, RPG, Adventure | PS4, PS5 and PC. |
| The Witcher 3 | RPG, Action, Adventure | Action, RPG, Adventure | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Switch. |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | RPG, Action, Simulation | Action, RPG | PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. |
| Elden Ring | Action, RPG, Adventure | Action, RPG, Adventure | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. |
| Assassin's Creed Origins | Action, RPG, Adventure | Action, RPG, Adventure | PS4, Xbox One and PC. |
| Horizon Forbidden West | Action, RPG, Adventure | Action, RPG, Adventure | PS4, PS5 and PC. |
| Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure | PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch. |
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