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Games like Assassin's Creed® Syndicate

If Assassin's Creed® Syndicate is your kind of game, the closest matches are Assassin's Creed® Unity, Assassin’s Creed® Rogue and Assassin's Creed® Odyssey — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cinematic fights, distinctive characters and light hearted humor. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Assassin's Creed Syndicate is an action-adventure game set in Victorian London during the Industrial Revolution. Players control twin assassins Evie and Jacob Frye as they build an underground criminal network to challenge the corrupt powers controlling the city. The game blends stealth and combat mechanics with gang-management gameplay and innovative grappling-hook traversal across London's rooftops. Reviewers highlight the game's atmospheric recreation of 1868 London and its immersive detail. Players describe the distinctive lead characters and light-hearted humor as engaging hooks alongside cinematic fight sequences. The game runs approximately $30 and holds a 79% positive rating from nearly 10,000 Steam reviews, though it is not supported on Steam Deck. Content leans toward normal difficulty with a substantial single-player campaign.

About Assassin's Creed® Syndicate: London, 1868. Lead your underworld organization in the midst of the Industrial Revolution to break the corrupt stranglehold on the city in a visceral adventure filled with action, intrigue, and brutal combat.

2015ActionAdventure29.99 USDMetacritic 74Windowsby Ubisoft Quebec, in collaboration with Ubisoft Annecy, Bucharest, Kiev, Montreal, Montpellier, Shanghai, Singapore, Sofia, Toronto studios
Assassin's Creed® Syndicate — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into Assassin's Creed® Syndicate also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Assassin's Creed® Unity

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Assassin's Creed® Syndicate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Paris, 1789. In this action-adventure game, experience the French Revolution through the eyes of Arno Dorian. Become an Assassin and expose the true powers behind the Revolution for the fate of a nation.

    2014ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Assassin’s Creed® Rogue

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Second-strongest match for Assassin's Creed® Syndicate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Introducing Assassin’s Creed® Rogue, the darkest chapter in the Assassin’s Creed franchise yet. As Shay, you will experience the slow transformation from Assassin to Assassin Hunter. Follow your own creed and set off on an extraordinary journey through New York City, the wild river valley, and far away to the icy cold waters of the North...

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Assassin's Creed® Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Third-strongest match for Assassin's Creed® Syndicate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    In this action-adventure game, set sail for Ancient Greece to alter its fate. Fight in visceral battles on land and sea, shape your destiny from outcast to legend, and uncover secrets of your past.

    2018ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Assassin's Creed® Origins

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Ranked #4 for Assassin's Creed® Syndicate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Explore Ancient Egypt in this action-adventure game. Battle powerful enemies, unveil conspiracies, and discover the origin story of the Assassin’s Brotherhood.

    2017ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Assassin's Creed Mirage

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Ranked #5 for Assassin's Creed® Syndicate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Become a deadly Master Assassin in this action-adventure game. Explore the streets of ninth-century Baghdad through the eyes of Basim. Take down your targets while seeking justice as part of the Hidden Ones.

    2024ActionAdventure49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dishonored 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Ranked #6 for Assassin's Creed® Syndicate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.

    2016Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Ranked #7 for Assassin's Creed® Syndicate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Discover Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, the classic pirate action-adventure game from 2013. Command your ship, hunt Templars and carve your legend as Edward Kenway across the Caribbean's Golden Age of Piracy.

    2013ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Assassin's Creed® III Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Ranked #8 for Assassin's Creed® Syndicate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Relive the American Revolution or experience it for the first time in Assassin's Creed® III Remastered, with enhanced graphics and improved gameplay mechanics. Also includes Assassin's Creed Liberation remastered and all solo DLC content.

    2019ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Assassin's Creed® Syndicate

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Reviewers of Assassin's Creed® Syndicate cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Styx: Master of Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Reviewers of Assassin's Creed® Syndicate cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.

    2014Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Mafia III: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Reviewers of Assassin's Creed® Syndicate cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.

    2020ActionAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM Revolution

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Assassin's Creed® Syndicate cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    THE REVOLUTIONARY STORM SERIES RETURNS! Live a new experience in the deep & rich NARUTO environment. Tons of new techniques, enhanced mechanics, over 100 playable characters & Support Ninjas, and a brand new exclusive character (Mecha-Naruto) designed by Masashi Kishimoto.

    2014ActionAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Assassin's Creed® Origins

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Reviewers of Assassin's Creed® Syndicate cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Explore Ancient Egypt in this action-adventure game. Battle powerful enemies, unveil conspiracies, and discover the origin story of the Assassin’s Brotherhood.

    2017ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Unity of Command II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Reviewers of Assassin's Creed® Syndicate cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Reviewers of Assassin's Creed® Syndicate cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom.

    2020ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Assassin's Creed® Syndicate cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Fight through Mordor and uncover the truth of the spirit that compels you, discover the origins of the Rings of Power, build your legend and ultimately confront the evil of Sauron in this new chronicle of Middle-earth.

    201419.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Assassin's Creed® Syndicate at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Assassin's Creed® Syndicate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Assassin's Creed® Syndicate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Assassin's Creed® Syndicate on Steam right now. Shares Action with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Assassin's Creed® Syndicate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Assassin's Creed® Syndicate on Steam right now. Shares Action with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Assassin's Creed® Syndicate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Assassin's Creed® Syndicate on Steam right now. Shares Action with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Assassin's Creed® Syndicate on Steam right now. Shares Action with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.

    2014Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Assassin's Creed® Syndicate

Does Assassin's Creed® Syndicate work on Steam Deck?
Assassin's Creed® Syndicate is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Assassin's Creed® Syndicate cost?
Assassin's Creed® Syndicate is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Assassin's Creed® Syndicate?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Assassin's Creed® Syndicate are Assassin's Creed® Unity, Assassin’s Creed® Rogue, Assassin's Creed® Odyssey.
Who developed Assassin's Creed® Syndicate?
Assassin's Creed® Syndicate was developed by Ubisoft Quebec, in collaboration with Ubisoft Annecy, Bucharest, Kiev, Montreal, Montpellier, Shanghai, Singapore, Sofia, Toronto studios and published by Ubisoft.

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