Best Alternate History games on PC
Games set in fictional versions of history, where events, societies, or technologies depart from the historical record. They range from grand strategy and political simulation to first-person action and role-playing adventures.
- Reimagined historical settings
- Strategy, action, or role-playing gameplay
- Fictional political and military conflicts
Related: Historical, Strategy, Grand Strategy, War
234 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Gunner, HEAT, PC!
Single-player Cold War tank simulation with accessible, realistic gunnery
91% positive
8,182 reviews
Vigor
Post-apocalyptic extraction shooter where every supply run risks your gear
46% positive
Free
KLETKA
First-person co-op horror roguelike about feeding a living elevator
90% positive
7,902 reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
Historical turn-based strategy about exploring, settling, and conquering civilizations
89% positive
7,809 reviews
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII
Historical grand strategy where any officer can reshape ancient China
58% positive
7,623 reviews
Rebel Inc: Escalation
Political strategy game balancing civilian development against armed insurgency
82% positive
7,586 reviews
Steelrising
Souls-like action RPG fighting royal automatons in revolutionary Paris
72% positive
7,407 reviews
The Silent Age
Side-scrolling point-and-click adventure with puzzles across two time periods
93% positive
7,196 reviews
The Descendant
Episodic point-and-click adventure across two timelines in a failing bunker
88% positive
7,147 reviews
Old World
Historical 4X strategy with dynasties and limited actions each turn
83% positive
6,904 reviews
Airships: Conquer the Skies
Real-time strategy with custom war machines and destructible battles
96% positive
6,618 reviews
HROT
Retro first-person shooter fighting strange intruders in 1980s Czechoslovakia
96% positive
6,516 reviews
Supremacy: Call of War 1942
World War II grand strategy built around real-time player diplomacy
71% positive
Free
SD GUNDAM BATTLE ALLIANCE
Third-person mech action RPG with missions across altered Gundam history
63% positive
6,122 reviews
Hearts of Iron III
World War II grand strategy across diplomacy, industry, and combat
76% positive
6,084 reviews
SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
Persistent real-time grand strategy with diplomacy and modern global warfare
75% positive
Free
Singularity™
Sci-fi first-person shooter with time manipulation across two eras
93% positive
5,955 reviews
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
Single-player RTS with four mini-campaigns and commander challenges
83% positive
5,876 reviews
Vampires' Melody
Branching vampire visual novel with choices and many endings
97% positive
5,731 reviews
Hypnospace Outlaw
Point-and-click detective game policing a fictional 1990s internet
97% positive
5,565 reviews
Armored Warfare
Free-to-play online tank battles and cooperative story missions
63% positive
Free
Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery
Top-down tactical RPG with demanding squad battles and stealth
80% positive
5,206 reviews
Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
Isometric sci-fi RPG with turn-based combat inside a hazardous Dome
77% positive
4,816 reviews
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Cartoon point-and-click adventure with puzzles across three time periods
97% positive
4,727 reviews