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Best Historical games on PC

Games set during or modeled on real periods, civilizations, and conflicts from the past, including medieval societies and the world wars. Play ranges from commanding nations and armies to fighting battles or exploring open worlds.

Related: Strategy, War, Medieval, World War II

1,681 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

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Thriving City: Song
Thriving City: Song
Historical city builder balancing resources and crises in Song dynasty China
78% positive 3,161 reviews
Stronghold 3 Gold
Stronghold 3 Gold
Medieval castle-building strategy with combat campaigns and nighttime sieges
32% positive 3,156 reviews
Card Shark Demo
Card Shark
Historical adventure about cheating at cards and uncovering a conspiracy
90% positive 3,154 reviews
Trek to Yomi
Trek to Yomi
Side-scrolling samurai action framed like a black-and-white film
71% positive 3,092 reviews
Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder™
Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder™
Boulder racing and tower defense across art-inspired historical levels
90% positive 3,064 reviews
Millennia
Millennia
Turn-based 4X strategy spanning history and branching into alternate ages
67% positive 3,062 reviews
Patron
Patron
Survival city builder balancing resources and citizens' social concerns
72% positive 3,054 reviews
Drop Duchy
Drop Duchy
Block-stacking roguelite combining deckbuilding, resource management, and tactical battles
88% positive 3,053 reviews
Rise of Flight United
Rise of Flight United
World War I flight sim with dogfights and career mode
55% positive Free
Ancient Warfare 3
Ancient Warfare 3
Battle sandbox for building scenarios and fighting across eras
94% positive 3,022 reviews
The Saboteur™
The Saboteur™
Open-world action adventure with stealth and sabotage in Nazi-occupied Paris
91% positive 3,007 reviews
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 7
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 7
Historical strategy RPG with large armies and officer-led tactical battles
79% positive 2,997 reviews
Hidden Through Time
Hidden Through Time
Hidden-object puzzles across four historical ages and player-made maps
93% positive 2,968 reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
Historical turn-based 4X strategy about building and expanding civilizations
92% positive 2,966 reviews
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946
World War II combat flight sim with hundreds of flyable aircraft
87% positive 2,929 reviews
Cossacks: Back to War
Cossacks: Back to War
Historical real-time strategy with massive battles across early modern Europe
88% positive 2,928 reviews
Knights and Merchants
Knights and Merchants
Medieval real-time strategy focused on village economies and battles
87% positive 2,898 reviews
Train Fever
Train Fever
Railroad management simulation connecting growing cities with passenger and freight routes
61% positive 2,885 reviews
The Great War: Western Front™
The Great War: Western Front™
World War I strategy mixing frontline planning and trench battles
67% positive 2,872 reviews
Mars Horizon Demo
Mars Horizon
Space agency strategy sim from the early space race to Mars
85% positive 2,843 reviews
Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
Point-and-click mystery about a stolen painting and ancient conspiracy
89% positive 2,835 reviews
The Town of Light
The Town of Light
First-person psychological adventure through a reconstructed Italian psychiatric hospital
79% positive 2,829 reviews
神都不良探 Underdog Detective
神都不良探 Underdog Detective
Live-action detective adventure about solving cases in ancient China
74% positive 2,810 reviews
Wargame: European Escalation
Wargame: European Escalation
Cold War real-time strategy commanding tanks and helicopters across Europe
75% positive 2,767 reviews