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.
- Past eras and civilizations
- Period warfare and military strategy
Related: Strategy, War, Medieval, World War II
1,680 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Slava Ukraini!
War strategy with short, stationary first-person battles set in Ukraine
71% positive
Free
Demo DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Complete Edition Remastered
Battlefield hack-and-slash with officer progression and large enemy armies
84% positive
2,017 reviews
Warlord: Britannia
First-person strategy where you lead Roman troops into battle
86% positive
2,016 reviews
Demo Heaven's Vault
Narrative space adventure about archaeology, choices, and decoding ancient writing
84% positive
2,010 reviews
Ancient Cities
Stone Age survival city builder about guiding a growing tribe
60% positive
1,997 reviews
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Historical grand strategy spanning World War I to the Cold War
87% positive
1,993 reviews
Draugen
A psychological mystery told by an increasingly unreliable narrator
74% positive
1,982 reviews
Wolfpack
First-person World War II submarine simulation with cooperative convoy attacks
89% positive
1,965 reviews
Zeus + Poseidon
Isometric city builder spanning mythological Greece and lost Atlantis
96% positive
1,965 reviews
Demo NecroVision
World War I first-person shooter that descends into supernatural combat
67% positive
1,961 reviews
Demo Proverbs
A Minesweeper-style grid puzzle that reveals a painting of proverbs
97% positive
1,935 reviews
BEARS, VODKA, BALALAIKA! 🐻
A World War II shooter with vodka for healing
90% positive
1,928 reviews
Commandos: Origins
World War II real-time tactics built around coordinated stealth
77% positive
1,924 reviews
Three Kingdoms Mushouden
Open-world strategy RPG about building a following in ancient China
69% positive
1,923 reviews
Demo War Mongrels
World War II squad tactics mixing stealth with open combat
72% positive
1,910 reviews
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 2
Historical strategy RPG with city management and real-time army battles
93% positive
1,906 reviews
Demo Predynastic Egypt
Turn-based strategy about guiding an Egyptian chiefdom through crises
91% positive
1,903 reviews
Evil Bank Manager
Turn-based banking strategy about buying influence across a changing world
78% positive
1,871 reviews
Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
Real-time tactics game commanding Vietnam War troops by radio
72% positive
1,867 reviews
Uncharted Waters Origin
A sailing MMORPG about global trade and turn-based naval battles
47% positive
Free
Demo Multi Turret Academy
Top-down tank roguelike built around swapping turrets mid-run
95% positive
1,866 reviews
RIOT: Civil Unrest
Real-time strategy commanding police or protesters in real-world clashes
69% positive
1,842 reviews
Anvil Saga
Medieval blacksmith shop management with workers and faction choices
70% positive
1,834 reviews
Legends of Eisenwald
Medieval tactical RPG with turn-based battles and branching choices
76% positive
1,832 reviews