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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Imperial Glory
Turn-based empire strategy with real-time land and naval battles
77% positive
1,276 reviews
Immortal Family
Single-player cultivation strategy game about building a family across islands
53% positive
1,276 reviews
The Oregon Trail
Historical survival strategy built around a hazardous wagon journey
79% positive
1,270 reviews
Demo Egypt: Old Kingdom
Turn-based strategy about building pyramids and governing ancient Egypt
87% positive
1,264 reviews
Port Royale 3
Caribbean trading strategy with naval battles and piracy
72% positive
1,253 reviews
Apotheon Arena
Free multiplayer arena combat with ancient Greek weapons and shields
83% positive
Free
Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
World War II real-time strategy with campaign planning and reinforcements
84% positive
1,249 reviews
Demo Realpolitiks
Real-time grand strategy about leading a nation through global crises
62% positive
1,245 reviews
Men of War: Vietnam
Small-squad real-time tactics across both sides of the Vietnam War
63% positive
1,243 reviews
Demo Warriors of the Nile 2
Turn-based tactics roguelite with Egyptian warriors and shifting skill builds
86% positive
1,217 reviews
CivIdle
Idle empire builder progressing from hunting to artificial intelligence
72% positive
Free
Aces of Thunder
Combat flight simulation spanning two World Wars, with optional VR
56% positive
1,213 reviews
Aviary Attorney
A courtroom adventure starring a bird lawyer in nineteenth-century Paris
94% positive
1,209 reviews
Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains
Turn-based RPG crossing medieval Eurasia with monster capture and fusion
82% positive
1,206 reviews
Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: India
A 2.5D stealth platformer set in nineteenth-century colonial India
64% positive
1,204 reviews
2024: Mosaic Retrospective
A Minesweeper-style logic puzzle built around a year of news
89% positive
Free
Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific
World War II submarine simulation with American Pacific patrols
69% positive
1,194 reviews
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz Edition
Historical flight sim with detailed aircraft systems and dogfights
64% positive
1,186 reviews
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
World War II battalion tactics with turn-based planning and real-time battles
88% positive
1,181 reviews
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Souzou
Historical grand strategy about governing and conquering Sengoku Japan
86% positive
1,179 reviews
Railroad Tycoon 3
Railroad management strategy with historical scenarios and a changing economy
77% positive
1,177 reviews
Demo Warfare Legacy Collection
Side-scrolling strategy across two world wars and shifting front lines
92% positive
1,173 reviews
Depraved
Wild West city builder about keeping a frontier settlement alive
61% positive
1,170 reviews
Through the Darkest of Times
Historical strategy game about organizing covert resistance in Nazi Berlin
84% positive
1,163 reviews