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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Please, Touch The Artwork
A puzzle game about changing and moving through abstract art
83% positive
486 reviews
Demo Imperiums: Greek Wars
Turn-based 4X strategy in ancient Greece with myth-inspired quests
80% positive
486 reviews
Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition
Ancient-world real-time strategy with customizable troops and naval battles
69% positive
484 reviews
Demo Imperium Romanum Gold Edition
Roman city-building strategy across historical scenarios and campaigns
85% positive
483 reviews
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII with Power Up Kit
Historical strategy about rival warlords and real-time army battles
72% positive
483 reviews
Attentat 1942
A live-action adventure investigating a family's World War II past
92% positive
482 reviews
Generals & Rulers
Turn-based grand strategy about expanding a country through medieval warfare
70% positive
477 reviews
KURSK
First-person espionage adventure aboard a Russian nuclear submarine
47% positive
476 reviews
Evil Democracy: 1932
Turn-based political strategy about winning elections in interwar Europe
78% positive
474 reviews
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
Retro game collection organized around interactive history timelines
92% positive
474 reviews
Demo Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition
Ancient Egyptian city builder centered on households, trade, and pyramids
85% positive
472 reviews
Stalingrad
World War II real-time strategy across German and Soviet campaigns
87% positive
471 reviews
Demo Under The Island
Top-down action adventure with puzzles across an interconnected island
92% positive
471 reviews
Heads Will Roll: Downfall
Turn-based medieval roleplaying where fatigue and wounds shape each fight
67% positive
Free
Insects Awaken
Historical espionage visual novel with daily clues and branching endings
89% positive
471 reviews
Engare
Geometry puzzles and a drawing sandbox built on repeating motion
95% positive
467 reviews
100 hidden cups
A hidden-object game with cups concealed in surreal line art
42% positive
467 reviews
Ertugrul of Ulukayin
Third-person action-adventure blending medieval Anatolia with ancient Turkish myths
85% positive
466 reviews
romantic player
A martial-arts action visual novel about seven lost blades
74% positive
463 reviews
Combat Mission Black Sea
Modern tactical wargame commanding squads in a fictional Ukraine conflict
80% positive
463 reviews
Gary Grigsby's War in the East
Turn-based World War II wargame with division-level Eastern Front campaigns
90% positive
462 reviews
Demo Project Wunderwaffe
Underground base-building strategy about developing a World War II superweapon
55% positive
461 reviews
Demo Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
Turn-based World War II wargame centered on Germany's land battles
82% positive
457 reviews
WW2 Rebuilder: Germany Prologue
Postwar construction simulator about clearing rubble and rebuilding Hamburg
84% positive
Free