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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Aztlan Uncovered: Prologue
Third-person puzzle adventure about redirecting sunlight through a lost temple
90% positive
Free
Demo 皇帝游戏:天下-皇游天下
Turn-based deckbuilding strategy about ruling as a Chinese emperor
96% positive
256 reviews
Lux Delux
Turn-based territory conquest across hundreds of maps, with a map editor
80% positive
252 reviews
Company of Heroes 2 - The British Forces
World War II real-time strategy balancing British mobility and defense
73% positive
252 reviews
Feud
Free turn-based abstract strategy played on a four-by-four board
88% positive
Free
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 5
Real-time Three Kingdoms strategy with large battles and officer skills
83% positive
252 reviews
Kingdom's Life
4X kingdom building with production chains, research, and diplomacy
63% positive
252 reviews
Demo Roma Invicta
Roman conquest strategy mixing turn-based planning with real-time battles
83% positive
247 reviews
Crusader Kings Complete
Medieval grand strategy of dynastic politics and crusades
61% positive
246 reviews
Darklands
Open-world RPG in medieval Germany with alchemy and pausable combat
90% positive
244 reviews
Anno 1701 History Edition
3D city-building strategy with economic planning and campaign missions
83% positive
244 reviews
Crash Dive 2
World War II submarine sim mixing stealth, torpedoes, and gunfights
95% positive
243 reviews
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Tendou with Power Up Kit
Historical grand strategy across Japan with castles, territory, and culture
81% positive
242 reviews
Nefertari: Journey to Eternity
An educational VR tour through an ancient Egyptian queen's tomb
92% positive
Free
Strategos
Real-time ancient wargame where orders travel by courier, not instantly
84% positive
242 reviews
Demo Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition
Historical grand strategy with Senate politics and Mediterranean conquest
68% positive
241 reviews
Aggressors: Ancient Rome
Turn-based 4X strategy with customizable worlds and twenty ancient factions
76% positive
241 reviews
Ethel
First-person horror with house exploration, puzzles, and a family mystery
93% positive
241 reviews
Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant
Roman Republic family sim about property, politics, and succession
80% positive
240 reviews
ArmaCulture
A wartime farming sim with automation and consequential story choices
88% positive
Free
Perfect Tides: Station to Station
Point-and-click adventure tracing a young woman's changing life and relationships
98% positive
240 reviews
Kingdoms Conquer / 攻城天下
Multiplayer card strategy with real-time sieges and rival kingdoms
89% positive
Free
Ahnayro: The Dream World
Research-driven puzzle adventure connecting dreams with real-world history and mythology
87% positive
238 reviews
Dream Three Kingdoms 2
Hero-based MOBA combining competitive team battles with cooperative historical missions
45% positive
Free