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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Demo Double
A side-scrolling psychological adventure where dreams intrude on reality
83% positive
206 reviews
Demo Touken Ranbu Warriors
Historical hack-and-slash about sword spirits investigating changes to Japan's past
87% positive
206 reviews
Undying Symphony
Story-driven adventure about civilians surviving the Siege of Leningrad
84% positive
Free
Ken ga Kimi: Momoyo Tsuzuri
Historical romance visual novel with a hundred additional character stories
86% positive
204 reviews
The Stone of Madness
Real-time tactical stealth with prisoners whose fears complicate their escape
75% positive
203 reviews
Demo Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek real-time strategy centered on sieges and logistics
94% positive
201 reviews
BEAST: False Prophet
Turn-based tactical RPG where you can sacrifice companions for power
66% positive
201 reviews
Demo Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
Turn-based World War II strategy with a Soviet alternate-history campaign
77% positive
201 reviews
Demo Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina)
First-person historical adventure follows French and Innu journeys through Canada
91% positive
201 reviews
Strategic Command: American Civil War
Turn-based Civil War strategy with armies, diplomacy, and river warfare
83% positive
201 reviews
Outside the Blocks
A medieval diorama sandbox for building and arranging miniature scenes
85% positive
201 reviews
KingSim
Medieval kingdom management where your decisions can end your reign
84% positive
200 reviews
My Museum Prologue: Treasure Hunter
First-person museum simulator combining artifact restoration with pyramid exploration
71% positive
Free
The Book of Distance
First-person VR storytelling following a Japanese immigrant's life in Canada
96% positive
Free
ESPIONAGE: Mafia Evolved
Team-based social deduction built around trust, suspicion, and hidden roles
78% positive
Free
BRINK Traveler
VR sightseeing through 3D captures of natural landmarks worldwide
87% positive
197 reviews
Conquest of Empires 2
Online empire-building strategy with historical heroes and customizable armies
61% positive
Free
Discovery Tour by Assassin’s Creed®: Ancient Egypt
An educational walking simulator set in ancient Egypt, without combat
81% positive
196 reviews
Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room
An escape-room adventure spanning an Egyptian pyramid and alien temple
82% positive
195 reviews
1000 Cuts: Jomaku
Side-scrolling sword action where a single hit can kill you
85% positive
Free
Blue Sign
A point-and-click simulation about weighing risks and insuring sea voyages
94% positive
Free
Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun
A turn-based tactical wargame set in early modern East Asia
72% positive
194 reviews
Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
Turn-based Eastern Front wargame balancing offensives and command politics
85% positive
194 reviews
Demo Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition
Turn-based World War II strategy with alliances and industrial planning
86% positive
193 reviews