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
1,681 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Day of Infamy
World War II first-person shooter with lethal team-based objectives
84% positive
19K reviews
Demo Empires of the Undergrowth
Ant colony RTS about building nests and commanding insect swarms
93% positive
19K reviews
Victoria II
Historical grand strategy built around politics, industry, and population
88% positive
19K reviews
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
Medieval real-time strategy built around desert castles and sieges
97% positive
19K reviews
Day of Defeat: Source
Class-based World War II FPS built around online team battles
90% positive
18K reviews
Titan Quest II
An action RPG with classes built by combining two skill sets
80% positive
18K reviews
Demo Going Medieval
Medieval colony sim with multilevel building and siege defense
88% positive
18K reviews
Dawn of Man
Prehistoric survival city builder spanning the Stone to Iron Age
87% positive
18K reviews
Demo Murders on the Yangtze River
Side-scrolling detective adventure solving murders in early twentieth-century China
97% positive
16K reviews
Assassin's Creed® III Remastered
Third-person open-world action and stealth during the American Revolution
62% positive
16K reviews
Easy Red 2
Large-scale World War II FPS with squad command and vehicles
89% positive
15K reviews
WARNO
Cold War real-time tactics with customizable NATO and Warsaw Pact forces
79% positive
15K reviews
Isonzo
Team-based World War I shooter across the Italian Alps
85% positive
15K reviews
Demo IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator
First-person artillery simulator with manual controls for a massive turret
97% positive
15K reviews
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Historical real-time strategy about building civilizations and conquering rivals
84% positive
15K reviews
War of Rights
Large-scale Civil War FPS focused on coordinated line battles
88% positive
14K reviews
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
Historical real-time strategy spanning ancient cities to modern warfare
94% positive
14K reviews
Road to Empress I
Live-action historical adventure about surviving palace intrigue and pursuing power
88% positive
14K reviews
Six Days in Fallujah
Tactical first-person shooter built around tense urban room clearing
80% positive
14K reviews
Turmoil
Oil-rush management game about drilling, trading, and outbidding rivals
92% positive
14K reviews
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
First-person adventure mixing exploration, puzzles, stealth, and whip-based combat
88% positive
14K reviews
Rome: Total War™ - Collection
Turn-based Roman conquest campaigns with real-time battles and barbarian invasions
94% positive
14K reviews
Demo ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
Turn-based grand strategy where supply lines shape China’s conquest
62% positive
14K reviews
Stronghold Crusader 2
Medieval real-time strategy mixing castle building, sieges, and desert economies
74% positive
13K reviews