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 Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad
High-level World War II strategy focused on difficult command decisions
87% positive
139 reviews
三國立志傳2
Lead one of three rulers in a turn-based strategy RPG
78% positive
139 reviews
Three Kingdoms Heroes
Turn-based RPG about Zhao Yun's rise through the Three Kingdoms
83% positive
139 reviews
Pendragon: Narrative Tactics
Turn-based Arthurian tactics where battlefield moves shape the story
67% positive
138 reviews
Napoleon's Eagles: Game of the Napoleonic Wars
Turn-based grand strategy recreating Napoleon's campaigns on land and sea
72% positive
138 reviews
Here Be Dragons
Turn-based naval tactics with dice-driven battles against mythical sea monsters
64% positive
137 reviews
Spirit of Europe - Origins
Historical tactical RPG about possessing people and commanding spirit armies
85% positive
Free
Sea Dogs: Caribbean Tales
Pirate action RPG with fleet building and colony management
63% positive
136 reviews
大城主战略版
Online war strategy with city conquests and cross-server battles
65% positive
Free
Subversive Memories
Retro survival horror inspired by Brazil's military dictatorship
97% positive
136 reviews
XIII Century – Gold Edition
Medieval real-time strategy focused on commanding armies in historical battles
53% positive
135 reviews
旅者 Travelers
Card-driven travel simulation about exploring ancient China and writing travelogues
88% positive
135 reviews
Demo Mewseum: Masterpieces
Grid-based logic puzzles that turn classic paintings into cat art
99% positive
135 reviews
Demo Dominus Gladiatus
Gladiator school management with automated arena battles and permanent deaths
57% positive
135 reviews
Demo 江华号
A historical puzzle adventure about a journalist investigating a supposed resurrection
69% positive
134 reviews
三国.群将传
Online strategy with turn-based warfare in China's Three Kingdoms
79% positive
Free
Full Metal Sergeant
Boot camp management with twelve weeks to prepare a squad
86% positive
133 reviews
Demo Kingdom of Wreck Business
Shipwreck exploration sandbox with a salvage business to build
34% positive
132 reviews
BVOVB - Bruising Vengeance of the Vintage Boxer
Side-scrolling arcade brawling with characters made from vintage photographs
94% positive
Free
Battle of the Bulge
Turn-based World War II strategy built around supply and timing
72% positive
131 reviews
President for a Day - Floodings
Turn-based strategy about governing Pakistan during a flood crisis
67% positive
131 reviews
A War of a Madman's Making
A wartime visual novel about commanding armies under a dictator
95% positive
Free
The House of Da Vinci VR
First-person VR puzzle adventure built around Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions
92% positive
131 reviews
The Seven Years War (1756-1763)
Real-time grand strategy with economic management and large-scale land battles
60% positive
130 reviews