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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Treasures of the Aegean
A parkour platformer set on an island in a time loop
87% positive
86 reviews
Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
Detective RPG with dice-based skill checks and story-changing decisions
85% positive
86 reviews
Whisperwind
First-person horror built around puzzles and a prison mystery
96% positive
85 reviews
Pro Strategy Football 2022
American football coaching simulation focused on strategy rather than reflexes
87% positive
85 reviews
Temporian
Turn-based card survival about reinventing technology in a prehistoric world
79% positive
85 reviews
Songs of Life
A card-driven visual novel following doctors through an epidemic
81% positive
85 reviews
No Man's Land
Historical real-time strategy spanning colonial America and the Wild West
88% positive
85 reviews
Demo Samurai: Ronin's Path
Top-down samurai action mixing exploration with arena sword fights
55% positive
84 reviews
Lusitania: The Experience
First-person historical simulation of an ocean liner's final minutes
77% positive
84 reviews
Demo MECHBLAZE
Side-scrolling run-and-gun action where you control a heavily armored mech
93% positive
84 reviews
Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition)
Point-and-click adventure built around ancient Egyptian puzzles and archaeological mysteries
83% positive
84 reviews
Albert and Camille's Little Lille Adventure
A historical exploration adventure about developing a vaccine against tuberculosis
86% positive
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Demo Folk Emerging
Turn-based 4X strategy about nomadic tribes becoming settled societies
85% positive
84 reviews
英雄竞起:三国
Three Kingdoms strategy with faction management and real-time battles
61% positive
84 reviews
Cats of the Qing Dynasty
A hidden-object game with cats concealed in historical Chinese artwork
100% positive
84 reviews
Crossroad Mysteries: The Broken Deal
A hidden-object adventure investigating the source of childhood nightmares
73% positive
83 reviews
Demo Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition
A hidden-object adventure following a mother's search for her daughter
78% positive
83 reviews
Juro Janosik
A top-down action-adventure about a bandit who never kills
94% positive
83 reviews
Demo The Hundred Year Kingdom
A turn-based civilization builder played out over a hundred years
76% positive
83 reviews
Gold Rush! Classic
Historical adventure with three routes from New York to California
85% positive
82 reviews
Mind the Vikings
Viking town building focused on settlement survival through harsh winters
40% positive
82 reviews
Kabukicho Story
A short pixel-art adventure about love across social classes
80% positive
82 reviews
Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
Turn-based World War II wargame commanding Finland's outnumbered forces
84% positive
82 reviews
Inua - A Story in Ice and Time
Point-and-click adventure connecting three lives across Arctic history and myth
94% positive
82 reviews