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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Company of Heroes
World War II RTS built around cover and destructible battlefields
94% positive
13K reviews
Demo Tavern Master
Relaxed medieval tavern management with building and staff optimization
92% positive
13K reviews
Total War: ROME REMASTERED
Historical grand strategy combining turn-based empire management with real-time battles
76% positive
13K reviews
Yes, Your Grace
Medieval kingdom management RPG balancing petitions, family, and war
87% positive
13K reviews
Cossacks 3
Historical real-time strategy with vast armies and economic management
82% positive
13K reviews
Kingdom Heroes 8
Three Kingdoms strategy RPG with large real-time battlefield clashes
55% positive
13K reviews
A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
Historical grand strategy across Viking-age Britain with real-time battles
70% positive
13K reviews
FUCK HITLER
Physics sandbox for torturing Adolf Hitler with weapons and contraptions
89% positive
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Assassin's Creed Mirage
Open-world stealth action with parkour across historical Baghdad
76% positive
13K reviews
DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition
Third-person hack-and-slash battles where one warrior routs entire armies
84% positive
12K reviews
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
Open-world action RPG with historical factions and firearm battles
87% positive
12K reviews
Demo Nioh 3
Dark fantasy action RPG with switchable samurai and ninja styles
77% positive
12K reviews
Demo Desperados III
Isometric Wild West stealth tactics built around coordinated takedowns
96% positive
12K reviews
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
Vietnam War shooter with large-scale battles and player-built tunnel networks
61% positive
12K reviews
Fate Seeker II
Open-world martial arts RPG mixing real-time combat and investigations
87% positive
12K reviews
Diplomacy is Not an Option
Medieval base-building RTS against relentless hordes of enemies
85% positive
11K reviews
Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
Real-time strategy with desert city building and castle siege warfare
91% positive
11K reviews
Naval Action
Open-world naval MMO with wind-driven Age of Sail combat
56% positive
11K reviews
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
Third-person survival adventure tracing early hominids across prehistoric Africa
80% positive
10K reviews
Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Medieval castle-building RTS balancing settlement economics and siege warfare
86% positive
10K reviews
Tropico 5
Island city builder where your ruling dynasty spans centuries
79% positive
10K reviews
Demo The Case of the Golden Idol
Point-and-click detective puzzles trace connected deaths and a mysterious idol
98% positive
10K reviews
Call of Duty® 2
World War II first-person shooter spanning several Allied battlefronts
93% positive
10K reviews
Mafia
Third-person crime action tracing a cabdriver's rise through the mob
89% positive
9,956 reviews