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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梦塔防
Tower defense with Three Kingdoms armies and cooperative boss battles
52% positive
Free
Katana Kata
Souls-like swordplay built around timing and the direction of attacks
67% positive
69 reviews
Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
Turn-based tactical wargame about Finland's defense during the Winter War
75% positive
Free
Combat Mission Fortress Italy
World War II tactical wargame with simultaneous turns in Sicily
81% positive
69 reviews
CARTAGRA
A detective visual novel linking a disappearance and serial murders
87% positive
69 reviews
Nicolas Eymerich - The Inquisitor - Book 1 : The Plague
Historical point-and-click adventure following a ruthless inquisitor investigating a plague
60% positive
68 reviews
Battle of Vukovar: Rain of Steel
First-person military shooter centered on the fight for Vukovar
69% positive
68 reviews
武林立志傳
Turn-based martial arts RPG with cross-school skills and branching missions
87% positive
68 reviews
Medieval Legacy
Turn-based medieval family strategy from peasant survival to kingship
87% positive
68 reviews
Gold Rush! Anniversary
Historical point-and-click adventure with three routes to Gold Rush California
69% positive
67 reviews
Discovr™ Egypt: King Tut's Tomb
A VR tomb tour with a timed treasure hunt
64% positive
Free
Tank Operations: European Campaign
Turn-based WWII tactics across historical battlefields in Europe and Africa
76% positive
67 reviews
BAYANI - Fighting Game
One-on-one fighting with characters inspired by Philippine historical figures
85% positive
67 reviews
Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
A fantasy visual novel about earning a raider crew's trust
84% positive
67 reviews
El Dorado: The Golden City Builder
A Yucatan city builder where sacrifices help avert divine disasters
39% positive
67 reviews
Arausio
Historical mystery adventure set in a reconstructed Roman theater
93% positive
Free
The Pyraplex
A management simulation about turning a pyramid into a marketplace
96% positive
67 reviews
봄이 오면 꽃이 피고
Historical detective adventure about romance and clearing your name
93% positive
67 reviews
A Night at Moka Efti: A Babylon Berlin Story
A detective adventure about uncovering nightclub secrets through hypnosis
94% positive
Free
Arms Race - TCWE
Cold War strategy where rival superpowers compete for global influence
71% positive
66 reviews
Pixel Puzzles World War II Jigsaw Puzzles
Digital jigsaw puzzles built around World War II imagery
91% positive
Free
Chess Knights: Shinobi
Turn-based stealth puzzles using chess moves to evade samurai
83% positive
66 reviews
Elisa Dragon Hunter
A dark fantasy hack-and-slash with a customizable female protagonist
45% positive
66 reviews
Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea
A Victorian-style visual novel about an unsolved vampire massacre
91% positive
Free