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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Demo Striving for supremacy in the Three Kingdoms
Historical grand strategy centered on diplomacy between rival factions
58% positive
31 reviews
Bandit Brawler
First-person medieval action RPG about theft, brawling, and dark comedy
53% positive
30 reviews
Demo Automatic Kingdom
Turn-based card strategy about building a kingdom through careful placement
79% positive
29 reviews
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Haouden with Power Up Kit
Turn-based grand strategy focused on castles, officers, and diplomacy
43% positive
28 reviews
SGS Overlord
Turn-based World War II strategy across the Normandy campaign
79% positive
28 reviews
Close Combat 4: The Battle of the Bulge
Real-time World War II wargame across tactical and strategic maps
48% positive
27 reviews
Letters of War
A point-and-click adventure linking wartime battles and letters home
75% positive
20 reviews
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Bushou Fuunroku
Historical turn-based grand strategy shaped by culture and technology
63% positive
19 reviews
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Zenkokuban
Turn-based grand strategy about uniting Japan's fifty kingdoms
44% positive
16 reviews
New Yankee: Mary's Dark Side
Casual strategy adventure about rescuing a memory-lost traveler
80% positive
10 reviews
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sengoku Gunyuuden
Turn-based historical strategy about unifying Japan's 38 warring domains
56% positive
9 reviews
New Yankee: The Way of the Knight
Fantasy time-management strategy with resource gathering and knight training
86% positive
7 reviews
CHARIOT WARS
Arcade chariot racing in Ancient Rome with a murder mystery
17% positive
6 reviews
Demo Towers Saga
3D match-three puzzles with falling blocks across ancient and historic sites
100% positive
4 reviews
Meiji Tokyo Renka Twilight Kiss
Romance visual novel about a time traveler in Meiji-era Tokyo
100% positive
3 reviews
Demo Confidence Man
Card-based strategy about keeping a Ponzi scheme afloat
100% positive
1 reviews
A Golden Wake
Point-and-click adventure about Florida's real estate boom in the 1920s
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Civil War: Battle of Petersburg
Turn-based hex warfare during the American Civil War’s final year
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Titanic: The Experience
First-person simulation aboard an ocean liner during its collision and sinking
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Kinstrife
A medieval open-world RPG with physics-based sword fights and sieges
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Anvil Empires
Medieval multiplayer conquest built on player-run towns and supply lines
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Viking City Builder
Build a Viking settlement, manage supplies, and survive harsh winters
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Espiocracy
Cold War grand strategy built around covert political influence
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Ahoy
First-person Caribbean naval adventure with crew-led sailing and combat
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