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
1,798 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Demo Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
World War II strategy with cover-based squads and destructible terrain
92% positive
5,064 reviews
Xenonauts 2
Turn-based alien defense with global bases and tactical squads
80% positive
5,056 reviews
The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt
Open-world pirate game with ship battles and fleet building
83% positive
Free
Pharaoh™: A New Era
Historical city builder about managing Ancient Egypt along the Nile
73% positive
4,999 reviews
Summer of '58
First-person horror walking simulator exploring an abandoned Soviet summer camp
89% positive
4,993 reviews
Steel Division: Normandy 44
Real-time strategy commanding World War II divisions in Normandy
73% positive
4,990 reviews
Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES
Bronze Age strategy combining turn-based campaigns with real-time battles
77% positive
4,986 reviews
Axis & Allies 1942 Online
Turn-based World War II board game with asynchronous online matches
77% positive
4,984 reviews
Immortals Fenyx Rising
Open-world action RPG mixing Greek myths, combat, and puzzles
71% positive
4,966 reviews
The Red Pearls Of Borneo
A detective puzzle reconstructing a plantation tragedy by revisiting memories
96% positive
Free
Supremacy: 1914
Real-time World War I grand strategy with massive multiplayer campaigns
74% positive
Free
Empire of Sin
Prohibition-era crime strategy with gang management and turn-based turf wars
50% positive
4,843 reviews
Demo Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Western first-person shooter with two brothers and distinct fighting styles
86% positive
4,827 reviews
Demo The World of Kungfu: Dragon and Eagle
Turn-based martial arts RPG with rival factions and branching choices
61% positive
4,823 reviews
Demo Sailing Era
Historical sailing RPG with trade, exploration, and naval combat
77% positive
4,820 reviews
Cold Waters
Cold War submarine simulation with real-time naval battles and sonar tactics
86% positive
4,808 reviews
Gallipoli
World War I shooter spanning beach landings and desert battles
77% positive
4,764 reviews
Call of the Sea
First-person puzzle adventure tracing a missing expedition across a tropical island
87% positive
4,721 reviews
Demo Last Train Home
Real-time tactics and train management amid the Russian Civil War
86% positive
4,689 reviews
Three Kingdoms Zhao Yun
Historical action RPG with spears, swords, bows, and mounted combat
72% positive
4,685 reviews
Demo Stronghold: Warlords
Real-time castle-building strategy with East Asian sieges and recruitable warlords
65% positive
4,674 reviews
Fate/stay night REMASTERED
Choice-driven fantasy visual novel spanning three branching story routes
94% positive
4,644 reviews
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
Action adventure on a mythical island where a creature hunts you
92% positive
4,626 reviews
Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition
Historical grand strategy with real-time battles for control of Japan
17% positive
4,619 reviews