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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WARRIORS OROCHI 4
Third-person crowd-clearing action with magic and a 170-fighter crossover roster
86% positive
4,612 reviews
Martial Law
A choice-driven adventure about family life in communist Poland
92% positive
Free
Demo News Tower
Newspaper management sim balancing Sunday deadlines, staff, and influence
94% positive
4,473 reviews
This Land Is My Land
Open-world stealth action with camp management and frontier resistance
68% positive
4,457 reviews
Demo Men of War: Assault Squad
World War II real-time tactics with direct unit control
87% positive
4,406 reviews
Rising Front
World War I battle sandbox with first-person combat and army command
87% positive
4,387 reviews
Demo NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
Real-time space fleet tactics with detailed sensors and electronic warfare
81% positive
4,305 reviews
WWII Online
Persistent World War II multiplayer combat across a shared battlefield
50% positive
Free
Demo Survival: Fountain of Youth
First-person island survival crafting with time-based tasks and exploration
84% positive
4,267 reviews
英雄黄昏-文字三国志&曹贼模拟器
Text-based historical strategy set in China's Three Kingdoms era
98% positive
Free
KINGDOMS
Medieval sandbox RPG where independent characters build their own settlements
74% positive
4,230 reviews
Demo Syberia: The World Before
Story-driven puzzle adventure connecting two women's lives across decades
89% positive
4,201 reviews
Demo Master of Command
Real-time tactical strategy about keeping an eighteenth-century army supplied
91% positive
4,141 reviews
Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
Isometric stealth tactics in Edo Japan with coordinated team attacks
93% positive
4,105 reviews
Battle Grounds III
Free-to-play first-person multiplayer battles with muskets and bayonets
86% positive
Free
My Vow to My Liege
Historical romance visual novel about a woman ruling in disguise
92% positive
4,088 reviews
Demo Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Turn-based historical 4X expansion focused on richer late-game strategy
96% positive
4,050 reviews
Demo Cataclismo
Base-building strategy with modular fortresses against nightly monster attacks
88% positive
4,045 reviews
Landfall Archives
A free collection of unreleased games, demos, and experimental prototypes
94% positive
Free
Hollywood Animal
Studio management strategy about making films and navigating Hollywood politics
72% positive
4,014 reviews
Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: China
Side-scrolling stealth action as an Assassin seeking revenge in China
73% positive
3,946 reviews
Demo The Séance of Blake Manor
Supernatural detective adventure where investigative actions move the clock forward
95% positive
3,943 reviews
Demo The Rise of the Golden Idol
Detective puzzle game linking strange cases to one artifact
92% positive
3,907 reviews
Enemy Front
World War II shooter with open-ended Resistance missions in Europe
66% positive
3,889 reviews