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
757 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Apotheon
2D action platformer about fighting Greek gods across Olympus
90% positive
3,874 reviews
A Total War Saga: TROY
Turn-based empire strategy with real-time battles during the Trojan War
72% positive
3,830 reviews
Scythe: Digital Edition
Turn-based board game strategy in alternate-history Europa with mechs
89% positive
3,819 reviews
WWII Online
Persistent World War II multiplayer combat across a shared battlefield
51% positive
Free
Peaks of Yore
First-person physics climbing where small mistakes mean long falls
97% positive
3,790 reviews
Millennia
Turn-based 4X strategy spanning history and branching into alternate ages
67% positive
3,782 reviews
Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder™
Boulder racing and tower defense across art-inspired historical levels
86% positive
3,691 reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
Historical turn-based 4X strategy about building and expanding civilizations
92% positive
3,675 reviews
Anno 1404 - History Edition
City-building strategy with trade, production chains, and island expansion
82% positive
3,612 reviews
Train Fever
Railroad management simulation connecting growing cities with passenger and freight routes
64% positive
3,526 reviews
Sid Meier's Railroads!
Railroad strategy game about hauling cargo and outmaneuvering rival tycoons
71% positive
3,475 reviews
Wargame: European Escalation
Cold War real-time strategy commanding tanks and helicopters across Europe
78% positive
3,400 reviews
This Bed We Made
Third-person hotel mystery about snooping through guests' belongings
91% positive
3,387 reviews
Thriving City: Song
Historical city builder balancing resources and crises in Song dynasty China
81% positive
3,379 reviews
Walkabout Mini Golf VR
VR mini golf with themed courses, hidden balls, and online play
98% positive
3,362 reviews
Drop Duchy
Block-stacking roguelite combining deckbuilding, resource management, and tactical battles
89% positive
3,305 reviews
The Great War: Western Front™
World War I strategy mixing frontline planning and trench battles
66% positive
3,300 reviews
Assassin’s Creed® Liberation HD
Open-world stealth action as a female assassin in colonial Louisiana
54% positive
3,289 reviews
Card Shark
Historical adventure about cheating at cards and uncovering a conspiracy
90% positive
3,242 reviews
Caribbean Legend
Open-world pirate RPG with sailing, naval combat, and exploration
75% positive
3,232 reviews
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946
World War II combat flight sim with hundreds of flyable aircraft
87% positive
3,215 reviews
Patron
Survival city builder balancing resources and citizens' social concerns
72% positive
3,196 reviews
Order of Battle: World War II
Turn-based World War II wargame with supply-driven hex battles
78% positive
Free
VERGE:Lost chapter
First-person horror exploration near an abandoned building after a sandstorm
53% positive
3,157 reviews