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.
Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry
Open-world pirate adventure about an Assassin freeing enslaved people
78% positive
3,101 reviews
Mars Horizon
Space agency strategy sim from the early space race to Mars
84% positive
3,097 reviews
Trek to Yomi
Side-scrolling samurai action framed like a black-and-white film
71% positive
3,092 reviews
Hidden Through Time
Hidden-object puzzles across four historical ages and player-made maps
94% positive
3,066 reviews
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 7
Historical strategy RPG with large armies and officer-led tactical battles
80% positive
3,064 reviews
Oriental Empires
Turn-based empire strategy in ancient China with tactical battles
81% positive
3,009 reviews
Cossacks: Back to War
Historical real-time strategy with massive battles across early modern Europe
89% positive
2,992 reviews
Twilight Struggle
Cold War board game adaptation about cards and global influence
86% positive
2,986 reviews
The Saboteur™
Open-world action adventure with stealth and sabotage in Nazi-occupied Paris
91% positive
2,948 reviews
Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
Point-and-click mystery about a stolen painting and ancient conspiracy
89% positive
2,835 reviews
The Town of Light
First-person psychological adventure through a reconstructed Italian psychiatric hospital
79% positive
2,829 reviews
Age of Conquest IV
Turn-based conquest strategy across historical maps and rival nations
82% positive
Free
Mashinky
Sandbox transport strategy with grid-built rail networks across evolving eras
85% positive
2,822 reviews
RAID: World War II
First-person World War II shooter with four-player co-op raids
65% positive
2,814 reviews
Ancient Warfare 3
Battle sandbox for building scenarios and fighting across eras
95% positive
2,783 reviews
Fire & Maneuver
Historical turn-based strategy with simultaneous orders in Victorian battles
77% positive
2,767 reviews
再见断刀
Wuxia mystery visual novel with branching endings and evidence-based accusations
93% positive
2,757 reviews
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Awakening
Historical grand strategy about commanding retainers and unifying Japan
74% positive
2,740 reviews
Rise of Flight United
World War I flight sim with dogfights and career mode
56% positive
Free
Panzer Corps Gold
World War II hex wargame with persistent campaign armies
92% positive
2,738 reviews
Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
Fantasy castle-building strategy with magical armies and siege battles
88% positive
2,737 reviews
Achilles: Legends Untold
Isometric action RPG with Greek myths and stamina-based combat
78% positive
2,725 reviews
Ultimate General: Gettysburg
Real-time Civil War tactics across a changing Gettysburg battlefield
80% positive
2,708 reviews
Railway Empire 2
Railway management simulation about building networks across two continents
73% positive
2,678 reviews