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.
Legends of Eisenwald
Medieval tactical RPG with turn-based battles and branching choices
76% positive
1,832 reviews
MEMORIAPOLIS
Historical city builder where districts grow across five eras
76% positive
1,805 reviews
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz Edition
Historical flight sim with detailed aircraft systems and dogfights
71% positive
1,781 reviews
Vietnam War
Open-world first-person war game with squad commands and vehicles
85% positive
1,775 reviews
Siege Survival: Gloria Victis
Medieval siege survival strategy built around crafting and nighttime scavenging
79% positive
1,770 reviews
Evil Bank Manager
Turn-based banking strategy about buying influence across a changing world
77% positive
1,766 reviews
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
Narrative adventure across Depression-era America, trading stories to repay debt
76% positive
1,746 reviews
Ad Infinitum
First-person horror between World War I trenches and a family manor
78% positive
1,741 reviews
Bounty Train
Train management strategy with frontier trading and armed ambushes
70% positive
1,738 reviews
Heads Will Roll: Reforged
Text-based medieval RPG where choices shape permadeath runs
83% positive
1,720 reviews
Type:Rider
2D puzzle platformer exploring typography through historical levels
79% positive
1,699 reviews
Plane Mechanic Simulator
First-person aircraft maintenance sim with wartime RAF repair missions
56% positive
1,688 reviews
Max Gentlemen Sexy Business!
Victorian business management and dating with optional adult content
93% positive
1,679 reviews
Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
Turn-based Bronze Age empire building with short, objective-driven matches
88% positive
1,678 reviews
DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 Empires
Third-person hack-and-slash battles and strategy to conquer ancient China
66% positive
1,675 reviews
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood
Isometric real-time tactics with stealth raids against Prince John
67% positive
1,672 reviews
Hexarchy
Fast turn-based 4X strategy built around deckbuilding and short matches
82% positive
1,652 reviews
Expeditions: Conquistador
Turn-based strategy RPG where choices shape a Spanish expedition in America
79% positive
1,624 reviews
Port Royale 3
Caribbean trading strategy with naval battles and piracy
74% positive
1,593 reviews
Gunsmith Simulator: Prologue
First-person gunsmithing simulator about repairing and customizing three firearms
85% positive
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Turn-based colonial strategy about building an economy and winning independence
87% positive
1,581 reviews
Botany Manor
First-person puzzle game about growing rare plants in a manor
95% positive
1,578 reviews
Atlantic Fleet
Turn-based naval combat protecting or hunting Atlantic convoys
86% positive
1,572 reviews
SAMURAI WARRIORS 5
Historical hack-and-slash battles against crowds of enemy soldiers
82% positive
1,572 reviews