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
1,802 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes
Real-time strategy with persistent squads and damage to individual vehicle parts
90% positive
2,098 reviews
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
Age-of-sail strategy wargame combining naval and land battles
77% positive
2,096 reviews
Way of the Samurai 4
Samurai action RPG shaped by choices between rival factions
76% positive
2,078 reviews
Sea Dogs: To Each His Own
Pirate RPG with naval battles, trading, and open-ended sailing
71% positive
2,072 reviews
Demo The Legend of Khiimori
Open-world courier simulation with horse breeding and wilderness survival
81% positive
2,066 reviews
Aviators
First-person adventure following Polish aircrews through World War II missions
74% positive
Free
Demo Land of the Vikings
Viking settlement builder focused on villagers and surviving winter
72% positive
2,051 reviews
Railway Empire 2
Railway management simulation about building networks across two continents
70% positive
2,045 reviews
Conquer the world
A live-action historical war game built around branching decisions
92% positive
2,039 reviews
Stickman Trenches
Side-scrolling trench strategy with infantry, tanks, and base assaults
81% positive
2,037 reviews
Slava Ukraini!
War strategy with short, stationary first-person battles set in Ukraine
71% positive
Free
Demo DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Complete Edition Remastered
Battlefield hack-and-slash with officer progression and large enemy armies
84% positive
2,017 reviews
Warlord: Britannia
First-person strategy where you lead Roman troops into battle
86% positive
2,016 reviews
Demo Heaven's Vault
Narrative space adventure about archaeology, choices, and decoding ancient writing
84% positive
2,010 reviews
Ancient Cities
Stone Age survival city builder about guiding a growing tribe
60% positive
1,997 reviews
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Historical grand strategy spanning World War I to the Cold War
87% positive
1,993 reviews
Draugen
A psychological mystery told by an increasingly unreliable narrator
74% positive
1,982 reviews
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Yasuke Simulator
Single-player samurai action with sword combat and hidden gear
97% positive
1,976 reviews
Wolfpack
First-person World War II submarine simulation with cooperative convoy attacks
89% positive
1,965 reviews
Zeus + Poseidon
Isometric city builder spanning mythological Greece and lost Atlantis
96% positive
1,965 reviews
Demo NecroVision
World War I first-person shooter that descends into supernatural combat
67% positive
1,961 reviews
Demo Proverbs
A Minesweeper-style grid puzzle that reveals a painting of proverbs
97% positive
1,935 reviews
BEARS, VODKA, BALALAIKA! 🐻
A World War II shooter with vodka for healing
90% positive
1,928 reviews
Commandos: Origins
World War II real-time tactics built around coordinated stealth
77% positive
1,924 reviews