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.
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms
Real-time Three Kingdoms strategy with city management and army battles
92% positive
1,328 reviews
Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: Russia
2.5D stealth platforming with sniping in post-revolutionary Russia
59% positive
1,326 reviews
Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains
Turn-based RPG crossing medieval Eurasia with monster capture and fusion
84% positive
1,321 reviews
Half-Demon Shinobi
Adult deckbuilding roguelite with elemental dice and demon battles
90% positive
1,306 reviews
The Oregon Trail
Historical survival strategy built around a hazardous wagon journey
79% positive
1,299 reviews
Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
World War II real-time strategy with campaign planning and reinforcements
85% positive
1,298 reviews
Imperivm RTC - HD Edition "Great Battles of Rome"
Historical real-time strategy about commanding ancient armies and capturing territory
70% positive
1,298 reviews
Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
Third-person detective adventure investigates a train murder from two perspectives
84% positive
1,285 reviews
War Hospital
Top-down hospital management with wartime triage and hard choices
61% positive
1,280 reviews
Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022
Railroad simulation focused on driving trains and building custom routes
74% positive
1,269 reviews
Railroad Tycoon 3
Railroad management strategy with historical scenarios and a changing economy
77% positive
1,265 reviews
Egypt: Old Kingdom
Turn-based strategy about building pyramids and governing ancient Egypt
87% positive
1,264 reviews
Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Real-time grand strategy controlling nations from World War II onward
77% positive
1,255 reviews
Realpolitiks
Real-time grand strategy about leading a nation through global crises
62% positive
1,245 reviews
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Souzou
Historical grand strategy about governing and conquering Sengoku Japan
87% positive
1,244 reviews
Field of Glory II
Turn-based ancient warfare with historical and what-if battles
83% positive
1,240 reviews
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
World War II naval simulation defending convoys from U-boats
74% positive
1,231 reviews
Cossacks II: Battle for Europe
Napoleonic real-time strategy with large armies and morale-driven battles
81% positive
1,229 reviews
Inkulinati
Turn-based tactics with drawn beasts in medieval manuscript battles
86% positive
1,227 reviews
Warriors of the Nile 2
Turn-based tactics roguelite with Egyptian warriors and shifting skill builds
89% positive
1,216 reviews
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
World War II real-time strategy with British and German campaigns
92% positive
1,210 reviews
SHOGUN: Total War™ - Collection
Historical strategy mixing turn-based conquest with real-time samurai battles
89% positive
1,180 reviews
The Bible
Digital Bible reader with multiple translations and trivia quizzes
87% positive
1,176 reviews
Through the Darkest of Times
Historical strategy game about organizing covert resistance in Nazi Berlin
84% positive
1,163 reviews