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
1,798 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
Open-world pirate adventure with naval combat, stealth, and parkour
87% positive
77K reviews
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
Historical real-time strategy built around distinct civilizations and large battles
85% positive
75K reviews
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Grand strategy in ancient China with turn-based rule and real-time battles
72% positive
75K reviews
Company of Heroes 2
World War II RTS built around cover and combined arms
80% positive
72K reviews
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
Open-world samurai action with sword combat, stealth, and exploration
93% positive
69K reviews
Demo A Plague Tale: Innocence
Linear medieval stealth adventure about siblings, soldiers, and swarming rats
93% positive
67K reviews
Assassin's Creed 2
Open-world action adventure with parkour through Renaissance Italy
89% positive
63K reviews
Five Nights at Freddy's
First-person survival horror about monitoring cameras and conserving power
94% positive
61K reviews
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Historical grand strategy with turn-based empire management and real-time battles
83% positive
61K reviews
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Free-to-play World War II card battles with frontline tactics
69% positive
Free
Age of History II
Turn-based grand strategy across history with extensive scenario editing
89% positive
55K reviews
Demo The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Dark historical visual novel about escorting children amid famine
95% positive
53K reviews
Chivalry 2
First-person medieval slasher built around large, chaotic PvP battles
79% positive
51K reviews
Call of Duty: World at War
World War II first-person shooter with campaign, co-op, and Zombies
92% positive
50K reviews
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Single-player first-person shooter in a Nazi-ruled alternate 1960s
91% positive
50K reviews
Victoria 3
Historical grand strategy centered on economics, politics, and social change
63% positive
49K reviews
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
First-person medieval combat built around team battles and sieges
83% positive
48K reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Turn-based historical 4X strategy across three evolving ages
48% positive
47K reviews
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
Realistic Vietnam War FPS with asymmetric 64-player battles
87% positive
46K reviews
Medieval Dynasty
Open-world medieval survival RPG about building and managing a village
89% positive
45K reviews
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Open-world Viking action RPG built around exploration, raids, and choices
69% positive
44K reviews
Fistful of Frags
Free Western first-person shooter with slow, deliberate gunfights
91% positive
Free
Ryse: Son of Rome
Linear third-person Roman action built around bloody executions
87% positive
41K reviews
Demo Total War: SHOGUN 2
Historical strategy mixing clan management with real-time samurai battles
89% positive
41K reviews