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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Demo Realpolitiks
Real-time grand strategy about leading a nation through global crises
62% positive
1,245 reviews
Men of War: Vietnam
Small-squad real-time tactics across both sides of the Vietnam War
63% positive
1,243 reviews
Demo Warriors of the Nile 2
Turn-based tactics roguelite with Egyptian warriors and shifting skill builds
86% positive
1,217 reviews
CivIdle
Idle empire builder progressing from hunting to artificial intelligence
72% positive
Free
Aces of Thunder
Combat flight simulation spanning two World Wars, with optional VR
56% positive
1,213 reviews
Aviary Attorney
A courtroom adventure starring a bird lawyer in nineteenth-century Paris
94% positive
1,209 reviews
Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains
Turn-based RPG crossing medieval Eurasia with monster capture and fusion
82% positive
1,206 reviews
Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: India
A 2.5D stealth platformer set in nineteenth-century colonial India
64% positive
1,204 reviews
2024: Mosaic Retrospective
A Minesweeper-style logic puzzle built around a year of news
89% positive
Free
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SAELIG
Anglo-Saxon life and business simulation about building a family legacy
85% positive
1,195 reviews
Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific
World War II submarine simulation with American Pacific patrols
69% positive
1,194 reviews
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz Edition
Historical flight sim with detailed aircraft systems and dogfights
64% positive
1,186 reviews
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
World War II battalion tactics with turn-based planning and real-time battles
88% positive
1,181 reviews
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Souzou
Historical grand strategy about governing and conquering Sengoku Japan
86% positive
1,179 reviews
Railroad Tycoon 3
Railroad management strategy with historical scenarios and a changing economy
77% positive
1,177 reviews
Demo Warfare Legacy Collection
Side-scrolling strategy across two world wars and shifting front lines
92% positive
1,173 reviews
Depraved
Wild West city builder about keeping a frontier settlement alive
61% positive
1,170 reviews
Through the Darkest of Times
Historical strategy game about organizing covert resistance in Nazi Berlin
84% positive
1,163 reviews
Demo Corsairs Legacy - Pirate Action RPG & Sea Battles
Open-world pirate action RPG mixing sea battles with boarding combat
71% positive
1,157 reviews
Cossacks II: Battle for Europe
Napoleonic real-time strategy with large armies and morale-driven battles
79% positive
1,156 reviews
Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
A farming life sim centered on Chinese village traditions
88% positive
1,154 reviews
Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders - Bandit's Trail
Open-world action RPG about building and supplying an outlaw settlement
82% positive
Free
Fate Seeker: Journey
Martial arts action RPG with randomized skills and branching runs
77% positive
1,137 reviews
Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
A point-and-click murder mystery amid ancient China's court politics
88% positive
1,133 reviews