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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Patrician III
Medieval trade and city management in a Hanseatic economic sandbox
81% positive
939 reviews
Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition
Free medieval real-time strategy built around squad-based battles
79% positive
Free
All Quiet in the Trenches
Turn-based World War I strategy balancing soldiers' survival against orders
90% positive
938 reviews
Gomoku Let's Go
Turn-based board strategy built around making five-stone lines
88% positive
935 reviews
Tank Squad
World War II tank combat with squad commands and cooperative crews
66% positive
933 reviews
Demo Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch (The witch of the Ihanashi)
A visual novel about island romance and Okinawan folklore
96% positive
920 reviews
Demo Hex of Steel
Turn-based WWII wargame spanning major fronts on hex-grid maps
94% positive
916 reviews
Demo The Forgotten Concluder
A Chinese fantasy RPG with party battles and environmental puzzles
75% positive
910 reviews
Rome: Total War™ - Alexander
Historical strategy expansion following Alexander's conquest of Persia
74% positive
909 reviews
Saloon Simulator
First-person saloon management with story quests and criminal side work
87% positive
907 reviews
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
World War II naval simulation defending convoys from U-boats
73% positive
902 reviews
World of Shooting
First-person shooting sports simulator with customizable firearms and target courses
77% positive
Free
Rule the Waves 3
Naval strategy simulation spanning dreadnoughts, carriers, and missile cruisers
86% positive
896 reviews
Ludus
Gladiator school simulation about training fighters and managing trade
69% positive
888 reviews
Ymir
City-building strategy with Pigmen civilizations and simulated economies
72% positive
884 reviews
1666: Amsterdam
Third-person action-adventure with witchcraft and a playable cat
65% positive
884 reviews
Classified: France '44
Turn-based World War II tactics with stealth and squad morale
70% positive
881 reviews
Heroes of Science and Fiction
Turn-based sci-fi strategy with rival factions and tactical battles
89% positive
874 reviews
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Men of War: Red Tide
World War II real-time strategy with amphibious assaults and direct control
85% positive
873 reviews
Praetorians - HD Remaster
Roman real-time strategy centered on positioning and unit combinations
92% positive
867 reviews
Project Gunship
Single-player AC-130 gunship simulation with thermal targeting and combat scenarios
76% positive
867 reviews
Iron Front: Digital War Edition
World War II tactical simulation combining infantry, tanks, and aircraft
59% positive
865 reviews
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension
Historical grand strategy with officer careers and real-time battles
74% positive
865 reviews
Imperivm RTC - HD Edition "Great Battles of Rome"
Historical real-time strategy about commanding ancient armies and capturing territory
72% positive
864 reviews