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.
Total Tank Generals
Turn-based World War II strategy with hex battles and stacked units
74% positive
324 reviews
Mosaic of The Pharaohs
Minesweeper-like logic puzzles reveal a giant ancient Egyptian mosaic
92% positive
318 reviews
Misericorde Volume Two: White Wool & Snow
Kinetic visual novel about a nun investigating an abbey murder
99% positive
304 reviews
Warbox Sandbox
Combat sandbox for staging battles across eras and joining them
77% positive
303 reviews
天下霸圖
Martial arts strategy with sect management and turn-based battles
78% positive
298 reviews
Commander: The Great War
Turn-based World War I strategy on a large hex map
80% positive
295 reviews
Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
Turn-based historical wargames spanning medieval battles and World War II
69% positive
293 reviews
Making History: The Second World War
Turn-based World War II strategy where any nation can change history
78% positive
291 reviews
Anno 1602 History Edition
Island colony-building strategy with economic management and varied scenarios
79% positive
288 reviews
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms
2D beat 'em up with Kunio as a Three Kingdoms hero
72% positive
283 reviews
Forgotten but Unbroken
World War II turn-based tactics with soldier and base management
77% positive
282 reviews
Rogue Hex
Turn-based civilization strategy with card drafting and roguelike runs
88% positive
282 reviews
Age of Gladiators II: Rome
Roman gladiator management with turn-based arena battles and school upgrades
67% positive
279 reviews
How a Retired Strategist Saved the Country
Real-time strategy game about building a country and conquering land
91% positive
274 reviews
Victoria I Complete
Nineteenth-century grand strategy about governing a nation through industrialization
70% positive
270 reviews
The Political Machine 2024
Turn-based presidential campaign strategy with primaries and political action cards
74% positive
270 reviews
Yield! Fall of Rome
Turn-based empire strategy during Rome's decline, built around shorter matches
72% positive
268 reviews
Raiders of the North Sea
Turn-based Viking board game about gathering resources and raiding settlements
86% positive
266 reviews
Colonial Conquest
Turn-based strategy for global conquest in the Victorian era
63% positive
264 reviews
Sea Dogs: City of Abandoned Ships
Pirate action RPG about sailing, trading, and raiding ships
78% positive
264 reviews
Fury of Dracula: Digital Edition
Hidden-movement board game of Dracula evading hunters across Europe
74% positive
263 reviews
Fight School Simulator
Martial arts school simulator with dojo management and rival fights
87% positive
263 reviews
Orbi Universo
Abstract civilization strategy built around interconnected management nodes
71% positive
262 reviews
九州：立志
Open-world life simulation mixing trade and martial arts in ancient China
83% positive
259 reviews