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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Celestial Empire: Prologue
A city builder set in ancient China with divine powers
86% positive
Free
Buzz Aldrin's Space Program Manager
Turn-based space agency management during the race to the Moon
75% positive
440 reviews
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
TV quiz game with escalating questions and a prize ladder
52% positive
440 reviews
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Water Margin Online
Free-to-play historical MMORPG with recruitable heroes from Chinese literature
78% positive
Free
The Last Soldier of the Ming Dynasty
Martial arts action against pirates during China's Ming Dynasty
76% positive
439 reviews
Demo Republic of Pirates
Pirate city builder with island management and real-time naval battles
70% positive
438 reviews
Demo The Berlin Apartment
First-person story adventure tracing one Berlin apartment through different eras
91% positive
437 reviews
PANZERKAMPF®
Free-to-play team tank battles with historical and experimental armored vehicles
42% positive
Free
Vietnam ‘65
Turn-based Vietnam War strategy focused on counterinsurgency and logistics
82% positive
436 reviews
Demo Three Kingdoms:BOND
Historical auto-battler built around competitive matches lasting ten minutes
80% positive
435 reviews
Demo HEART of CROWN Online
Turn-based deck-building card game about backing a princess for succession
84% positive
434 reviews
Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
World War II tactical wargame spanning battles and campaigns near Caen
68% positive
433 reviews
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
World War II wargame with detailed tank damage simulation
81% positive
431 reviews
Civilization IV®: Warlords
Turn-based historical strategy about conquest, vassals, and military expansion
90% positive
428 reviews
Demo Making History: The Great War
Turn-based World War I grand strategy with economic management
74% positive
427 reviews
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Ancient Russian Life Simulator
An incremental comedy game about ancient warriors fighting lizards
95% positive
425 reviews
Waves of Steel
Arcade naval combat with customizable warships and enemy superweapons
90% positive
415 reviews
Demo Marble Age: Remastered
Turn-based strategy about growing a Greek village into a city-state
85% positive
414 reviews
Close Combat: The Bloody First
Real-time World War II tactics with a US infantry company
51% positive
414 reviews
Mayjasmine Episode01 - What is God?
A historical visual novel about everyday lives disrupted by riots
71% positive
412 reviews
Rum & Gun
A top-down pirate action RPG combining gunfire with loot hunting
92% positive
412 reviews
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Air Defender
Real-time air defense strategy built around identifying unknown radar contacts
79% positive
412 reviews
Jon Shafer's At the Gates
Turn-based 4X strategy where seasons reshape routes across the map
41% positive
411 reviews
Buccaneers!
Open-world pirate RPG with naval battles and faction conquests
81% positive
411 reviews