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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Franchise Hockey Manager 6
Hockey management sim with NHL teams and historical seasons
78% positive
333 reviews
Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare
Turn-based Pacific naval wargame built around carrier searches and strikes
88% positive
333 reviews
Blackhaven
First-person exploration game uncovering the history a museum leaves out
80% positive
Free
Demo Prose & Codes
A word puzzle game about decoding classic literary excerpts
99% positive
333 reviews
Duckoleon
A team-based shooter with duck infantry, artillery, and goose cavalry
91% positive
Free
YORG.io 3
Tower defense strategy with ammunition factories and nighttime zombie attacks
65% positive
332 reviews
Sumerians
Historical city builder centered on irrigation, trade, and planning
87% positive
331 reviews
Car Manufacture: Prologue
Car factory management sim about building and organizing assembly lines
84% positive
Free
Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher
A visual novel about challenging famous philosophers on morality
96% positive
Free
Playing History 2 - Slave Trade
Educational adventure as a young steward aboard a slave ship
63% positive
329 reviews
Gladiator School
Gladiator management simulation about training fighters and arranging arena bouts
67% positive
329 reviews
Setteeh
First-person horror rooted in Yakut folklore and ghost stories
74% positive
329 reviews
Monuments Flipper: Prologue
First-person renovation simulator about restoring historical buildings inside and out
78% positive
Free
Demo Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu
First-person VR martial arts fighting with physics-based combat
95% positive
327 reviews
Demo The Emperor and State
Historical strategy simulation about ruling ancient China across generations
54% positive
327 reviews
Demo Grit and Valor - 1949
Roguelite mech tactics defending a vehicle through changing battlefields
78% positive
325 reviews
Visite virtuelle de l'Assemblée nationale
Free virtual tour of France's National Assembly, playable in VR
79% positive
Free
Demo Total Tank Generals
Turn-based World War II strategy with hex battles and stacked units
74% positive
324 reviews
Demo 汉尘:腐草为萤
Late Han survival sim spanning twenty years of changing seasons
69% positive
323 reviews
Peasant Royale
First-person medieval battle royale with throwing weapons and armored duels
70% positive
Free
Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang
Real-time strategy about holding landing zones in the Vietnam War
42% positive
321 reviews
Demo Nine-Tailed Okitsune Tale
An action RPG about a shapeshifting fox catching escaped spirits
97% positive
321 reviews
Depression The Game
Interactive fiction about depression, based on the developer's own experiences
68% positive
320 reviews
Mosaic of The Pharaohs
Minesweeper-like logic puzzles reveal a giant ancient Egyptian mosaic
92% positive
319 reviews