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.
Victoria II
Historical grand strategy built around politics, industry, and population
92% positive
20K reviews
Empires of the Undergrowth
Ant colony RTS about building nests and commanding insect swarms
94% positive
19K reviews
Company of Heroes
World War II RTS built around cover and destructible battlefields
94% positive
19K reviews
Stronghold Crusader 2
Medieval real-time strategy mixing castle building, sieges, and desert economies
72% positive
18K reviews
Dawn of Man
Prehistoric survival city builder spanning the Stone to Iron Age
87% positive
18K reviews
Isonzo
Team-based World War I shooter across the Italian Alps
83% positive
17K reviews
Rome: Total War™ - Collection
Turn-based Roman conquest campaigns with real-time battles and barbarian invasions
95% positive
17K reviews
Desperados III
Isometric Wild West stealth tactics built around coordinated takedowns
97% positive
17K reviews
Six Days in Fallujah
Tactical first-person shooter built around tense urban room clearing
79% positive
16K reviews
Mafia
Third-person crime action tracing a cabdriver's rise through the mob
88% positive
16K reviews
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
Turn-based grand strategy where supply lines shape China’s conquest
63% positive
16K reviews
Cossacks 3
Historical real-time strategy with vast armies and economic management
82% positive
16K reviews
Turmoil
Oil-rush management game about drilling, trading, and outbidding rivals
93% positive
16K reviews
WARNO
Cold War real-time tactics with customizable NATO and Warsaw Pact forces
80% positive
16K reviews
Assassin's Creed® III Remastered
Third-person open-world action and stealth during the American Revolution
63% positive
16K reviews
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
Historical real-time strategy spanning ancient cities to modern warfare
95% positive
16K reviews
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Historical real-time strategy about building civilizations and conquering rivals
84% positive
16K reviews
Dino D-Day
Multiplayer World War II shooter with playable dinosaurs
84% positive
15K reviews
Easy Red 2
Large-scale World War II FPS with squad command and vehicles
90% positive
15K reviews
War of Rights
Large-scale Civil War FPS focused on coordinated line battles
88% positive
15K reviews
A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
Historical grand strategy across Viking-age Britain with real-time battles
71% positive
15K reviews
Naval Action
Open-world naval MMO with wind-driven Age of Sail combat
52% positive
15K reviews
Kingdom Heroes 8
Three Kingdoms strategy RPG with large real-time battlefield clashes
54% positive
15K reviews
Tropico 5
Island city builder where your ruling dynasty spans centuries
79% positive
14K reviews