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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Until the Last Plane
World War II squadron management with dogfighting and bombing minigames
70% positive
107 reviews
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Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony
A side-scrolling point-and-click mystery about a colony that vanished
77% positive
107 reviews
Pro Strategy Football 2021
American football coaching simulation with custom rules and historical matchups
86% positive
107 reviews
阎罗索命
Historical detective visual novel about murders inside a locked-down academy
87% positive
107 reviews
Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble!™
A board-game-style RPG about teenage girls defying small-town authority
73% positive
106 reviews
Strategic War in Europe
Turn-based World War II strategy across land, sea, and air
52% positive
106 reviews
Trivia Vault: Science & History Trivia 2
Timed science and history quizzes where correct answers crack vaults
61% positive
106 reviews
Dark Side of War
A retro first-person shooter about fighting behind enemy lines
73% positive
106 reviews
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Imperial Ambitions
Turn-based 4X strategy with colonial expansion and class-based labor management
82% positive
106 reviews
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三国：谋定天下
Class-based war strategy where supply lines shape the battlefield
77% positive
Free
The Egyptian Prophecy: The Fate of Ramses
Point-and-click adventure investigating strange accidents at an ancient Egyptian worksite
54% positive
105 reviews
Prince of Qin
Historical action RPG blending combat and strategy in ancient China
86% positive
105 reviews
Plus Ultra: Legado
A comic-book Metroidvania set among Mesoamerica's historical locations
79% positive
105 reviews
Football School
Soccer club management with player classes and physics-based matches
74% positive
104 reviews
Card Blitz: WWII
World War II card battles with collectible troops and generals
59% positive
Free
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Aztecs: The Last Sun
Aztec survival city builder with land reclamation and human sacrifice
59% positive
104 reviews
Empire City Simulator
An ancient city builder centered on resource production and trade
60% positive
Free
Walden, a game
A historical walking simulator about Thoreau's experiment in living simply
84% positive
103 reviews
The King's Dilemma: Chronicles
Political simulation where council votes shape a kingdom's future
70% positive
103 reviews
Along the River During the Qingming Festival
Hidden-object searching through a Chinese scroll painting of daily life
88% positive
Free
UnderDread
First-person horror adventure tracing a disappearance through an abandoned castle
52% positive
102 reviews
Demo Alnico Smithery
Physics-based blacksmithing simulator with hands-on forging and alloy experimentation
80% positive
102 reviews
Tay Son Dynasty
Third-person historical action RPG centered on online player-versus-player combat
64% positive
Free
Kings of Israel
Turn-based board game strategy about prophets resisting Israel's destruction
91% positive
101 reviews