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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Train World
Railroad management simulation spanning multiple eras of trains and technology
73% positive
89 reviews
Caesar's Revenge
Retro first-person shooter with a bloodlust system that rewards aggression
83% positive
89 reviews
Stone Age: Digital Edition
Digital board game about feeding and growing a prehistoric tribe
83% positive
89 reviews
The Temporal Invasion
A conspiracy puzzle adventure that requires real-world research to progress
70% positive
88 reviews
Demo VR Battleship YAMATO
A historical VR tour aboard a full-scale World War II battleship
90% positive
88 reviews
Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis
Card-driven area control during America's slide toward the Civil War
84% positive
88 reviews
Therais Book
Open-world fantasy MMORPG with resource gathering and combat pets
61% positive
Free
Death Duel VR
Physics-based VR melee duels built around historical fencing techniques
44% positive
Free
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Chernobyl: Simulator
Nuclear reactor simulation about keeping a Soviet power plant stable
91% positive
88 reviews
No Retreat! The Russian Front
Turn-based WWII wargame with hex maps and event cards
70% positive
88 reviews
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US and THEM
Turn-based Cold War strategy fought through spies and political influence
34% positive
87 reviews
Shikokushi ~food and sightseeing and beauties~
Territorial strategy mixing modern warfare with sightseeing and romance
76% positive
87 reviews
The Anointed: David Saves Keilah
Third-person action-adventure set within the biblical story of David
76% positive
Free
Demo Poems & Codes
A word puzzle game about decoding poetry through substitution ciphers
95% positive
87 reviews
HYAKKI YAKO Survivor
Action roguelike where you switch between spread-out and concentrated attacks
66% positive
87 reviews
Swamp Keeper
Top-down arena shooter where every bow shot needs a charge
97% positive
87 reviews
Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition
World War II multiplayer shooter with different tactics for each side
99% positive
86 reviews
Treasures of the Aegean
A parkour platformer set on an island in a time loop
87% positive
86 reviews
Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
Detective RPG with dice-based skill checks and story-changing decisions
85% positive
86 reviews
Whisperwind
First-person horror built around puzzles and a prison mystery
96% positive
85 reviews
Pro Strategy Football 2022
American football coaching simulation focused on strategy rather than reflexes
87% positive
85 reviews
Temporian
Turn-based card survival about reinventing technology in a prehistoric world
79% positive
85 reviews
Songs of Life
A card-driven visual novel following doctors through an epidemic
81% positive
85 reviews
No Man's Land
Historical real-time strategy spanning colonial America and the Wild West
88% positive
85 reviews