Best Historical Strategy Games Ever Made
Humanity has a rich experience of wars and conflicts in any historical period, which is why most strategic games are based on real battles at different times and years.
However, historical strategies usually refer to those RTS, TBS, and 4X games whose action takes place in the past. For example, during World War II.
Action, Strategy, Online, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)
February 23, 2023
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
62/100
Metacritic:
77/100
The events of the third part take place in the Mediterranean. The game features an exciting story campaign, the largest in the history of the Company of Heroes...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Sandbox, Exploration, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation
April 16, 2019
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Anno 1800 is a new game in the real-time management strategy series Anno. The events unfold at the dawn of the industrial age, during the times of great...
Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy
February 23, 2010
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
91/100
A continuation of the Total War series of global historical strategies, it transports you to the most turbulent era in Europe, when one man changed the course of...
Action, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, City Building, Construction
September 25, 2002
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
78/100
A real-time strategy game with city-building elements, Stronghold Crusader focuses on battles and sieges during the Crusades. Players lead either the Crusaders or...
Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy
March 3, 2009
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
89/100
The events take place in the era of the 18th century, when the world was engulfed in large-scale wars, colonial ambitions and revolutions. The player takes control...
Business / Management, Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Medieval era, Simulation, Survival, Historical, City Building
November 8, 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
76/100
City planning simulator about Vikings. Players are engaged in the development of the settlement, turning the village into a prosperous city. A good jarl knows how...
Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Business / Management, Historical, Grand strategy, Sandbox
November 22, 2018
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
86/100
Age of History 2 is the continuation of a large turn-based tactical strategy game with a top-down view Age of Civilizations Americas. Your main goal is to conquer...
Online, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Mini-game / browser-based, Free game
April 17, 2012
Players:
5.7/10
Forge of Empires is a free-to-play management strategy game with an isometric camera view. You have to build the greatest city, leading it through millennia. Events...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Online, Exploration, Cooperative (co-op), Historical, Medieval era
July 26, 2009
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
76/100
Anno 1404 — real-time exploration strategy for multiple players in a medieval setting. Classic city building...
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, City Building
September 22, 2014
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
68/100
Metacritic:
65/100
A medieval real-time strategy and city-building game that continues the Stronghold Crusader series. It retains the earlier games’ focus on skirmishes and...
Strategy, MMO, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tactics, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Sandbox
July 27, 2017
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
80/100
Multiplayer tactical real-time strategy. The events take place during the Second World War, where you will have to unite in squads with hundreds of other players...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Grand strategy
January 23, 2007
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
83/100
This global historical strategy game puts the player in control of a historical nation and lets them guide it across several centuries while expanding its influence...
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