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Historical games

Historical games usually touch on a specific period in human history, either completely retelling it and allowing the gamer to participate in it, or embellishing events by adding new faces or some details.

Usually the matter concerns military conflicts, and it doesn’t really matter how long ago it was: the Middle Ages, the Second World War, and the period of the Three Kingdoms in China (which is almost always embellished) are also affected.

Historical games can be shooters, strategies, or RPGs: it all depends on how much “power” the developers want to give the player and how much he can change.

This list contains all historical games, regardless of year of release, genre and gameplay features.

Hearts of Iron 4
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tactics
June 6, 2016
VGTimes: 8.5/10
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Hearts of Iron 4 is a historical top-down real-time tactical strategy game. The player is given the opportunity to fully manage an individual state...
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical
November 10, 2020
VGTimes: 6.8/10
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 70/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a third-person action-adventure game with RPG elements set in an open, well-developed, dynamically changing game world...
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world
February 13, 2018
VGTimes: 8.6/10
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a medieval role-playing action game in a fully open world with a first-person perspective. You will take on the role of...
Europa Universalis 4
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view
August 13, 2013
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 87/100
Europa Universalis 4 is a top-down global real-time strategy game. The game takes place in the period from the Late Middle Ages to the era of the...
Anno 1800
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Sandbox, Exploration, Historical, Cooperative (co-op)
April 16, 2019
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Anno 1800 — the new game in the real-time management strategy series Anno. The events unfold at the dawn of the industrial age, during times of great...
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical
October 5, 2018
VGTimes: 8.5/10
Players: 7.9/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Assassin's Creed Odyssey is a new game in the Assassin's Creed stealth-action series, set in Ancient Greece. Take your fate into your own hands and...
Assassin's Creed: Origins
Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical
October 27, 2017
VGTimes: 8.7/10
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Assassin's Creed: Origins is an adventure action game with a third-person view set in an open world within the Assassin's Creed universe. The game...
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
Action, Adventure, Stealth, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Historical
February 22, 2013
VGTimes: 8.6/10
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. In this part of the game, you will explore...
Total War: Rome 2
Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical
September 2, 2013
VGTimes: 9.2/10
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Total War: Rome 2 is a continuation of one of the best global historical strategy games, released in 2004. Expect the largest turn-based campaign, as...
Assassin's Creed: Unity
Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical
November 11, 2014
VGTimes: 7.6/10
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Assassin's Creed: Unity is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. The game takes place in Paris in the 18th century...
Total War: Three Kingdoms
Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based
May 23, 2019
VGTimes: 8.0/10
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Total War: Three Kingdoms is a new large-scale historical strategy from the Total War series. The game will take you to Ancient China during the era...
Age of Empires 4
Strategy, In real time, Isometric
October 28, 2021
VGTimes: 7.1/10
Players: 10/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Age of Empires 4 is a continuation of the legendary isometric real-time strategy from the creators of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3 and Company of...
This War of Mine
Action, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
November 14, 2014
VGTimes: 8.8/10
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 82/100
This War of Mine is an atmospheric adventure with survival elements and a side view. The game allows you to plunge into the life of ordinary...
Victoria 3
Strategy, Top-down view, In real time, Historical, Grand strategy, Online
October 25, 2022
Players: 6.5/10
Steam: 68/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Victoria 3 is a continuation of the exciting global real-time strategy, where you have to rule states and lead one of them to world domination...
Company of Heroes 2
Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical
June 25, 2013
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Company of Heroes 2 is a continuation of the historical real-time strategy with an isometric camera view, which will allow you to take part in a...
Assassin's Creed 3
Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical
October 30, 2012
VGTimes: 7.6/10
Players: 7.5/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Adventure action game from the third person with stealth elements in a historical setting and open world Assassin's Creed 3 was released in 2012 and...
Total War: Shogun 2
Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based
March 15, 2011
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 90/100
Total War: Shogun 2 is a global strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles. The end of the 19th century became a...
Total War: Empire
Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based
March 3, 2009
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 89/100
Assassin's Creed 2
Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical
November 17, 2009
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Assassin's Creed 2 is a stealth action game with a third-person view. The game will take you to Florence during the Renaissance. Your hero, the...
Crusader Kings 2
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Free game
February 14, 2012
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Crusader Kings 2 is a free-to-play sequel to the global real-time strategy game. Like the first part, Crusader Kings 2 simulates the system of feudal...
Anno 1404
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Online, Exploration, Cooperative (co-op), Historical, Medieval era
July 26, 2009
Players: 8.2/10
Anno 1404 — real-time exploration strategy for multiple players in a medieval setting. Classic city building...
L.A. Noire
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle
May 17, 2011
VGTimes: 7.8/10
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 82/100
L.A. Noire is a third-person action-adventure game set in an open world. The game will take you to 1947, to the city of Los Angeles. The protagonist...
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical
October 23, 2015
VGTimes: 8.2/10
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Assassin's Creed universe. The game takes place in 19th...
Assassin's Creed
Action, Stealth, Beat them all, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical
November 14, 2007
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 89/100
Assassin's Creed is a pseudo-historical stealth action game with a third-person view in a medieval setting. The game takes place in parallel in 2012...
Medieval 2: Total War
Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval
November 10, 2006
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 88/100
Medieval 2: Total War is a continuation of one of the best global historical strategies, released in 2002. In the game you have to lead your army and...
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical
February 20, 2018
VGTimes: 7.3/10
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is a re-release of the classic real-time strategy Age of Empires in honor of the 20th anniversary of the series...
Company of Heroes
Strategy, In real time, Historical, Isometric, Tactics
September 11, 2006
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 93/100
Tactical real-time strategy from the creators of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. The main action takes place on the battlefields of World War II. In...
Rome: Total War
Strategy, In real time, Historical, Turn-based
September 22, 2004
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 92/100
Rome: Total War is a historical strategy with turn-based movements across a global map and real-time battles. You have to lead one of the three most...
Medal of Honor (2010)
Action, Shooter, First-person view
October 12, 2010
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 81/100
Medal of Honor (2010) is a first-person action game with shooter elements from the studios Danger Close, EA Digital Illusions CE AB and Electronic...
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Tactics
December 6, 2016
VGTimes: 8.4/10
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a real-time tactical strategy game with stealth elements and an isometric camera view. The game takes place...
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Historical, Logic
June 24, 2014
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Valiant Hearts: The Great War is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set during the First World War. The game tells the story of five people...
Expeditions: Viking
Role-playing game, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics
April 27, 2017
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Expeditions: Viking is a tactical turn-based RPG that will take you back to the 700s during the time of the Vikings and allow you to become one of...
Смерть шпионам
Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view
March 1, 2007
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
September 13, 2011
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 76/100
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad is a multiplayer first-person shooter set in the Second World War. The game is a continuation of Ostfront...
Age of Empires 3
Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical
October 18, 2005
Players: 9.4/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Age of Empires 3 is an isometric strategy game with a historical twist from Ensemble Studios. The game is published by Microsoft Game Studios, and...
Verdun
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
April 28, 2015
Players: 6.6/10
Steam: 87/100
Verdun is an online first-person shooter set in the First World War. Realistic gameplay awaits you, allowing you to feel the horror of war. The game...
Help Will Come Tomorrow
Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Business / Management
April 21, 2020
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 67/100
Help Will Come Tomorrow is an adventure management simulator with survival elements. In the uninhabited Siberian desert after the October Revolution...
Ил-2 Штурмовик
Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
November 18, 2001
Players: 7.3/10
Metacritic: 91/100
IL-2 Sturmovik — The single-player campaign reconstructs the famous battles of the Great Patriotic War, giving players the feeling of being...
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
March 14, 2006
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 is a historical shooter with a first-person view. The game features more than a dozen maps designed to recreate the...
War of Rights
Online, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
December 3, 2018
Steam: 88/100
War of Rights is a multiplayer historical shooter with a first-person view. The game's plot tells the story of the Maryland Campaign, which took...

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