Historical
Historical games are based on significant events that have already occurred or recreate them. The Middle Ages, World War II, and antiquity are particularly popular.
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Platforms
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Statuses
Best Games in the Historical genre
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Historical, Exploration, Open world, Medieval era, Crafting
February 4, 2025
VGTimes:
9.7/10
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
88/100
First-person role-playing action in the vast open world of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a direct sequel to the 2018 game, taking players back to fifteenth-century...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical, Open world, Exploration
November 10, 2020
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
68/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is an action-adventure game from a third-person perspective with RPG elements set in an open, well-developed, dynamically changing game...
Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical, Open world, Role-playing game, Exploration
October 5, 2018
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Assassin's Creed Odyssey is a new game in the Assassin's Creed stealth-action series, set in Ancient Greece. Take fate into your own hands and write your own epic...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Action, Historical, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Survival, Construction, Crafting, Online
September 17, 2020
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Medieval Dynasty is a first-person action-adventure RPG set in an open world inspired by the medieval era. The main character is an ordinary poor man who has to...
Action, Online, MMO, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks, Free game, Simulation
August 15, 2013
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Players:
4.3/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
79/100
War Thunder combines aviation, tanks, and ships in one combat space, offering historically accurate models of equipment and realistic damage physics. It is the...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, DLC, First-person view, Historical, Exploration, Open world, Medieval era, Crafting
May 15, 2025
Players:
10/10
Steam:
59/100
Metacritic:
72/100
In the addition, Henry will meet a mysterious artist who is trying to find inspiration and become one of the greatest masters of his time. You can find him in...
Strategy, Simulation, DLC, Top-down view, Historical, Medieval era, Grand strategy, Role-playing game
September 30, 2026
Steam:
50/100
The expansion focuses on the religious side of medieval politics. New mechanics let you gain priestly authority and act independently of secular rulers, govern...
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, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Historical, Sandbox, Casual game, Simulation, City Building
March 26, 2026
Steam:
94/100
After the fall of the Roman Empire, a group of settlers sets off to a new place. Here they want to establish a new Rome. It is necessary to build various...