Games Game Genres Historical

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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Best Games in the Historical genre of 1997

Age of Empires

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Online, City Building

September 30, 1997

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Age of Empires is a historical real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. You will find 4 basic campaigns for Egypt, Greece, Babylon and the Empire of...

Panzer General 2

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Tanks

June 22, 2010

Players: 9.7/10

Panzer General 2 — historical turn-based strategy. The game focuses on World War II (excluding the Pacific and Southeast Asian theaters), and also includes...

Sid Meier's Gettysburg!

Strategy, In real time, Historical

September 30, 1997

Metacritic: 92/100

This real-time historical strategy game focuses on the Battle of Gettysburg, with players planning tactics and commanding troops across a 3D battlefield. Units can...

Allied General

Strategy, Historical, Turn-based

June 13, 1997

Allied General is a strategy game with elements of a historical game from developers from the studios Halestorm, Inc., Strategic Simulations and Inc.. The game is...

Red Baron (1992)

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Historical

December 19, 1990

Players: 5.2/10

Red Baron (1992) is a first-person simulator with a mixture of flight simulator and historical game from Dynamix, Inc.. The game is published by Sierra On-Line...

Silent Hunter

Simulation, Warships / Submarines, Historical

March 25, 1996

Players: 5.5/10

Silent Hunter — a World War II submarine combat simulator for MS-DOS, developed by Aeon Electronic Entertainment and published in 1996 by Strategic...

Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Historical

October 31, 1997

Metacritic: 69/100

This adventure game combines puzzles and exploration with a conspiracy involving drug kingpin Karzac and the prophesied return of the ancient Mayan god...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 5

Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

December 15, 1995

Steam: 78/100

This turn-based historical grand strategy is set during the Three Kingdoms period, as rulers vie for influence. In the series’ fifth installment, a ruler’s success...

Air Warrior 2

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Action

April 2, 1997

Air Warrior 2 is a first-person simulator with elements of a flight simulator, historical game and sandbox from developers from the Kesmai Corporation studio. The...

Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia

Simulation, Strategy, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based

April 30, 1997

Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia is an isometric simulator with strategy and historical elements from developers TalonSoft. The game is published by Empire...

Grant - Lee - Sherman: Civil War 2: Generals

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Sandbox

1997

Grant — Lee — Sherman: Civil War 2: Generals is a top-down strategy game with historical and sandbox elements from the masters at Impressions Games. The...

Dynasty Warriors (1997)

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Historical

February 28, 1997

Dynasty Warriors (1997) is a third-person action game with fighting and historical elements from the masters at Omega Force. The game is published by KOEI Co...

East Front

Strategy, Isometric, Historical

November 30, 1997

East Front is an isometric strategy game with historical game elements from TalonSoft. The game is published by Empire Interactive Entertainment. East Front is also...

Virtual Chess 2

Strategy, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Historical, Turn-based, Chess game

November 1997

Virtual Chess 2 is a first-person strategy game with a mixture of educational game, puzzle game, historical game and chess games from the developers of Titus France...

Air Warrior 3

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Action

November 30, 1997

Air Warrior 3 is a first-person simulator with elements of a flight simulator, historical game and sandbox from the developers of Kesmai Corporation. The game is...

Pacific General

Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics

September 8, 1997

Steam: 78/100

Pacific General is a top-down strategy game with elements of a business simulation and historical game from the developers of the studio Strategic Simulations...

Great Battles of Hannibal

Strategy, Third-person view, Historical

October 31, 1997

Great Battles of Hannibal is a third-person strategy game with a dash of historical action from the masters at Erudite Software. The game is published by...

Sabre Ace: Conflict Over Korea

Simulation, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Historical

October 17, 1997

Sabre Ace: Conflict Over Korea is a third-person simulator with a mixture of flight simulator and historical game from the developers of Eagle Interactive. The game...