Historical 2001 — top best games in the Historical genre

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

November 30, 2000

Players: 8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Cossacks: European Wars is a historical real-time strategy game based on the European wars of the 16th-18th centuries. The game features more than 16 countries...

Cossacks: The Art of War

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Sandbox, Grand strategy

November 15, 2001

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Cossacks: The Art of War is a historical real-time strategy game with sandbox elements. This game continues the story of the great battles of the 17th and 18th...

Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

September 30, 1999

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 92/100

This real-time historical strategy game spans a thousand years, from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages. Players lead one of 13 civilizations toward...

1942

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Historical

December 11, 1985

Players: 7.1/10

1942 is a dynamic top-down shooter with the ability to play together with a friend on the same screen. The year is 1942, you have to try on the role of a fighter...

IL-2 Sturmovik

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

November 18, 2001

Players: 8.2/10

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 participants in...

Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Helicopters, Historical, Tanks

June 22, 2001

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis — the campaign's plot is based on a fictional conflict between NATO and the USSR during the Cold War. In addition, two...

Europa Universalis

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

March 14, 2000

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Europa Universalis is a real-time strategy game with management elements. The game takes place on a schematically depicted world map, divided into more than 1,500...

Commandos 2: Men of Courage

Action, Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics

September 20, 2001

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a real-time tactical action and strategy game about an elite commando unit operating behind enemy lines during World War II. The team...

Hidden & Dangerous

Action, Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics

July 29, 1999

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Hidden & Dangerous is a tactical shooter with a first-person view and strategy elements in the setting of the Second World War. You will be at the head of a group...

Panzer Front

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks

December 22, 1999

Players: 10/10

Panzer Front is a first-person simulator with action, historical game and tank simulator elements from the studios ASCII Corporation and Soyuz. The game is...

Sudden Strike

Strategy, Isometric, Historical

October 27, 2000

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A real-time strategy game set during World War II, in which the player commands Soviet, German, French, American and British forces. Battles take place across large...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 7

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

August 31, 2000

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A turn-based strategy game set during the Three Kingdoms period of ancient China. Romance of the Three Kingdoms 7 lets players take the role of any character and...

Dynasty Warriors 3

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Historical

September 20, 2001

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

This third-person historical action game unfolds on the battlefield, with 40 playable warriors to choose from. It features more than 20 stages of varying sizes and...

Operation Flashpoint: Gold Upgrade

Simulation, Action, Shooter, DLC, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Helicopters, Historical, Tanks

November 28, 2001

Players: 10/10

Operation Flashpoint: Gold Upgrade is a first-person simulator with a mixture of action, shooter, flight simulator, helicopter simulator, historical game and tank...

Silent Hunter 2

Simulation, Warships / Submarines, Historical

November 5, 2001

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Silent Hunter 2 — the player becomes a member of the crew of a German submarine from the Second Battle of the Atlantic. The game has single-player and...

Europa Universalis 2

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

November 12, 2001

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 87/100

This historical strategy spans four centuries, beginning in 1419 during the Hundred Years’ War between France and England and ending in the era of Napoleon. The...

Napoleon 1813

Simulation, In real time, First-person view, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Strategy, Grand strategy

February 24, 2001

Steam: 60/100

Napoleon 1813 is a first-person simulator with a dash of historical action from developers Empire Interactive Entertainment. The game is published by Empire...

Sid Meier's Civilization 3

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Turn-based, Historical

October 30, 2001

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 90/100

A turn-based historical strategy about developing a civilization and exploring the world. Players can pursue different paths of discovery, employ varied strategies...

Pilgrim: Faith as a Weapon

Adventure, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Historical

February 1998

Pilgrim: Faith as a Weapon is a first-person historical adventure with a tutorial component. The game takes place in 1208 and tells the story of a renegade Templar...

Operation Flashpoint: Gold Edition

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Collection, Historical, Tanks

November 28, 2001

Operation Flashpoint: Gold Edition is a first-person simulator with a mixture of action, shooter, flight simulator, helicopter simulator, historical game and tank...

Knights of the Cross

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Adventure

November 1, 2002

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 74/100

Knights of the Cross — In a single player game, the player acts as a knight with his own army. During the game's campaign, he fights against enemy units, and...

Shogun: Total War (Warlord Edition)

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Collection, Historical, Sandbox

August 13, 2001

Metacritic: 87/100

A historical strategy game set during the Mongol invasion of Japan, led by Kublai Khan. Shogun: Total War (Warlord Edition) includes the complete original game and...

Age of Empires 2: Gold Edition

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

August 23, 2001

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Age of Empires 2: Gold Edition is an isometric strategy game with a dash of history from developers Ensemble Studios. The game is published by Microsoft...

Shogun: Total War - The Mongol Invasion

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox

August 8, 2001

Shogun: Total War — The Mongol Invasion is a third-person strategy game with a mixture of history and sandbox from developers from Creative Assembly Ltd., The...

Vietnam 2: Special Assignment

Action, First-person view, Historical

July 2001

Vietnam 2: Special Assignment — according to the plot, we again find ourselves in the jungles of Vietnam during the war that the United States waged against...

Divided Ground: Middle East Conflict 1948-1973

Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Sandbox

August 1, 2001

Divided Ground: Middle East Conflict 1948-1973 is a third-person strategy game with a mixture of history and sandbox from TalonSoft. The game is published by...

Age of Sail 2

Simulation, Warships / Submarines, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

February 1, 2001

Metacritic: 62/100

A historical naval combat simulator set in the age of sail, when nations fought for dominance at sea. The player orders a battle against an approaching enemy...

Sudden Strike: Forever

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Historical, Sandbox

April 6, 2001

Players: 5.5/10

Sudden Strike: Forever is a strategy game with historical and sandbox elements from the Fireglow Games studio. The game is published by CDV Software Entertainment...

Harpoon 3 Pro

Simulation, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Historical, Sandbox

June 1, 2001

Harpoon 3 Pro is a top-down simulator with elements of strategy, warship simulator, business simulator, educational game, historical game and sandbox from Advanced...

Settlers: Fourth Edition

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

February 15, 2001

Players: 8.5/10

Settlers: Fourth Edition is an isometric simulator with strategy, fantasy and historical elements from the masters at Blue Byte Software GmbH. The publisher of the...

Kessen 2

Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Historical

September 26, 2001

Metacritic: 71/100

This historical strategy game follows Liu Bei, a general of the Shu kingdom, as he seeks to defeat Cao Cao, leader of the Wei kingdom, rescue his lost love, and...

Age of Sail 2: Privateer's Bounty

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Isometric, Historical, Sandbox

August 1, 2002

Metacritic: 69/100

A historical naval strategy game about battles between sailing fleets during the Age of Sail. Players command the ships of maritime powers, manage their crews and...

Xuanyuan Jian 3 Waizhuan: Tian zhi Hen

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Historical

December 6, 2000

Steam: 93/100

Xuanyuan Jian 3 Waizhuan: Tian zhi Hen is a third-person role-playing game with fantasy game elements from the masters of DOMO Production. The game is published by...

Pearl Harbor: Defend the Fleet

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Historical

May 15, 2001

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 48/100

A first-person arcade shooter about defending the Pacific Fleet during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The player takes the role of a deck gunner and fends off waves of...

101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Action, Role-playing game

January 15, 1998

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

A turn-based strategy game about the 101st Airborne Division’s night drop behind enemy lines ahead of the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. The player leads a...

Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Battle

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Historical

March 25, 2001

Metacritic: 80/100

A real-time historical strategy game about the Battle of Waterloo, built on the game engine used in Sid Meier’s Gettysburg. It combines strategy elements with...

A*M*E*R*I*C*A

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

January 15, 2001

Players: 6.3/10

A*M*E*R*I*C*A is an isometric strategy game with historical game elements from the developers of Related Designs Software GmbH. The main publisher of the game is...

Takeda

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical

November 14, 2001

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

A real-time historical strategy game set in feudal Japan, where shoguns and warlords vie for power. The player takes the role of a general and positions armies to...

Empire Earth (Limited Collector's Edition)

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Sandbox

November 21, 2001

Empire Earth (Limited Collector's Edition) is an isometric strategy game with fantasy, historical and sandbox elements from Stainless Steel Studios Inc.. The game...

Squad Battles: Vietnam

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical

August 3, 2001

Squad Battles: Vietnam is a top-down strategy game with historical elements from the masters at HPS Simulations. The game is published by HPS...

Historical

Best Games in the Historical genre of 2001