Historical 2002 — top best games in the Historical genre

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

January 20, 2002

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is a first-person shooter. The game begins in North Africa on November 7, 1942. Immediately after landing in Algiers, a special group...

Battlefield 1942

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

September 10, 2002

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Battlefield 1942 is a first-person shooter. The gameplay consists of capturing and holding control points — special places on the map. Whoever controls such a...

Sea Dogs

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

November 24, 2000

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Set in the age of sail, this role-playing game follows young captain Nicholas Sharp as he sets out across an Atlantic archipelago to make his name. He gathers a...

Medieval: Total War

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Action

August 19, 2002

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Medieval: Total War is a legendary global historical strategy in a medieval setting. From the lush grasslands of Western Europe to the arid deserts of North Africa...

Europa 1400: The Guild

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Historical

November 18, 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This historical strategy game with business-management elements is set in Europe in 1400, as late medieval towns gradually emerge from aristocratic rule and gain...

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars

Adventure, Historical, Point & Click

September 30, 1996

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 80/100

American tourist George Stobbart witnesses a bombing while vacationing abroad and becomes involved in the ensuing mystery. He edges closer to the truth behind the...

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...

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...

B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th

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

May 3, 2002

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A historical flight simulator about B-17 bomber crews flying missions over Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. Players plan sorties, select and manage a...

Cossacks: The Art of War

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

November 15, 2001

Players: 7.6/10

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...

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...

Hearts of Iron

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Historical

November 15, 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Hearts of Iron is a real-time tactical management strategy based on the historical events of World War II. You will be able to take control of any state that...

Red Baron 3-D

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Historical

October 31, 1998

Players: 5.5/10

This historical flight simulator centres on aerial combat during the First World War. Its campaign recreates fighting on the Western Front from 1916 to 1918, with...

Medal of Honor: Frontline

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

May 29, 2002

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

This first-person shooter set during World War II follows Lieutenant Jimmy Patterson as he infiltrates the German frontline. His mission is to steal the HO-IX, an...

European Air War

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

October 31, 1998

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 86/100

This World War II flight simulator centers on aerial combat over Europe. Players pilot 20 fighter aircraft from the United States, Britain, and Germany, defending...

Cossacks: Back to War

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Online

October 17, 2002

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 88/100

An expansion for Казаки: Европейские войны, this real-time historical strategy game depicts wars in Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries. It combines the...

Conflict: Desert Storm

Action, Shooter, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics, Online

September 13, 2002

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A third-person tactical shooter about a special forces squad deployed behind enemy lines. The squad must seek out and destroy enemies while sowing confusion in...

Way of the Samurai

Action, Fighting, Slasher, Third-person view, Historical

February 7, 2002

Metacritic: 74/100

Way of the Samurai — A fast-paced action-slasher game with a third-person view set in medieval Japan. The game's main focus is on the relationships between...

SuperPower

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Historical

March 28, 2002

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 39/100

SuperPower — the game takes place in a step-by-step mode, a step is equal to a week. The game started on January 1, 1997. Demographics is more informational...

Defender of the Crown

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

October 7, 2002

Metacritic: 72/100

After the death of King Richard, England is plunged into civil war, and the player must reclaim the crown and restore peace. This involves laying siege to castles...

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Historical

November 12, 2002

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 74/100

An expansion for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault set during World War II, with missions in Normandy, the Ardennes and Berlin. In the single-player levels, the player...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8

Strategy, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

January 1, 2002

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This historical strategy game is set during China’s Three Kingdoms period and lets players shape their own version of history. The player chooses from more than 700...

Sudden Strike 2

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Sandbox

May 31, 2002

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A real-time strategy game set during World War II, where players command German, Russian, British, American, or Imperial Japanese forces on battlefields around the...

American Conquest

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical

November 15, 2002

Players: 10/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This real-time historical strategy game covers events in the Americas from 1492 to 1813, from Columbus’s arrival to the United States’ struggle against British...

Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe

Simulation, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

November 7, 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 69/100

This historical flight simulator is set during World War II and lets players fly for the USAAF, RAF, or Luftwaffe. In Combat Flight Simulator 3, aircraft strafe...

Operation Flashpoint (Game of the Year Edition)

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

December 18, 2002

Players: 10/10

Operation Flashpoint (Game of the Year Edition) is a first-person simulator with elements of action, shooter, flight simulator, helicopter simulator, historical...

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...

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...

Silent Hunter 2

Simulation, Warships / Submarines, Historical

November 5, 2001

Players: 7.7/10

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...

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...

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...

World War 2: Panzer Claws

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Tanks

September 20, 2002

Players: 1/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A real-time strategy game about World War II battles in Europe, where the player commands Allied, German, Russian, or French Resistance forces. Its campaigns span...

Destroyer Command

Simulation, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Top-down view, Historical

February 17, 2002

Metacritic: 51/100

This naval combat simulation puts the player in command of a US Navy destroyer during World War II, operating in either the Atlantic or Pacific theater. Progression...

Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Simulation

September 20, 2002

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin — On June 22, 1941, German armies rushed toward Kyiv, Leningrad, and Moscow, implementing the operation codenamed...

Medal of Honor: Underground

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

October 23, 2000

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

A historical first-person shooter about the fight against the Reich during World War II. After German forces invade the country, its leaders surrender, and some...

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...

G.I. Combat: Episode 1 - Battle of Normandy

Strategy, In real time, Historical

November 4, 2002

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 38/100

A real-time strategy game set during the battles of World War II. In a three-dimensional environment, the player holds back enemy offensives, captures vital...

Uncommon Valor: Campaign for the South Pacific

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Top-down view, Historical, Sandbox

June 6, 2002

Metacritic: 79/100

This operational war strategy covers campaigns in the southwestern Pacific from 1942 to 1943. The player directs military operations across New Guinea, New Britain...

1914: The Great War

Strategy, Isometric, Historical

August 9, 2002

Players: 8/10

Age of Empires: Gold Edition

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

September 2, 2002

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 82/100

This historical real-time strategy game focuses on the development of ancient civilizations and their conflicts. Players progress through a campaign, take part in...

Historical

Best Games in the Historical genre of 2002