Historical 2004 — top best games in the Historical genre

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

October 29, 2003

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This first-person shooter depicts World War II through the perspectives of American, British, and Russian soldiers. Its interconnected campaigns follow fighters...

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

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...

Rome: Total War

Strategy, In real time, Historical, Turn-based

September 22, 2004

Players: 8.3/10

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 respected...

Call of Duty: United Offensive

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

September 14, 2004

Players: 8/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 87/100

An expansion for Call of Duty, set amid World War II battles involving American, British, and Soviet soldiers. Its single-player campaign spans three storylines and...

Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

November 4, 2004

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault is a first-person shooter. The game takes place during World War II on the Pacific Front. The player takes on the role of private...

Alexander

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Isometric, Historical

November 23, 2004

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 56/100

This real-time historical strategy game follows the conquests of Alexander the Great. Its campaigns have distinct characteristics and resource-management...

Knights of Honor

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Grand strategy

September 30, 2004

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Knights of Honor is a historical real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view in a medieval setting. The main task in the game is the economic development...

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Online

March 23, 2003

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 65/100

A first-person tactical shooter set during U.S. military operations in Mogadishu in late 1993. Delta Force operatives and Army Rangers are sent to capture Somali...

Battlefield Vietnam

Action, Shooter, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Historical, Tanks

March 14, 2004

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Battlefield Vietnam is a first-person shooter. The game takes place during the Vietnam War. There are two warring parties in the game: the US/South Vietnamese army...

Codename: Panzers - Phase One

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

June 16, 2004

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A real-time strategy game set during World War II, in which the player commands combat units and uses tactical manoeuvres to defeat the enemy. Battles take place in...

Soldiers: Heroes of World War 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

June 30, 2004

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

This real-time tactical action game, played from a third-person perspective, follows a special forces squad on the battlefields of World War II-era Europe. The...

Call of Duty: Finest Hour

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

November 16, 2004

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 74/100

This shooter depicts Allied forces through American, British, and Russian perspectives. Call of Duty: Finest Hour is a separate game from the Call of Duty PC...

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...

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...

Conflict: Vietnam

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Historical

September 10, 2004

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Conflict: Vietnam — the game's plot develops in January-February 1968, starting on the eve of the Tet Offensive and ending with the capture of the Hue...

No Man's Land

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Exploration

August 31, 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A real-time strategy game about the colonization of North America, spanning the founding of the first settlements through the era of the Wild West. Its three...

Men of Valor

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

October 19, 2004

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A first-person shooter set during the Vietnam War in 1965, following recruit Dean Shepard as he heads to the front with his platoon. The campaign features battles...

Empires: Dawn of the Modern World

Action, Strategy, In real time, Educational game (Education), Isometric, Historical

October 21, 2003

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This real-time historical strategy game spans the period from the Middle Ages to World War II. Players command one of several civilizations, including China...

Crusader Kings

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Grand strategy

April 23, 2004

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This historical strategy game focuses on the feudal kingdoms of medieval Europe from 1066 to 1453. The player leads a dynasty and seeks to expand its lands and...

Cossacks (Gold Edition!)

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

February 18, 2004

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

October 30, 1988

Steam: 71/100

This turn-based historical strategy game is set during the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. The player takes the role of a warlord and seeks to unite the...

Vietcong: Purple Haze

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

January 29, 2004

Metacritic: 53/100

Vietcong: Purple Haze — you move forward through the thick, oppressive heat. Your erratic heartbeat and increased breathing are all that escape the hostile...

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Breakthrough

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

September 22, 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

An expansion for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, this first-person shooter is set in the European Theatre of Operations during 1943–1944. Players take the role of...

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...

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...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 9

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

March 4, 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This turn-based historical strategy game is set in ancient China during the civil wars of the 2nd and 3rd centuries, following the fall of a once-great empire. The...

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...

Two Thrones

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

January 23, 2004

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 53/100

A real-time strategy game about the struggle for power in medieval Europe between 1337 and 1490. Noble families in England and France compete for the thrones of the...

Conflict: Desert Storm 2: Back to Baghdad

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Historical

September 19, 2003

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

A third-person tactical shooter set during the 1991 Gulf War. The player commands a squad of special forces operatives carrying out strikes against targets in...

Pacific Warriors 2: Dogfight

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

October 1, 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Pacific Warriors 2: Dogfight is a first-person simulator with a mixture of action, flight simulator and historical game from InterActive Vision A/S. The game is...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms X

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

July 2, 2004

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This historical strategy game follows more than a century of civil war in China, beginning with a rebellion against a weakened empire. Players can take the role of...

Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII

Simulation, Action, DLC, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Historical, Tanks

September 4, 2003

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

An expansion for Battlefield 1942, centered on combat in World War II using both conventional and experimental military vehicles. Players can control up to 46...

Great Battles of WWII: Stalingrad

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

December 3, 2004

Players: 7.1/10

Great Battles of WWII: Stalingrad is an isometric strategy game with a historical twist from DTF Games. The main publisher of the game is...

Hidden & Dangerous 2: Sabre Squadron

Action, Shooter, DLC, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

September 24, 2004

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Hidden & Dangerous 2: Saber Squadron is an addon for the second part of the tactical shooter Hidden & Dangerous, allowing the player to once again take on the...

Pacific Fighters

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

October 22, 2004

Wings of War

Arcade, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

August 30, 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 66/100

This arcade flight combat game is set amid the aerial battles of World War I. Players take the role of Benjamin, a rookie pilot facing the era’s famous flying aces...

Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps

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

February 6, 2004

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 70/100

A real-time tactical strategy game set during the North African campaigns of World War II. In Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps, players command different units in...

Panzer Front Ausf. B

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

May 27, 2004

Players: 10/10

Panzer Front Ausf. B is a first-person simulator with a mixture of strategy, historical game and tank simulator from the developers from the studio Enterbrain...

Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Historical

April 27, 2004

Metacritic: 88/100

An expansion for Rise of Nations, this real-time historical strategy game adds new nations, campaigns, and government options. Players take part in single-player...

Port Royale 2

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Historical

April 30, 2004

Players: 9/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Port Royale 2 is a continuation of the exciting nautical strategy game. The game takes place in the 17th century, where major European countries were diligently...

Historical

Best Games in the Historical genre of 2004