Historical 2012 — top best games in the Historical genre

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical

October 30, 2012

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

An action-adventure game from a third-person perspective with stealth elements in a historical setting and an open world, Assassin's Creed 3 was released in 2012...

Total War: Empire

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based

March 3, 2009

Players: 7.8/10

The events take place in the era of the 18th century, when the world was engulfed in large-scale wars, colonial ambitions and revolutions. The player takes control...

Crusader Kings 2

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

February 14, 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Crusader Kings 2 is a free-to-play sequel to the global real-time strategy game. Like the first part, Crusader Kings 2 simulates the system of feudal relations in...

Sniper Elite V2

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

April 30, 2012

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Historical

November 15, 2011

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Assassin's Creed: Revelations is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. In this part of the series about the adventures of Ezio...

Корсары: Каждому cвое

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Historical

December 7, 2012

Players: 9/10

Corsairs: To each his own — a new role-playing adventure from the Corsairs series. The main character of the sequel is the sea wolf Charles de Maur. You will...

Stronghold Kingdoms

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

February 23, 2011

Players: 6.7/10

Stronghold Kingdoms is a popular real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. In this game you will become a ruler, on whose shoulders will fall great...

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Puzzle, Historical

November 16, 2010

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. The game takes place in Renaissance Italy. YOU play as a...

Townsmen

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Historical, Free game

August 3, 2012

Players: 6.6/10

Townsmen is a free-to-play real-time management strategy for mobile platforms. The game will take you back to the time of the French Revolution of the 18th century...

Six-Guns

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Historical

December 5, 2011

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Six-Guns — Buck Crosshow, a lone amnesiac outlaw, awakens in the Arizona desert and heads west in search of the nearest settlement. As he approaches the...

Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical

October 30, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. You have to take control of a girl assassin &mdash...

Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Historical, Turn-based

March 22, 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Total War: Shogun 2 — Fall of the Samurai is a stand-alone addition for a global strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles...

Штрафбат

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

March 30, 2012

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Penal Battalion is an exciting real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. The events of the game take place during the Second World War. The plot is...

Air Conflicts: Secret Wars

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Historical

June 30, 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Hearts of Iron 3: Their Finest Hour

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical

September 27, 2012

Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires

Action, Strategy, Fighting, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based

March 28, 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires is a first-person action game with strategy, fighting, business simulation, fantasy and historical elements from Omega Force and KOEI...

Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WWII

Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Historical

August 28, 2012

Metacritic: 49/100

Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WWII is a third-person shooter with elements of a flight simulator and historical game from the developers of Mad Catz and Trickstar...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Master of the Seas

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Historical

October 4, 2011

Players: 10/10

Pirates of the Caribbean: Master of the Seas is an isometric role-playing game with action and historical elements from developers at Disney Interactive Studios...

Birds of Steel

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

March 13, 2012

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Birds of Steel — the gameplay is a further development of another game developed by Gaijin Entertainment — IL-2 Sturmovik: Winged Predators. Unlike the...

Unmanned

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

February 15, 2012

Unmanned is a first-person simulator with a dash of action and history from the developers of Molleindustria and No Media Kings. The main publisher of the game is...

Shellshock: Nam '67

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Historical

September 3, 2004

Players: 5.3/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Shellshock: Nam '67 — The game begins in January 1967 in Saigon, South Vietnam. A CH-47 Chinook carrying Caleb "Cal" Walker, the game's protagonist, and other...

Commander: The Great War

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

November 12, 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Commander: The Great War is a top-down strategy game with a historical twist from the developers at The Lordz Games Studio. The game is published by Matrix Games...

BBC Battlefield Academy

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

August 4, 2010

BBC Battlefield Academy is a top-down strategy game with historical and sandbox elements from the developers of Slitherine Software UK Ltd.. The main publisher of...

Alea Jacta Est

Simulation, Strategy, Historical

September 22, 2012

Alea Jacta Est is a simulator with elements of strategy and historical game from the AGEod studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Iron Front - Liberation 1944

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

May 25, 2012

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Iron Front — Liberation 1944 — takes place during the summer offensive of Soviet troops in South-Eastern Poland. The campaign can be played as both...

Crusader Kings 2: Sword of Islam

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

June 26, 2012

Crusader Kings 2: Sword of Islam is a top-down strategy game with a historical twist from Paradox Development Studio. The game is published by Paradox Interactive...

iBomber Defense Pacific

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

February 29, 2012

iBomber Defense Pacific is a top-down strategy with elements of a historical game from developers from the Cobra Mobile Limited studio. The game is published by...

Dynasty Warriors 7

Action, Strategy, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

March 29, 2011

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Dynasty Warriors 7 is the first game in the series to expand beyond the Battle of Wuzhang Plains. Consequently, the Kingdom of Jin was added, bringing the total...

Masters of Constantinople

Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

February 23, 2012

Masters of Constantinople is a first-person adventure with a dash of fantasy and history from Agentic Digital Media. Sometimes the game is also called MoC. Perhaps...

Chalkboard American Presidents

Arcade, Indie, Puzzle, Free game, Logic, Historical

October 11, 2012

Chalkboard American Presidents is a fun quiz game about American presidents for mobile platforms. The game is designed to test your knowledge of US presidents. Each...

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy - Commonwealth Forces

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Historical, Turn-based

March 5, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy — Commonwealth Forces — introduces over 30 new formations, weapons, uniforms and even voices. Included are 43 new...

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Best Games in the Historical genre of 2012