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 2012 (Game released)
Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android → 25 December 2009
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
89/100
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...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 7 December 2012
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
72/100
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...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Historical, Free game, Simulation, Casual game
Game released: PC, Android, Amazon Fire TV, iOS → 1 December 2016
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
75/100
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...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox
Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 → 16 March 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...
Action, Strategy, Fighting, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based
Game released: PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 → 28 March 2006
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
62/100
This historical action game with strategy elements follows a struggle for power in Ancient China: the campaign goal is to conquer 25 regions and build an empire...