Historical 2017 — top best games in the Historical genre

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

October 20, 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Sid Meier's Civilization 6 is a management strategy game with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view. Cities in the new game of the famous series expand...

Assassin's Creed: Origins

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical, Open world, Role-playing game

October 27, 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Assassin's Creed: Origins — an action-adventure game with a third-person view in an open world set in the Assassin's Creed universe. The game takes place in ancient...

Sniper Elite 4

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

February 14, 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A direct sequel to Sniper Elite 3, in which the main character travels to Italy in 1943. He acts in the ranks of the Italian resistance and tries to free the...

Nioh

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Historical

February 7, 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Nioh is a hardcore Japanese-style third-person action RPG. A deep and engaging world awaits you that combines historical facts and Japanese folklore. The tough...

World of Warships

Action, Warships / Submarines, Isometric, Historical, Free game, Tactics, MMO, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter

September 17, 2015

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A multiplayer online action game that immerses you in the world of large-scale naval battles of the first half of the twentieth century. More than a hundred...

Albion Online

Role-playing game, MMO, Isometric, Historical, Free game, Open world

July 17, 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Albion Online is a free-to-play, isometric camera-based, multiplayer role-playing game set in a medieval setting that is the spiritual successor to Ultima Online. A...

Call of War

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

October 21, 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Call of War is a free-to-play top-down real-time tactical strategy game. You have to lead one of the powerful nations during the Second World War. The game has a...

Sudden Strike 4

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics

August 11, 2017

Players: 8/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Sudden Strike 4 is a sequel to the popular real-time strategy game set in World War II known as "Confrontation." You will find new graphics, increased scale of...

Nioh: Complete Edition

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Historical

November 7, 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Nioh: Complete Edition — A complete edition of the third-person action-adventure slasher game, which includes the base game and all released expansion packs...

Air Conflicts: Secret Wars

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Historical, Simulation, Arcade

June 30, 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 56/100

This arcade flight simulator stages aerial combat during World War I and World War II. Its seven campaigns, based on resistance movements of the Second World War...

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam

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

May 30, 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is a multiplayer shooter with a first-person view and an emphasis on realism. The game takes place during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1975...

Verdun

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), MMO

April 28, 2015

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Verdun is an online first-person shooter set in the First World War. Realistic gameplay awaits you, allowing you to feel the horror of war. The game features...

Cossacks 3: The Golden Age

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

August 24, 2017

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 71/100

Cossacks 3: The Golden Age is an add-on for the real-world strategy Cossacks 3, featuring a new multiplayer mode “Historical Battle” for eight players and a...

World War Heroes — WW2 PvP FPS

Shooter, First-person view, Historical, Free game, Tactics

November 22, 2017

Players: 5.5/10

A network shooter with short team battles on compact maps. Locations include Stalingrad, Normandy, the area around the Reichstag, and other places styled as...

Field of Glory II

Strategy, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics, Simulation

October 12, 2017

Steam: 87/100

Field of Glory II is a turn-based global strategy with tactical elements in a historical setting. The game takes place between 280 and 25 BC. Major battles await...

Stronghold Kingdoms

Online, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Free game, MMO

February 23, 2011

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 56/100

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...

Syrian Warfare

Strategy, In real time, Tactics, Historical

February 21, 2017

Players: 9/10

Steam: 83/100

A real-time strategy game based on events of the Syrian war, following key stages of the conflict from its early days to victories over terror. Syrian Warfare...

Aces High 3

Simulation, Online, Flight Simulator, Historical, Free game, Virtual Reality (VR), MMO

August 23, 2017

Steam: 59/100

A large-scale online flight simulator dedicated to air battles of the First and Second World Wars. Hundreds of players participate simultaneously in massive air...

Raid: World War II

Online, Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Historical, Cooperative (co-op)

September 26, 2017

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 46/100

Raid: World War II is a third-person cooperative shooter set in the World War II era. You can play the game in co-op for up to four people. The main enemy in the...

Total War: Rome 2 - Empire Divided

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

November 30, 2017

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Total War: Rome 2 — Empire Divided is an add-on for the global historical strategy Total War: Rome 2. The add-on focuses on the crisis of the third century...

Foxhole

Strategy, MMO, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tactics, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Sandbox

July 27, 2017

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 80/100

Multiplayer tactical real-time strategy. The events take place during the Second World War, where you will have to unite in squads with hundreds of other players...

Nioh: Bloodshed's End

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Historical

September 26, 2017

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Nioh: Bloodshed's End is an add-on for a hardcore action role-playing game with a third-person view in the Japanese style. The expansion begins at the end of the...

The House of Da Vinci

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Historical, Hidden Objects, Point & Click

June 22, 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Atmospheric adventure puzzle game inspired by The Room series. The player takes on the role of an apprentice to the great Leonardo da Vinci and goes in search of...

Day of Infamy

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

July 31, 2016

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Day of Infamy is a competitive online first-person shooter set in the World War II era from the creators of Insurgency. Expect a variety of mid-century weapons, a...

Ultimate General: Civil War

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

November 16, 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Ultimate General: Civil War is a real-time tactical strategy game dedicated to the American Civil War of 1861-1885. You can go to the fields of key battles and try...

Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion

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

September 27, 2005

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This expansion for Rome: Total War is set after the death of the last emperor of a unified Rome. The Western and Eastern Empires are uneasy allies and rivals, while...

World Conqueror 4

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

August 24, 2017

Step-by-step wargame with hexagonal maps and more than 100 scenarios. The campaigns are dedicated to Dunkirk, Stalingrad, Midway, North Africa, and other operations...

Predynastic Egypt

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

October 10, 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Predynastic Egypt is a historical turn-based strategy game with management elements. You will take control of an ancient Egyptian tribe. You have to guide him...

Sniper Elite 4: Deathstorm Part 3 - Obliteration

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

July 18, 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Sniper Elite 4: Deathstorm Part 3 — Obliteration — plot addition for the sniper shooter with stealth elements Sniper Elite 4. The grand finale of the...

Battlefield 1: In the Name of the Tsar

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

September 5, 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Battlefield 1: Name of the Tsar is an expansion for the first-person shooter in the popular Battlefield series. In addition, you will find six maps for online play...

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Historical

May 16, 2017

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This historical fantasy visual novel follows Chizuru, a young woman searching for her father in Kyoto during the Bakumatsu period. There, she encounters the samurai...

Conquest of the New World

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

April 24, 1996

Steam: 90/100

A turn-based historical strategy game about competing for control of the New World during the Age of Exploration. The player leads either a native civilization or...

Sniper Elite 4: Deathstorm Part 1 - Inception

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

March 21, 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Sniper Elite 4: Deathstorm Part 1 — Inception is a story add-on for the sniper shooter with stealth elements Sniper Elite 4. The events of the add-on will...

Rome: Total War - Alexander

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

June 16, 2006

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Rome: Total War — Alexander is a historical strategy with turn-based movements across a global map and real-time battles. Events take place a century before...

Battlefield 1: Turning Tides

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

December 11, 2017

Players: 10/10

Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass — an expansion for the first-person shooter in the popular Battlefield series. The expansion is dedicated to naval battles...

Nioh: Defiant Honor

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Historical

July 25, 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Nioh: Defiant Honor is an add-on for a hardcore action role-playing game with a third-person view in the Japanese style. In it you can see how the Toyotomi and...

Steel Division: Normandy 44

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tactics, Simulation, Action

May 23, 2017

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Steel Division: Normandy 44 is a tactical real-time strategy game that takes you through the events of World War II with faithfully recreated battles based on...

Supremacy: Call of War 1942

Strategy, Online, In real time, Historical, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Grand strategy

October 21, 2017

Steam: 64/100

Multiplayer global strategy, where matches can last several days or weeks of real time. Depending on the map, up to 100 players can participate in one...

Divided We Fall

Strategy, Online, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics, Action, Indie

October 2, 2017

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 55/100

Divided We Fall is a multiplayer tactical real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view during the Second World War. The game invites you to immerse...

Father and Son

Adventure, Historical, Indie, Side view

April 20, 2017

Players: 10/10

Father and Son is an impressive side-scrolling adventure for mobile platforms. The main characters are father and son. A young guy, Michael, receives a letter from...

Historical

Best Games in the Historical genre of 2017