Historical 2017 — top best games in the Historical genre

Sid Meier's Civilization 6 - a game in the Historical genre

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

Game released: PC, iPad, Nintendo Switch, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, Mac, Linux → 21 October 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...

Assassin's Creed: Origins

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 27 October 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...

Sniper Elite 4

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia, iOS, Mac → 14 February 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...

Nioh

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

Game released: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 8 February 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...

Sudden Strike 4

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 24 August 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...

Albion Online

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

Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux → 17 July 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...

World War Heroes — WW2 PvP FPS

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

Game released: iOS, Android → 22 November 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...

World of Warships

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

Game released: PC → 17 September 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...

Nioh: Complete Edition

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 7 November 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...

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam

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

Game released: PC → 30 May 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...

Call of War

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

Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android → 21 October 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 House of Da Vinci

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

Game released: iOS, Android, PC, Mac, Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 22 June 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...

Rome: Total War - Alexander

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

Game released: PC, iPad → 28 August 2007

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...

Battlefield 1: Turning Tides

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 11 December 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...

Through the Ages

Strategy, Board / Group Game, Historical, Turn-based, Card game

Game released: Android, iOS, PC, Mac → 14 September 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Through the Ages is a classic turn-based strategy game for mobile platforms, inspired by the Civilization series. You have to explore the technology...

Battlefield 1: In the Name of the Tsar

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 5 September 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...

Verdun

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 → 28 April 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...

Nioh: Bloodshed's End

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 September 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...

Ultimate General: Civil War

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

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 5 → 14 July 2017

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...

Hearts of Iron 4: Death or Dishonor

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 14 June 2017

Players: 10/10

Hearts of Iron 4: Death or Dishonor is an addition to the historical top-down real-time strategy Hearts of Iron 4. The addition adds new countries to...

Tank Force

Tanks, Third-person view, Action, Simulation, MMO, Casual game, Online, Historical, Free game

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android → 23 October 2017

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 65/100

A dynamic game about tank battles in 10x10 format. In battles, various modern tanks and their modifications created in the Russian Federation, NATO...

Stronghold Kingdoms

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

Game released: PC, Mac, iOS → 28 February 2012

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...

Syrian Warfare

Strategy, In real time, Tactics, Historical

Game released: PC → 21 February 2017

Players: 8.8/10

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...

Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 28 March 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass is an expansion for the first-person shooter in the popular Battlefield series. The France expansion will add four...

Steel Division: Normandy 44

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

Game released: PC → 23 May 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...

Nioh: Defiant Honor

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 July 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...

Air Conflicts: Secret Wars

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

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 → 30 August 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...

Nioh: Dragon of Tohoku

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 May 2017

Metacritic: 76/100

Nioh: Dragon of Tohoku is an add-on for a hardcore action role-playing game with a third-person view in the Japanese style. The expansion brings new...

Raid: World War II

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 26 September 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...

Assassin's Creed: Origins - Roman Centurion Pack

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 7 November 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 71/100

Assassin's Creed: Origins — Roman Centurion Pack is an addition to the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the open world and in...

Assassin's Creed: Origins - Horus Pack

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 21 November 2017

Steam: 48/100

Assassin's Creed: Origins — Horus Pack is an addition to the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the open world and in the...

Field of Glory II

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

Game released: PC → 12 October 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...

Total War: Rome 2 - Empire Divided

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

Game released: PC, Mac → 30 November 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...

Day of Infamy

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 23 March 2017

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...

Assassin's Creed: Origins - Nightmare Pack

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 15 November 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Assassin's Creed: Origins — Nightmare Pack is an addition to the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the open world and in the...

American Patriots: Boston Tea Party

Board / Group Game, Historical, Strategy

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 19 September 2017

Steam: 86/100

A turn-based strategy game about battles of the American Revolutionary War near Boston. In American Patriots: Boston Tea Party, players lead troops...