Historical for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Historical genre

Assassin's Creed Odyssey - a game in the Historical genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is a new game in the Assassin's Creed stealth-action series, set in Ancient Greece. Take fate into your own hands and write your own epic...

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 December 2019

VGTimes: 8.7/10

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. In this part of the game, you will explore the Caribbean...

Against the Storm

Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Simulation, City Building, Sandbox, Historical, Fantasy, Construction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 June 2025

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 91/100

A city-planning simulator in a dark fantasy world in which you need to restore civilization and save it from deadly rains. Players take on the role of the Scorched...

Sniper Elite 4

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2020

Players: 7.6/10

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...

Sniper Elite 3

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 October 2019

Players: 7.3/10

Sniper Elite 3 is a continuation of the sniper shooter with stealth elements in the popular Sniper Elite series of games. The main character, Karl Fairbairn, makes...

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Royal Edition

Role-playing game, First-person view, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 March 2024

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Royal Edition Kingdom Come: Deliverance includes all the content released for the game since its launch. Players take on the role of a blacksmith's son named...

Achilles: Legends Untold

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Isometric, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2025

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

The main action takes place in a fantasy setting inspired by ancient Greek legends. The main character is the brave warrior Achilles, who intends to put an end to...

Assassin's Creed: Rogue

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 December 2019

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Assassin's Creed: Rogue is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. Players will be able to explore the northern part of North...

Assassin's Creed 3: Remastered

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2019

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered is a third-person action-adventure game with stealth elements set in a historical context and an open world. The player embarks on a...

Samurai Maiden

Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Visual novel, Adventure, Role-playing game, Historical, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 December 2022

Players: 5/10

Samurai Maiden is a Japanese action-adventure action RPG in the anime genre with platformer and visual novel elements. The temple is on fire. Plumes of black smoke...

Sid Meier's Civilization 7

Strategy, Online, Historical, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), Grand strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 February 2025

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the legendary series of turn-based strategies. Players rule as one of the many legendary leaders in world history. At the beginning, the player also...

Company of Heroes

Strategy, In real time, Historical, Isometric, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 October 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Tactical real-time strategy from the creators of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. The main action takes place on the battlefields of World War II. In addition to...

Trek to Yomi

Action, Adventure, Side view, Slasher, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 January 2023

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 71/100

A black and white action adventure in the style of ancient Japan. The main character is a fearless warrior who fights supernatural forces. Young Hiroki swore to the...

CONSCRIPT

Isometric, Adventure, Action, Survival horror, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 July 2024

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Survival horror set in the First World War. The main action takes place in 1916. The main character is a French soldier trying to find his brother, who went missing...

WARSAW

Role-playing game, Strategy, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 October 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 66/100

WARSAW is a tactical role-playing game set in the Second World War. You will play the role of the Polish Resistance fighting against the Nazis. You will find...

Zombie Army Trilogy

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Historical, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 March 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Zombie Army Trilogy is a game collection that, in addition to the remakes Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army and Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2 , includes a...

Yes, Your Grace

Role-playing game, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Strategy, Historical, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 June 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Yes, Your Grace is a management strategy with role-playing game elements in a medieval setting. In the game you will take control of a large kingdom. Every game...

9 Monkeys of Shaolin

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Historical, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action game from the creators of Redeemer. Expect thrilling gameplay based on the techniques of the ancient...

Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Historical, Logic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2018

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Valiant Hearts: The Great War is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set during the First World War. The game tells the story of five people who help a...

Broken Lines

Role-playing game, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Broken Lines is a tactical turn-based strategy with RPG elements and an isometric camera view. Set during World War II, the game follows a group of eight soldiers...

Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 July 2023

Metacritic: 72/100

The player sets out to fulfill Oda Nobunaga's unfulfilled dream of uniting Japan during the Sengoku era. The main forces of the army are covered by loyal servants...

Sniper Elite V2 Remastered

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2019

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Sniper Elite V2 Remastered is a remaster of the third-person sniper shooter Sniper Elite V2. You will find yourself in besieged Berlin during the final days of...

The Stone of Madness

Tactics, Stealth, In real time, Historical, Strategy, Isometric, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Tactical stealth game in real time, the action of which unfolds in the Spanish monastery of the 18th century. This place hides many secrets, and its walls became...

Samurai Warriors 4 DX

Action, Slasher, Historical, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 March 2019

Metacritic: 82/100

Complete edition Samurai Warriors 4 with all heroes, costumes, background music, and weapons. The story focuses on commanders from different regions of the...

The Procession to Calvary

Adventure, Historical, Indie, Point & Click, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 July 2021

Metacritic: 78/100

The Procession to Calvary is a side-scrolling adventure game with elements of historical black comedy. The game takes place during the Renaissance, where you have...

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms

Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Action, Anime / Manga, Old school, Indie, Historical, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 July 2022

Metacritic: 66/100

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms is a fast-paced side-scrolling action game with co-op for up to four players. The story spans all the way from the Yellow Turban...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake

Remake, Tactics, Strategy, Turn-based, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2024

A remake of the historical strategy Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8. The game recreates the events of the Three Kingdoms era of China, where powerful warriors and...

Valiant Hearts: Coming Home

Puzzle, Adventure, Logic, Historical, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 March 2024

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Continuation of Valiant Hearts: The Great War, which takes place in the midst of the First World War. Two brothers try to survive and pass all the tests in order...

1979 Revolution: Black Friday

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 August 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

1979 Revolution: Black Friday is an atmospheric adventure based on real events and eyewitness accounts. Take on the role of Reza Shirazi, an aspiring...

Pentiment

Adventure, Side view, Logic, Historical, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 February 2024

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Historical role-playing detective story, the events of which unfold in Bavaria in the early 16th century. The main character is an apprentice who follows his mentor...

Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 February 2022

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection is a collection of updated versions of Assassin's Creed 2, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Assassin's Creed: Revelations...

Hypnospace Outlaw

Adventure, Simulation, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Benchmark program

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Hypnospace Outlaw is an unusual 90s internet simulator with pixel graphics and text game elements. The player explores various websites, monitors mail receipts, and...

El Hijo - A Wild West Tale

Adventure, Stealth, Isometric, Indie, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 March 2021

Metacritic: 73/100

El Hijo - A Wild West Tale is an adventure with stealth elements and an isometric camera view in the spaghetti western genre. Events will send you to conquer the...

Astrologaster

Arcade, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 February 2021

Metacritic: 77/100

Astrologaster is a comedic adventure game about the plague pandemic in London in...

Gerda: A Flame in Winter

Adventure, Isometric, Arcade, Historical, Visual novel, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 September 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Gerda: A Flame in Winter is an interactive adventure with role-playing elements and an isometric camera view in the setting of World War II. The game will tell the...

Here be Dragons

Turn-based, Strategy, Adventure, Tactics, Board / Group Game, Historical, Isometric

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Here be Dragons is a historical turn-based strategy game with elements of adventure and tactics. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. In 10 weeks. With...

Toy Tactics

Strategy, In real time, Historical, Sandbox, Medieval era

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

A real-time strategy game where players control an army of toy soldiers as they strive for victory in various battle arenas. The game features tactical gameplay...

Guns and Spurs 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 November 2023

Players: 7.2/10

Guns and Spurs 2 is an action-adventure game with a third-person view and indie elements. Jack Lane is a bounty hunter who has just arrived in town to find a better...

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Best Games in the Historical genre for Nintendo Switch