Historical for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Historical genre / Page 2

1979 Revolution: Black Friday

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 August 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 76/100

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...

Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends

Action, DLC, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 December 2018

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends is an improved and expanded edition of the dynamic slasher Dynasty Warriors 8 about medieval confrontations in Asia. The plot is...

Gerda: A Flame in Winter

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 September 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Card Shark

Adventure, Stealth, Board / Group Game, Historical, Card game, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 June 2022

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Card Shark is an adventure game about tricks, intrigue and subtle cheating. In the game you have to become a skilled card sharper, finding yourself in the society...

El Hijo - A Wild West Tale

Adventure, Stealth, Isometric, Indie, Historical, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 March 2021

Steam: 71/100

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...

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

Steam: 71/100

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...

Valiant Hearts: Coming Home

Puzzle, Adventure, Logic, Historical, Casual game, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 March 2024

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 63/100

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...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake

Remake, Tactics, Strategy, Turn-based, Historical, Grand strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2024

Steam: 71/100

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...

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...

Anvil Saga

Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Historical, Indie, Side view, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 June 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 70/100

An economic blacksmithing management simulator set during the Hundred Years’ War. The main character aims to restore his father’s forge and turn it into a thriving...

Toy Tactics

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

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

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...

The Stone of Madness

Tactics, Stealth, In real time, Historical, Strategy, Isometric, Medieval era, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

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...

The Making of Karateka

Action, Educational game (Education), Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 August 2023

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 89/100

This interactive documentary traces the making of Karateka by Jordan Mechner and the game's influence on the industry. Archival design documents, playable...

Tale of Ronin

Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Side view

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Tale of Ronin is a game about the human side of samurai life, which contains a fascinating story about betrayal, honor, war and peace. The players' decisions...

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

Educational game (Education), Arcade, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 November 2022

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 87/100

This interactive documentary collection explores five decades of Atari and video game history. It brings together interviews with designers, developers, and...

Touken Ranbu Warriors

Historical, Anime / Manga, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 May 2022

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Touken Ranbu Warriors is a fantasy story about the Touken Danshi, weapons awakened as spirit-bearing warriors who protect the past from those seeking to change it...

Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Collection, Action, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection is a collection of old-school fighting games that includes seven games: Samurai Shodown (1993), Samurai Shodown 2, Samurai...

WARSAW

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 October 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 65/100

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...

Please, Touch The Artwork

Puzzle, Casual game, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2022

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This puzzle game with narrative-adventure elements explores the hidden worlds behind abstract paintings. Its three distinct stories contain more than 160 puzzles...

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