Historical for PlayStation 4 — top best games in the Historical genre

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

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 November 2020

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Assassin's Creed Valhalla is an action-adventure game from a third-person perspective with RPG elements in an open, well-developed, dynamically changing game world...

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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 Mirage

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 October 2023

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Adventure stealth-action from a third-person perspective Assassin's Creed Mirage takes the franchise to the Middle East, to Baghdad in the 9th century. The main...

Assassin's Creed: Origins

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 October 2017

Players: 7.8/10

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...

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 February 2013

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...

Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 August 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Enhanced and expanded edition Ghost of Tsushima. The main feature of the edition is the new Iki Island, located next to Tsushima. According to the plot, Jin...

World of Tanks

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 January 2016

Players: 3.8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

An online simulator in which players control tanks in battles on various maps. You can choose from over 600 tanks from different countries and eras, each with its...

Humankind

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 August 2023

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Humankind is a turn-based management strategy about the history of mankind. The game will allow you to rewrite the human past and create your own, unique...

War Thunder

Action, Online, MMO, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks, Free game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 June 2014

Players: 4.3/10

Metacritic: 79/100

War Thunder combines aviation, tanks, and ships in one combat space, offering historically accurate models of technology and realistic damage physics. It is the...

Sniper Elite 4

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 February 2017

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...

Battlefield 5

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 November 2018

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Battlefield 5 is a first-person shooter in the popular Battlefield series. The action in the new installment unfolds during World War II. The multiplayer modes...

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Adventure, Fantasy, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 March 2023

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

184, China, the Age of the Three Kingdoms during the Han Dynasty. The country is engulfed in chaos and destruction. The dynasty, which had flourished for many...

Assassin's Creed: Unity

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 November 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Assassin's Creed: Unity is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. The game takes place in Paris in the 18th century. The developers...

Sniper Elite 3

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 June 2014

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: PlayStation 4 → 11 June 2019

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...

Isonzo

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 September 2022

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Isonzo is a multiplayer first-person shooter from the creators of Tannenberg and Verdun. The game takes place in the Alps during World War I. You will head to...

Assassin's Creed 2

Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 February 2011

Players: 8.7/10

Assassin's Creed 2 is a stealth action game with a third-person view. The game will take you to Florence during the Renaissance. Your hero, the assassin Ezio...

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 October 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Assassin's Creed universe. The game takes place in 19th century London...

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Historical

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 May 2012

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Assassin's Creed: Revelations is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. In this part of the series about the adventures of Ezio...

Sniper Elite: Resistance

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 January 2025

VGTimes: 7.1/10

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

The plot unfolds parallel to the events of Sniper Elite 5. This time in the center of the story is Special Operations Agent Harry Hawker. He faces the threat of a...

Dawn of Man

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 January 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Dawn of Man — a unique historical real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view from the creators of Planetbase. You will take control of a settlement of...

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 July 2011

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. The game takes place in Renaissance Italy. YOU play as a...

Sudden Strike 4

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 August 2017

Players: 8.2/10

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...

Tank Mechanic Simulator

Simulation, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Historical, Tanks

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 May 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Tank Mechanic Simulator is a training simulator with a first-person view, in which you will have to maintain tanks from the Second World War. You are the owner of a...

Assassin's Creed 3: Remastered

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 March 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...

Enlisted

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 October 2021

Players: 4.8/10

Enlisted is a free-to-play team-based first-person shooter that reconstructs large-scale battles of World War II. Players choose between the USSR, Germany, the...

Samurai Maiden

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 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...

Commandos: Origins

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 September 2025

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Prequel to the cult military tactics Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines. The game tells the story of the formation of an elite sabotage squad. The heroes participate...

Call of Duty: Vanguard

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 November 2021

Players: 4.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Call of Duty: Vanguard — the continuation of the popular first-person shooter series Call of Duty. As in previous installments, the game features a story campaign...

63 Days

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Indie, In real time, Historical, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 September 2024

Players: 7.3/10

A tactical game in the spirit of Commandos, based on the real events of World War II. The player controls a group of Polish resistance fighters seeking to liberate...

Sid Meier's Civilization 7

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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...

Trek to Yomi

Action, Adventure, Side view, Slasher, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 May 2022

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: PlayStation 4 → 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...

Raid: World War II

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 October 2017

Players: 6.5/10

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...

Nioh

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 February 2017

Players: 8.3/10

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...

Praetorians: HD Remaster

Strategy, In real time, Historical, Isometric

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 September 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Praetorians: HD Remaster is a re-release of the popular historical real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. The game features redesigned controls...

WARSAW

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 September 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: PlayStation 4 → 6 March 2015

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...

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 April 2015

Players: 5.9/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China is a side-scrolling arcade-adventure stealth platformer set in the Assassin's Creed universe. The game begins the story of a...

Mordhau

Slasher, First-person view, Medieval era, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 July 2023

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Multiplayer action game Mordhau, featuring a first-person perspective in a late medieval setting, was developed by the indie studio Triternion, two years after...

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Best Games in the Historical genre for PlayStation 4