Historical for PC — top best games in the Historical genre

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 - a game in the Historical genre

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Historical, Exploration, Open world, Medieval era, Crafting

Game released: PC → 4 February 2025

VGTimes: 9.7/10

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

A role-playing action game from the first person in the vast open world of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a direct continuation of the 2018 game and offers a return...

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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

Game released: PC → 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 set in an open, well-developed, dynamically changing game...

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Crusader Kings 3

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

Game released: PC → 1 September 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Crusader Kings 3 is a continuation of the series of global strategies by Paradox about the Middle Ages. When creating it, historically accurate customs and morals...

Assassin's Creed: Origins

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

Game released: PC → 27 October 2017

Players: 7.9/10

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 Mirage

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

Game released: PC → 5 October 2023

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

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

Medieval Dynasty

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Action, Historical, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Survival

Early Access: PC → 17 September 2020; Game released: PC → 17 December 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Medieval Dynasty is a first-person action-adventure RPG set in an open world inspired by the medieval era. The main character is an ordinary poor man who has to...

Hearts of Iron 4

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

Game released: PC → 6 June 2016

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Hearts of Iron 4 is a historical top-down real-time tactical strategy game. The player is given the opportunity to fully manage an individual state, its diplomacy...

Total War: Rome 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 2 September 2013

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Total War: Rome 2 is a continuation of one of the best global historical strategy games, released in 2004. Expect the largest turn-based campaign, as well as the...

Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 15 October 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Age Of Empires 3: Definitive Edition is a re-release of the classic real-time strategy game Age Of Empires 3. It features new visuals, 4K support, improved...

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 - Brushes With Death

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, DLC, First-person view, Historical, Exploration, Open world, Medieval era, Crafting

Game released: PC → 15 May 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 72/100

In the addition, Henry will meet a mysterious artist who is trying to find inspiration and become one of the greatest masters of his time. You can find him in...

Corsair Cove

Strategy, Simulation, Historical, City Building, Construction

Game released: PC → 31 July 2026

Metacritic: 79/100

A city-building simulator for developing a pirate base at the sunset of the golden age of buccaneers. In the game's plot, the seas are roamed by Crown ships, and...

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam

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

Game in development: PC → 13 August 2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.5/10

An online shooter in the Hell Let Loose series, dedicated to one of the most iconic conflicts in history - the Vietnam War. The game tells the story of the...

1666: Amsterdam

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Historical

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 8.9/10

A dark third-person action adventure set in 17th century Amsterdam. Every 333 years, an ancient power awakens in the world, and this time its traces lead to the...

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag

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

Game released: PC → 22 November 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...

Казаки 3

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 20 September 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Cossacks 3 is a continuation of the legendary real-time strategy from the developers from the GSC Game World studio. In the sequel, the artificial intelligence of...

Victoria 3

Strategy, Top-down view, In real time, Historical, Grand strategy, Online

Game released: PC → 25 October 2022

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Victoria 3 is a continuation of the exciting global real-time strategy, where you have to rule states and lead one of them to world domination through diplomacy...

Sid Meier's Civilization 7

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

Game released: PC → 11 February 2025

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7.1/10

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 3: Final Stand

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

Game released: PC → 29 July 2026

Independent roguelite strategy in the Company of Heroes series with wave defense, where players can fight both solo and cooperatively. Four factions are available...

Call of Duty: Vanguard

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

Game released: PC → 5 November 2021

Players: 5/10

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...

War Thunder

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

Game released: PC → 15 August 2013

VGTimes: 6.8/10

Players: 4.3/10

Metacritic: 79/100

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

Total War: Three Kingdoms

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 23 May 2019

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Total War: Three Kingdoms is a new large-scale historical strategy from the Total War series. The game will take you to Ancient China during the era of the Three...

Dynasty Warriors: Origins

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 17 January 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A dynamic action-slasher film set in the era of the Three Kingdoms of China. The player becomes part of the legendary events, fighting for one of the sides in the...

Assassin's Creed: Unity

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

Game released: PC → 11 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 4

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

Game released: PC → 14 February 2017

Players: 7.7/10

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...

World of Tanks

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

Game released: PC → 29 April 2021

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...

Battlefield 5

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

Game released: PC → 22 October 2020

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...

Enlisted

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

Early Access: PC → 10 November 2020; Game released: PC → 16 July 2024

Players: 4.9/10

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...

WARNO

Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Tactics, Tanks, Online, Historical

Early Access: PC → 20 January 2022; Game released: PC → 23 May 2024

Players: 7.9/10

Realistic tactical strategy in the setting of the Third World War. It has been two years since Gorbachev's rule was overthrown in a coup staged by a group of...

Humankind

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

Game released: PC → 17 August 2021

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...

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

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

Game released: PC → 3 March 2023

Players: 7.9/10

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: Syndicate

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

Game released: PC → 18 November 2015

Players: 7.6/10

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...

Мир Танков

Shooter, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks, Free game

Game released: PC → 12 October 2022

Players: 5.2/10

Arcade tank simulator, where you are invited to take control of armored vehicles from the 20th century during the World War II and Cold War eras. The game features...

Company of Heroes

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics

Game released: PC → 13 September 2006

Players: 8.6/10

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...

Rise of the Ronin

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

Game released: PC → 10 March 2025

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 75/100

The game takes place in Japan at the end of the 19th century towards the end of the 300-year Edo period, commonly known as Bakumatsu. The mysterious Ronin, a...

Hell Let Loose

Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Early Access: PC → 6 June 2019; Game released: PC → 27 July 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Hell Let Loose is a realistic first-person shooter set during World War II. You will take part in major and famous battles, recreated with unprecedented realism...

Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut

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

Game released: PC → 16 May 2024

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...

Expeditions: Samurai

Role-playing game, Strategy, Stealth, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Medieval era

Early Access: PC → 7 August 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 10/10

The game transports the tactical RPG series Expeditions to Japan during the Sengoku era, engulfed in civil wars and political intrigues. The main character finds...

Anno 1800

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Sandbox, Exploration, Historical, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 16 April 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Anno 1800 is a new game in the real-time management strategy series Anno. The events unfold at the dawn of the industrial age, during the times of great...

Company of Heroes 3

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PC → 23 February 2023

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 77/100

The events of the third part take place in the Mediterranean. The game features an exciting story campaign, the largest in the history of the Company of Heroes...

Historical

Best Games in the Historical genre for PC