Historical for PC — top best games in the Historical genre / Page 13

Ritter & Rotwein - a game in the Historical genre

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Comedy, Medieval era, Historical

Game released: PC → 20 July 2026

Steam: 67/100

Medieval action with deliberately absurd physics, where the path to glory often turns into a series of ridiculous falls and comical situations. Controlling a puppet...

Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45

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

Game released: PC → 13 October 2006

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 is a historical shooter with a first-person view. The game features more than a dozen maps designed to recreate the battles of World...

Crusader Kings

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 28 September 2004

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This historical strategy game focuses on the feudal kingdoms of medieval Europe from 1066 to 1453. The player leads a dynasty and seeks to expand its lands and...

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII

Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 13 May 2008

Metacritic: 65/100

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII — Dunkirk Angels — is the name of the player's squadron in the game. It consists of the player, Tom "Shield," Joe "Mechanic...

Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Historical, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 25 February 2011

Players: 6/10

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut - One of the all-time classic adventures, the multiple BAFTA nominated Broken Sword: Director's Cut takes...

Commandos: Strike Force

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

Game released: PC → 13 September 2007

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Commandos: Strike Force — The game takes place in Europe and Russia during World War II. A squad of Allied commandos performs various missions in territory...

Cossacks 2: Napoleonic Wars

Strategy, Simulation, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 18 May 2005

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A historical strategy game set in the 19th century, Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars puts players in command of armies fighting for dominance over Europe. The forces...

Europa Universalis 2

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

Game released: PC → 7 December 2006

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 87/100

This historical strategy spans four centuries, beginning in 1419 during the Hundred Years’ War between France and England and ending in the era of Napoleon. The...

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 25 March 2011

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 60/100

This World War II flight combat simulator is set in 1940, as British, German and Italian air forces fight for control of the skies over Britain. Players take part...

Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

Game released: PC → 7 May 2003

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

An expansion for Medieval: Total War focused on the struggle for control of the British Isles. Players lead one of eight factions, including the Vikings, Saxons...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 14 December 2016

Steam: 71/100

This turn-based historical strategy game is set during the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. The player takes the role of a warlord and seeks to unite the...

Sands of Fire

Simulation, First-person view, Top-down view, Historical, Tanks, Old school

Game released: PC → 2 April 2021

Steam: 100/100

A tank simulator set during the North African campaign of World War II. The player commands a tank in battles where tactics and the choice of equipment help...

Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific

Simulation, Action, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 13 June 2008

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This naval warfare simulation is set in the Pacific during World War II, with the player commanding U.S. submarines and their crews. Missions involve hunting enemy...

Iron Front - Liberation 1944

Action, Shooter, Tactics, First-person view, Historical, Tanks, Simulation

Game released: PC → 25 May 2012

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Iron Front — Liberation 1944 — takes place during the summer offensive of Soviet troops in South-Eastern Poland. The campaign can be played as both...

Assassin's Creed 3: The Tyranny of King Washington - The Infamy

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

Game released: PC → 19 February 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Assassin's Creed 3: The Tyranny of King Washington — The Infamy is a paid add-on for a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting...

Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies

Online, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 23 June 2014

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies is a stand-alone add-on for the historical real-time strategy Company of Heroes 2. The game features 31 maps created...

Assassin's Creed: Birth of a New World — The American Saga

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

Game released: PC → 2 October 2014

Players: 6.3/10

Assassin's Creed: Birth of a New World — The American Saga is a collection of three games from the Assassin's Creed series: Assassin's Creed 3, Assassin's...

Nobunaga no Yabou: Tendou with Power-Up Kit

Strategy, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Grand strategy, Historical

Game released: PC → 17 December 2010

Steam: 81/100

Nobunaga no Yabou: Tendou with Power-Up Kit is a strategy game with an anime/manga twist from the masters at Tecmo Koei. The main publisher of the game is Koei...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 12

Strategy, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 17 January 2018

Steam: 73/100

This historical grand strategy game is set during China’s Three Kingdoms period. Players direct the conflict and lead armies in battles, including those at Guandu...

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars

Adventure, Historical, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 30 September 1996

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 80/100

American tourist George Stobbart witnesses a bombing while vacationing abroad and becomes involved in the ensuing mystery. He edges closer to the truth behind the...

SpringRTS: 1944

Isometric, In real time, Tactics, Strategy, Tanks, Historical, Warships / Submarines, Online

Game released: PC → 15 September 2010

Players: 7.9/10

SpringRTS: 1944 is a real-time tactical historical strategy game with an isometric view. The game takes place at the end of World War II on a massive scale, using...

Discovery Tour by Assassin's Creed: Ancient Greece

Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Educational game (Education), Historical

Game released: PC → 10 September 2019

Discovery Tour by Assassin's Creed: Ancient Greece - an interactive tour of the third -person view of the world of the game Assassin's Creed Odyssey. You can...

Wings of Glory (2022)

Strategy, Tactics, Historical, Turn-based, Flight Simulator, Board / Group Game, Top-down view, Online

Game released: PC → 22 July 2022

Steam: 82/100

Wings of Glory (2022) is a tactical turn-based strategy with flight simulator elements and a top-down view. It's 1917. High above Europe, colorful biplanes roar...

Microcivilization

Strategy, Business / Management, Side view, Construction, Clicker, Historical, City Building

Game released: PC → 13 November 2023

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 78/100

A pixel game in which the gamer builds a settlement, develops technology and solves population problems. There are many ways to build a rich and powerful nation...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Crusader Kings 3: Wandering Nobles

Strategy, In real time, Historical, Simulation, Top-down view, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 4 November 2024

Steam: 45/100

The add-on introduces a new wanderer path with three branches (inspector, wanderer and traveler), activities for new branches of the path ("check", "walk" and "trip...

Frontline: World At War

Turn-based, Historical, Strategy, Top-down view, Grand strategy, Tactics

Game released: PC → 5 January 2024

Steam: 66/100

The game takes place during the Second World War. The gamer takes control of one of the parties to the conflict and participates in large-scale battles. More than...

Letters of War

Adventure, Historical, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PC → 25 September 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

A touching point-and-click game about British carpenter Liam, who, while on the front, tries to maintain a connection with his daughter through letters. The game is...

Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand

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

Game released: PC → 29 July 2026

Steam: 49/100

Metacritic: 67/100

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

Warplanes: WW1 Sky Aces

Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Historical, Free game, Indie

Game released: PC → 23 September 2019

Steam: 83/100

A fast-paced flight simulator dedicated to the birth of military aviation during the First World War. The game allows you to control more than 30 historical...

B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Strategy

Game released: PC → 8 August 2007

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A historical flight simulator about B-17 bomber crews flying missions over Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. Players plan sorties, select and manage a...

Castles

Simulation, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Adventure, Construction

Game released: PC → 14 July 2017

Steam: 58/100

A medieval strategy game with castle-building and fantasy elements, Castles centers on designing a fortress and defending a realm from enemies. The player takes the...

Conflict in Vietnam

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Board / Group Game

Game released: PC → 30 November 2021

Steam: 66/100

A real-time tactical strategy game about the Vietnam War, spanning events from the defeat of the French colonial army to the Viet Cong victory over South Vietnamese...

Empire: Total War - The Warpath Campaign

Strategy, DLC, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 5 October 2009

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 69/100

An expansion for Total War: Empire that broadens the North American campaign and adds five playable American Indian factions. In the Warpath Campaign, the player...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 9

Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 4 March 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This turn-based historical strategy game is set in ancient China during the civil wars of the 2nd and 3rd centuries, following the fall of a once-great empire. The...

Time Commando

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Historical

Game released: PC → 5 January 2012

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This third-person action game follows a virus that has invaded a top-secret military supercomputer and is disrupting the flow of time. To restore its memory and...

Two Thrones

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

Game released: PC → 2 July 2004

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 53/100

A real-time strategy game about the struggle for power in medieval Europe between 1337 and 1490. Noble families in England and France compete for the thrones of the...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned

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

Game canceled: PC → 14 October 2010

Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned — was conceived as a third-person action-adventure role-playing video game set in an open world based on the...

Древняя Русь

Indie, Casual game, Historical

Game released: PC → 27 April 2017

Steam: 82/100

This historical quiz explores the events, culture, and notable figures of Ancient Rus, from the arrival of the Varangians to the Mongol invasion. Its questions draw...

Crusader Kings 2: The Reaper's Due

DLC, Strategy, Historical, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Role-playing game, Simulation

Game released: PC → 25 August 2016

Steam: 86/100

Crusader Kings 2: The Reaper's Due is an addition to the global real-time strategy game, in which the disease system was reworked and the bubonic plague was added...

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Best Games in the Historical genre for PC