Historical for PC — top best games in the Historical genre / Page 16

Civil War: Battle of Petersburg - a game in the Historical genre

Game released: PC → 9 February 2017

Steam: 82/100

This turn-based tactical strategy game focuses on the fighting around Richmond and Petersburg during the final year of the American Civil War. Players command Union...

Hearts of Iron

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Historical

Game released: PC → 13 January 2009

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Hearts of Iron is a real-time tactical management strategy based on the historical events of World War II. You will be able to take control of any state that...

Age of Empires 3: The Asian Dynasties

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 2 November 2007

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Age of Empires 3: The Asian Dynasties — The gameplay in The Asian Dynasties is similar to that of the original game, Age of Empires 3. The expansion focuses...

FireFly Studios' Stronghold 2

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, City Building, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 18 August 2006

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 90/100

A medieval city-building simulator and real-time strategy game about castle life and a struggle for power in a kingdom divided by rival barons. In Stronghold 2, the...

Great Battles of WWII: Stalingrad

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → March 2005

Players: 7.1/10

Great Battles of WWII: Stalingrad is an isometric strategy game with a historical twist from DTF Games. The main publisher of the game is...

Jane's Combat Simulations: Fighters Anthology

Simulation, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Collection, Historical, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 1997

Jane's Combat Simulations: Fighters Anthology is a first-person simulator with elements of warship simulator, flight simulator, historical game and sandbox...

Napoleon: Total War (Limited Edition)

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

Game released: PC → 26 February 2010

Metacritic: 81/100

This historical strategy game about the Napoleonic Wars combines turn-based campaign management with real-time tactical battles. Players command armies on land and...

Sengoku

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

Game released: PC → 13 September 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A character-driven strategy game about rival Japanese lords vying for power in 16th-century Japan during the Sengoku period. The player leads a nobleman seeking to...

Sid Meier's Civilization 4: Warlords

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

Game released: PC → 26 June 2008

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Sid Meier's Civilization 4: Warlords — it became possible to make other civilizations your vassals; Each civilization now has one unique building; 8 new...

Takeda 2

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

Game released: PC → 20 January 2006

Takeda 2 is a top-down strategy game with a dash of history from developers Magitech Corporation. The main publisher of the game is the company «1C»; the...

Aztec: Empire of Blood

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

Game released: PC → 1 March 2000

Steam: 90/100

Aztec: Empire of Blood is a top-down strategy game with a dash of fantasy and history from Philos Laboratories. The game is published by Ubisoft. Aztec: Empire of...

Wings of War

Arcade, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 1 December 2006

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 66/100

This arcade flight combat game is set amid the aerial battles of World War I. Players take the role of Benjamin, a rookie pilot facing the era’s famous flying aces...

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

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

Game released: PC → 23 April 2013

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 63/100

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

Europa Universalis 4: Dharma

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

Game released: PC → 6 September 2018

Steam: 32/100

Europa Universalis 4: Dharma is an addition to the global strategy Europa Universalis 4. The addition adds to the game an updated political system, new Indian...

Hearts of Iron 4: Man the Guns

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Historical, Simulation

Game released: PC → 28 February 2019

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 46/100

Hearts of Iron 4: Man the Guns is an add-on for the historical real-time strategy game. It expands the capabilities of the fleet in Hearts of Iron 4 and adds deeper...

Tale of Ronin

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

Game in development: PC → 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...

Men of War 2: Arena

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

Game released: PC → 29 July 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Men of War 2: Arena is a real-time tactical action game. The game continues the traditions of the Behind Enemy Lines series, but has received important changes. For...

Strategic Mind: The Pacific

Tactics, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Historical, Indie, Warships / Submarines, Board / Group Game

Game released: PC → 25 October 2019

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 74/100

Strategic Mind: The Pacific is a tactical historical strategy with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view. The events of the game will convey with realistic...

Gladio and Glory

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Indie, Free game, Online, Simulation, Slasher

Game released: PC → 16 March 2021

Steam: 91/100

Gladio and Glory is a free-to-play hardcore action sandbox with a third-person view, where you have one task — to kill the rest of the gladiators. You can...

Ancient Battle: Successors

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Arcade

Game released: PC → 4 September 2019

Steam: 71/100

Ancient Battle: Successors is an exciting top-down turn-based strategy game for mobile platforms. Alexander the Great died on June 13, 323 BC. e., without leaving...

Toy Tactics

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

Early Access: PC → 17 March 2023; Game released: PC → 19 September 2024

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 Making of Karateka

Action, Educational game (Education), Historical

Game released: PC → 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...

Ragnorium

Survival, Historical, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 25 April 2022

Steam: 57/100

This fantasy colony simulator is set in an alternate universe where the privatization of space exploration has turned clone colonists into commodities. The player...

Empire: Total War - Elite Units of the East

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

Game released: PC → 8 February 2010

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 88/100

An expansion for Total War: Empire, adding 12 elite units to the Maratha and Ottoman factions. The units can be unlocked in the campaign by meeting specific...

Fields of Glory

Strategy, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Historical, Simulation

Game released: PC → 28 April 2020

Steam: 81/100

Fields of Glory is a top-down strategy game with educational and historical game elements from the masters at MicroProse Ltd.. The game is published by MicroProse...

Sid Meier's Civilization 3: Conquests

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

Game released: PC → 21 November 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 86/100

An expansion for Sid Meier's Civilization 3, featuring eight conquest scenarios set across different periods of history. They introduce new civilizations...

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

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

Game released: PC → 19 March 2013

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 67/100

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

Bone Gulch

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

Game canceled: PC → 5 August 2014

Bone Gulch is an online third-person action, shooter, massively multiplayer and historical game from the developers of Nesoi Tech. The game is published by Nesoi...

Aggression: Europe Under Fire

Strategy, In real time, Historical

Game released: PC → 10 May 2007

Steam: 57/100

A real-time military strategy game about European politics and warfare in the first half of the 20th century. The player takes the role of a leader of Russia, Great...

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Historical, Parkour

Game released: PC → 21 April 2015

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 71/100

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...

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Historical, Action

Game released: PC → 12 January 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 63/100

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

Holdfast: Nations At War

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

Game released: PC → 5 March 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Holdfast: Nations At War is a multiplayer historical shooter with first and third person views. The events of the game take place during the era of Napoleon's great...

Assassin's Creed: Origins - The Curse of the Pharaohs

Action, Adventure, DLC, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Historical, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 13 March 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Assassin's Creed: Origins — The Curse of the Pharaohs is an addition to the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the open world and in the...

Sniper Elite VR

Shooter, First-person view, Historical, Virtual Reality (VR), Action, Adventure

Game released: PC → 8 July 2021

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Sniper Elite VR is a sniper shooter with stealth elements in the popular Sniper Elite series of games for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Valve Index...

Over The Top: WWI

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

Game released: PC → 6 March 2026

Steam: 84/100

A shooter in the setting of the First World War, filled with battles with support for up to 200 players, in which you can use military equipment. There are...

Terror of the Seven Seas

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world, Historical, Role-playing game, First-person view, Exploration

Game released: PC → 6 November 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

The player becomes the captain of the ship and sets off to explore the Seven Seas. You can become a pirate, an officer, a merchant or an explorer, but everyone...

World of Guns: Gun Disassembly

Educational game (Education), Historical, Hunting / Fishing

Game released: PC → 21 May 2014

Steam: 80/100

This educational 3D simulator explores the workings of historical and modern firearms. World of Guns features pistols, rifles, machine guns and artillery, as well...

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

Educational game (Education), Arcade, Historical

Game released: PC → 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...

Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Online

Game released: PC → 24 April 2009

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor is a standalone expansion for the historical real-time strategy Company of...

1942: The Pacific Air War

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

Game released: PC → 1 April 2015

Steam: 60/100

This historical flight simulator focuses on aerial combat over the Pacific during World War II. Players can fly for either the U.S. or Japanese Navy and take part...

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