Historical
Years
Platforms
All platformsPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X/SPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch 2Nintendo SwitchiOSAndroidMeta QuestWii UMacLinuxiPadDreamcastAmigaAtari STBrowser
PlayStation 3PlayStation 2PlayStationXbox 360XboxPS VitaPSPWiiNintendo 3DSNintendo DSStadiaWindows PhoneAmazon Fire TVNvidia ShieldOuyaNESSNESGame Boy AdvanceGame BoyiPhoneCommodore 64Videopac+ G7400PC-FXZX SpectrumWindows 3.xBREWTRS-80Thomson TOTurboGrafx CDBBC MicroMSXGameCubeAtari 8-bitSEGA SaturnN-GageGenesisPC-88Amstrad CPCJ2ME3DOFM-7PC-98FM TownsSharp X68000Game Boy ColorSEGA CDOdyssey 2SymbianOricApple IIgsWonderSwanCD-iColecoVisionDOSNeo Geo CDSEGA 32XTurboGrafx-16Apple IIPalm OSWindows MobileNeo GeobadaCommodore PET/CBMZeeboPC BooterAcorn 32-bitTRS-80 CoCoElectronAmiga CD32VIC-20CDTV
Statuses
Best Games in the Historical genre for PC
Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Open world, Medieval era, Procedural generation, Historical
Early Access: PC → 10 December 2025; Game in development: PC → Q1 2027
Steam:
68/100
The game takes place in a world inspired by the Middle Ages. The main character leaves the home of their adoptive parents and embarks on a journey to prevent the...
Shooter, Strategy, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Free game, Tactics, Comedy, Historical
Early Access: PC → 21 November 2025; Game in development: PC → 2027
Steam:
91/100
Multiplayer shooter with strategy elements, set during the Napoleonic Wars, reimagined through a "duck" theme. Players engage in battles from a first or...
Action, Shooter, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Simulation
Game released: PC → 30 January 2007
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
75/100
A military action and strategy game about air, sea, and undersea battles in the Pacific theater of World War II. Its campaigns span the events from Pearl Harbor...
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Historical
Game released: PC → 18 August 2017
Steam:
85/100
This medieval strategy game follows barons competing for the throne of France. To expand their lands and strengthen their rule, players scout neighboring...
Arcade, Action, Strategy, First-person view, Top-down view, Historical, Stealth, Business / Management, Shooter
Game released: PC → 2 September 2020
Steam:
30/100
Lost Patrol — The game is set during the early stages of American involvement in the Vietnam War, in 1965 or 1966. An American helicopter was shot down in the...
Top-down view, Adventure, Role-playing game, Simulation, Historical, Exploration, Business / Management, Strategy
Game released: PC → 11 January 2023
Players:
4.7/10
Steam:
83/100
The game takes place between the 15th and 17th centuries, when various geographical discoveries took place. The gamer controls the ship and crew, explores a...
Simulation, Action, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 4 March 2010
Steam:
41/100
This naval simulation follows a German submarine crew opposing Allied forces across the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. The player commands the crew, issues...
Simulation, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Isometric, Collection, Sports game, Historical
Game released: PC → 30 April 2010
East India Company: Collection is a first-person simulator with a mixture of strategy, warship simulator, sports game and historical game from the developers from...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Collection, Historical, Tanks
Game released: PC → 1 December 2006
Players:
10/10
Operation Flashpoint (Game of the Year Edition) is a first-person simulator with elements of action, shooter, flight simulator, helicopter simulator, historical...
