Historical 2001 for PC — top best games in the Historical genre

IL-2 Sturmovik - a game in the Historical genre

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

Game released: PC → 23 November 2001

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 91/100

IL-2 Sturmovik — The single-player campaign reconstructs the famous battles of the Great Patriotic War, giving players the feeling of being participants in...

Cossacks: European Wars

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 12 April 2001

Players: 8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Cossacks: European Wars is a historical real-time strategy game based on the European wars of the 16th-18th centuries. The game features more than 16 countries...

Commandos 2: Men of Courage

Action, Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics

Game released: PC → 30 August 2002

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a real-time tactical action and strategy game about an elite commando unit operating behind enemy lines during World War II. The team...

Cossacks: The Art of War

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Sandbox, Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 31 March 2002

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Cossacks: The Art of War is a historical real-time strategy game with sandbox elements. This game continues the story of the great battles of the 17th and 18th...

1942

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Historical

Game released: PC → 26 September 2001

Players: 7.1/10

1942 is a dynamic top-down shooter with the ability to play together with a friend on the same screen. The year is 1942, you have to try on the role of a fighter...

Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Helicopters, Historical, Tanks

Game released: PC → 9 July 2004

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis — the campaign's plot is based on a fictional conflict between NATO and the USSR during the Cold War. In addition, two...

Sudden Strike

Strategy, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 23 January 2001

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A real-time strategy game set during World War II, in which the player commands Soviet, German, French, American and British forces. Battles take place across large...

Europa Universalis

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

Game released: PC → 8 August 2001

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Europa Universalis is a real-time strategy game with management elements. The game takes place on a schematically depicted world map, divided into more than 1,500...

Sid Meier's Civilization 3

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

Game released: PC → 4 February 2005

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 90/100

A turn-based historical strategy about developing a civilization and exploring the world. Players can pursue different paths of discovery, employ varied strategies...

Shogun: Total War (Warlord Edition)

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Collection, Historical, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 2 November 2001

Metacritic: 87/100

A historical strategy game set during the Mongol invasion of Japan, led by Kublai Khan. Shogun: Total War (Warlord Edition) includes the complete original game and...

Operation Flashpoint: Gold Edition

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Collection, Historical, Tanks

Game released: PC → 30 December 2001

Operation Flashpoint: Gold Edition is a first-person simulator with a mixture of action, shooter, flight simulator, helicopter simulator, historical game and tank...

Silent Hunter 2

Simulation, Warships / Submarines, Historical

Game released: PC → 25 June 2009

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Silent Hunter 2 — the player becomes a member of the crew of a German submarine from the Second Battle of the Atlantic. The game has single-player and...

Operation Flashpoint: Gold Upgrade

Simulation, Action, Shooter, DLC, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Helicopters, Historical, Tanks

Game released: PC → 28 December 2001

Players: 10/10

Operation Flashpoint: Gold Upgrade is a first-person simulator with a mixture of action, shooter, flight simulator, helicopter simulator, historical game and tank...

Pilgrim: Faith as a Weapon

Adventure, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → November 2001

Pilgrim: Faith as a Weapon is a first-person historical adventure with a tutorial component. The game takes place in 1208 and tells the story of a renegade Templar...

Age of Empires 2: Gold Edition

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Collection, Historical, City Building, Online

Game released: PC → 1 September 2002

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Age of Empires 2: Gold Edition is an isometric strategy game with a dash of history from developers Ensemble Studios. The game is published by Microsoft...

Knights of the Cross

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 2005

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 74/100

Knights of the Cross — In a single player game, the player acts as a knight with his own army. During the game's campaign, he fights against enemy units, and...

101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Action, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → August 2001

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

A turn-based strategy game about the 101st Airborne Division’s night drop behind enemy lines ahead of the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. The player leads a...

Empire Earth (Limited Collector's Edition)

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 21 November 2001

Empire Earth (Limited Collector's Edition) is an isometric strategy game with fantasy, historical and sandbox elements from Stainless Steel Studios Inc.. The game...

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...

Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Battle

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Historical

Game released: PC → 27 June 2003

Metacritic: 80/100

A real-time historical strategy game about the Battle of Waterloo, built on the game engine used in Sid Meier’s Gettysburg. It combines strategy elements with...

America Expansion Pack

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 27 November 2001

America Expansion Pack is an isometric strategy game with historical game elements from the developers of Related Designs Software GmbH. The game is published by...

Age of Sail 2

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

Game released: PC → 9 March 2001

Metacritic: 62/100

A historical naval combat simulator set in the age of sail, when nations fought for dominance at sea. The player orders a battle against an approaching enemy...

Vietnam 2: Special Assignment

Action, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → July 2001

Vietnam 2: Special Assignment — according to the plot, we again find ourselves in the jungles of Vietnam during the war that the United States waged against...

Shogun: Total War - The Mongol Invasion

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

Game released: PC → 24 August 2001

Shogun: Total War — The Mongol Invasion is a third-person strategy game with a mixture of history and sandbox from developers from Creative Assembly Ltd., The...

Takeda

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

Game released: PC → 20 December 2001

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

A real-time historical strategy game set in feudal Japan, where shoguns and warlords vie for power. The player takes the role of a general and positions armies to...

A*M*E*R*I*C*A

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 22 January 2001

Players: 6.3/10

A*M*E*R*I*C*A is an isometric strategy game with historical game elements from the developers of Related Designs Software GmbH. The main publisher of the game is...

Pearl Harbor: Defend the Fleet

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 15 May 2001

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 48/100

A first-person arcade shooter about defending the Pacific Fleet during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The player takes the role of a deck gunner and fends off waves of...

Harpoon 3 Pro

Simulation, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Historical, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 1 June 2001

Harpoon 3 Pro is a top-down simulator with elements of strategy, warship simulator, business simulator, educational game, historical game and sandbox from Advanced...

Divided Ground: Middle East Conflict 1948-1973

Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 1 August 2001

Divided Ground: Middle East Conflict 1948-1973 is a third-person strategy game with a mixture of history and sandbox from TalonSoft. The game is published by...

Xuanyuan Jian 3 Waizhuan: Tian zhi Hen

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Historical

Game released: PC → 15 January 2001

Steam: 93/100

Xuanyuan Jian 3 Waizhuan: Tian zhi Hen is a third-person role-playing game with fantasy game elements from the masters of DOMO Production. The game is published by...

Rowan's Battle of Britain

Simulation, Flight Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 14 October 2008

Metacritic: 79/100

This historical real-time combat flight simulator depicts Luftwaffe raids over British skies. The player takes part in aerial combat across more than 800 square...

Sudden Strike: Forever

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Historical, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 22 August 2001

Players: 5.5/10

Sudden Strike: Forever is a strategy game with historical and sandbox elements from the Fireglow Games studio. The game is published by CDV Software Entertainment...

WarCommander

Strategy, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 4 October 2002

WarCommander is an isometric strategy game with a dash of history from the developers at Independent Arts Software GmbH. The publisher of the game is the company...

Squad Battles: Vietnam

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical

Game released: PC → 3 August 2001

Squad Battles: Vietnam is a top-down strategy game with historical elements from the masters at HPS Simulations. The game is published by HPS...

Age of Sail 2: Privateer's Bounty

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Isometric, Historical, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 1 August 2002

Metacritic: 69/100

A historical naval strategy game about battles between sailing fleets during the Age of Sail. Players command the ships of maritime powers, manage their crews and...

Settlers: Fourth Edition

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

Game released: PC → 25 September 2001

Players: 8.5/10

Settlers: Fourth Edition is an isometric simulator with strategy, fantasy and historical elements from the masters at Blue Byte Software GmbH. The publisher of the...

Napoleon 1813

Simulation, In real time, First-person view, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Strategy, Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 24 February 2001

Steam: 66/100

Napoleon 1813 is a first-person simulator with a dash of historical action from developers Empire Interactive Entertainment. The game is published by Empire...

Real War

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

Game released: PC → 29 November 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 48/100

A real-time strategy game in which players command U.S. forces or the Independent Liberation Army across a series of missions. The campaign features 24 missions...

Historical

Best Games in the Historical genre of 2001 for PC (Game released)