Historical 2006 for PC — top best games in the Historical genre

Company of Heroes - a game in the Historical genre

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

Game released: PC → 13 September 2006

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Sengoku Rance

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Historical, Turn-based, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 2 October 2026

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 95/100

A role-playing game with strategy elements about the adventures of the swordsman Rance and his loyal companion Sill. After a series of turbulent events on the...

Medieval 2: Total War

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

Game released: PC → 5 April 2007

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Medieval 2: Total War is a continuation of one of the best global historical strategies, released in 2002. In the game you have to lead your army and try to conquer...

Silent Hunter 3

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

Game released: PC → 13 June 2008

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Silent Hunter 3 — the player is given command of a German submarine from the Second World War. The game includes 5 training missions, a dynamic campaign and...

Call of Duty: United Offensive

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

Game released: PC → 13 October 2006

Players: 8/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 87/100

An expansion for Call of Duty, set amid World War II battles involving American, British, and Soviet soldiers. Its single-player campaign spans three storylines and...

IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946

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

Game released: PC → 29 December 2006

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 86/100

An expansion for Ил-2 Штурмовик, combining content from earlier entries in the series with a World War II flight simulator and alternate-history campaigns set in...

Sid Meier's Civilization 4

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

Game released: PC → 25 October 2006

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 94/100

Sid Meier's Civilization 4 is a continuation of the popular series of management strategies with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view. You have to take...

Sniper Elite

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

Game released: PC → 17 June 2008

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A tactical shooter set amid the covert battles of the closing days of World War II, it follows an American OSS sniper operating undercover in war-torn Berlin. He...

Age of Empires 3

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

Game released: PC → 5 May 2006

Players: 9/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A real-time strategy game about the colonial empires of Europe, Asia, and the Americas competing for territory and influence. Players develop a civilization, manage...

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down

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

Game released: PC → 18 June 2009

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 65/100

A first-person tactical shooter set during U.S. military operations in Mogadishu in late 1993. Delta Force operatives and Army Rangers are sent to capture Somali...

Day of Defeat: Source

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

Game released: PC → 17 March 2006

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Day of Defeat: Source is a multiplayer team-based shooter set in the European theatre of World War II. Players choose a role and take part in objective-based...

Praetorians

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

Game released: PC → 7 December 2007

Players: 9/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This real-time strategy game is set amid the political struggles of the emerging Roman Empire. Battles take place in Egypt, Gaul and Italy as rival forces contend...

Soldiers: Heroes of World War 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 3 July 2014

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

This real-time tactical action game, played from a third-person perspective, follows a special forces squad on the battlefields of World War II-era Europe. The...

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...

Ancient Wars: Sparta

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Role-playing game, City Building

Game released: PC → 24 January 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 59/100

A real-time strategy game about the struggle for influence in the ancient world, where Sparta, Persia and Egypt vie for power between 700 and 300 BC. The campaigns...

Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion

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

Game released: PC → 28 September 2006

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This expansion for Rome: Total War is set after the death of the last emperor of a unified Rome. The Western and Eastern Empires are uneasy allies and rivals, while...

Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War

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

Game released: PC → 6 October 2008

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War — The goal of the game is to defeat the enemy(s), which is achieved by first micromanaging the base and then training an...

U-Boat: Battle in the Mediterranean

Simulation, DLC, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 11 March 2006

Players: 5.9/10

U-Boat: Battle in the Mediterranean — 2 is an unofficial expansion pack for Silent Hunter 3, the cult classic World War II submarine simulator. Developed by...

Heroes of the Pacific

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

Game released: PC → 25 October 2005

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Heroes of the Pacific — there are 6 game modes: campaign, quick battle, missions, historical battles, flight school and multiplayer. 1 or 2 players can play...

Cossacks 2: Battle for Europe

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

Game released: PC → 30 June 2006

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 69/100

An expansion for Казаки 2: Наполеоновские войны, this real-time strategy game focuses on large-scale battles between the armies of the Napoleonic era. Its campaigns...

Faces of War

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Historical, Action, Simulation

Game released: PC → 30 November 2009

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 67/100

A real-time tactical strategy game set during World War II, Faces of War puts the player in command of troops on the front lines. Its 1944–1945 campaigns follow...

Stronghold Legends

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

Game released: PC → 23 October 2006

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 57/100

A real-time fantasy strategy game about castle building and warfare, drawing on medieval myths and legends. Its three campaigns span 24 missions, with players...

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...

Empire Earth 2 (Platinum Edition)

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

Game released: PC → 20 June 2006

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 89/100

This real-time strategy game follows the rise of an empire across more than 10,000 years of human history, from the age of the pharaohs to the reign of Napoleon...

Rome: Total War - Alexander

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 28 August 2007

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Rome: Total War — Alexander is a historical strategy with turn-based movements across a global map and real-time battles. Events take place a century before...

Commandos Collection

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Collection, Historical

Game released: PC → 14 June 2006

Players: 5.5/10

Commandos Collection is a collection of the real-time tactical strategy series "Commandos", which includes: Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines, Commandos: Beyond the...

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...

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...

Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord

Strategy, Simulation, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Tanks, Tactics

Game released: PC → 8 December 2009

Steam: 96/100

Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord takes you from Normandy in 1944 to Germany in 1945—the Western Front. You can side with the Allies or the Axis. The choice is wide...

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...

History Channel: Civil War - A Nation Divided

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 19 April 2007

Metacritic: 53/100

This first-person historical shooter follows a soldier fighting for either the Confederacy or the Union in twelve famous battles of the American Civil War. Each...

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...

Sky Aces

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

Game released: PC → 28 February 2006

Sky Aces is a first-person simulator with a mixture of action, flight simulator and historical game from the masters of The X Studio Productions. The game is...

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...

Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Historical

Game released: PC → 15 February 2006

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 55/100

This top-down historical shooter follows Allied paratroopers operating behind German lines during World War II. The campaign begins with the D-Day landings in...

Conflict: Global Terror

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Stealth, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Historical

Game released: PC → 20 January 2006

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 62/100

This tactical action game follows a special forces squad confronting the terrorist group March 33, drawing on counterterrorism training and experience from...

Hidden & Dangerous 2: Sabre Squadron

Action, Shooter, DLC, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 8 December 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Hidden & Dangerous 2: Saber Squadron is an addon for the second part of the tactical shooter Hidden & Dangerous, allowing the player to once again take on the...

Vietcong 2

Action, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 10 November 2006

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Vietcong 2 - the game has two campaigns - USA and Vietnam. In the first campaign, the player takes on the role of US Army Commander Douglas Boone, who accompanies...

Medieval 2: Total War (Collector's Edition)

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 14 November 2006

Steam: 95/100

Total War: MEDIEVAL II is a medieval strategy game about the struggle for territory and power across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with campaigns reaching...

Historical

Best Games in the Historical genre of 2006 for PC (Game released)