Historical 2017 for PC — top best games in the Historical genre

Assassin's Creed: Origins - a game in the Historical genre

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

Game released: PC → 27 October 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Assassin's Creed: Origins — an action-adventure game with a third-person view in an open world set in the Assassin's Creed universe. The game takes place in ancient...

Sniper Elite 4

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

Game released: PC → 14 February 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A direct sequel to Sniper Elite 3, in which the main character travels to Italy in 1943. He acts in the ranks of the Italian resistance and tries to free the...

World of Warships

Action, Warships / Submarines, Isometric, Historical, Free game, Tactics, MMO, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter

Game released: PC → 17 September 2015

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A multiplayer online action game that immerses you in the world of large-scale naval battles of the first half of the twentieth century. More than a hundred...

Albion Online

Role-playing game, MMO, Isometric, Historical, Free game, Open world

Game released: PC → 17 July 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Albion Online is a free-to-play, isometric camera-based, multiplayer role-playing game set in a medieval setting that is the spiritual successor to Ultima Online. A...

Call of War

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Free game, Tactics

Game released: PC → 21 October 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Call of War is a free-to-play top-down real-time tactical strategy game. You have to lead one of the powerful nations during the Second World War. The game has a...

Sudden Strike 4

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics

Game released: PC → 24 August 2017

Players: 8/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Sudden Strike 4 is a sequel to the popular real-time strategy game set in World War II known as "Confrontation." You will find new graphics, increased scale of...

Nioh: Complete Edition

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Historical

Game released: PC → 7 November 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Nioh: Complete Edition — A complete edition of the third-person action-adventure slasher game, which includes the base game and all released expansion packs...

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam

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

Game released: PC → 30 May 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is a multiplayer shooter with a first-person view and an emphasis on realism. The game takes place during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1975...

Cossacks 3: The Golden Age

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

Game released: PC → 24 August 2017

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 71/100

Cossacks 3: The Golden Age is an add-on for the real-world strategy Cossacks 3, featuring a new multiplayer mode “Historical Battle” for eight players and a...

Field of Glory II

Strategy, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics, Simulation

Game released: PC → 12 October 2017

Steam: 87/100

Field of Glory II is a turn-based global strategy with tactical elements in a historical setting. The game takes place between 280 and 25 BC. Major battles await...

Syrian Warfare

Strategy, In real time, Tactics, Historical

Game released: PC → 21 February 2017

Players: 9/10

Steam: 83/100

A real-time strategy game based on events of the Syrian war, following key stages of the conflict from its early days to victories over terror. Syrian Warfare...

Aces High 3

Simulation, Online, Flight Simulator, Historical, Free game, Virtual Reality (VR), MMO

Game released: PC → 23 August 2017

Steam: 59/100

A large-scale online flight simulator dedicated to air battles of the First and Second World Wars. Hundreds of players participate simultaneously in massive air...

Raid: World War II

Online, Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Historical, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 26 September 2017

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 46/100

Raid: World War II is a third-person cooperative shooter set in the World War II era. You can play the game in co-op for up to four people. The main enemy in the...

Total War: Rome 2 - Empire Divided

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

Game released: PC → 30 November 2017

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Total War: Rome 2 — Empire Divided is an add-on for the global historical strategy Total War: Rome 2. The add-on focuses on the crisis of the third century...

Foxhole

Strategy, MMO, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tactics, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Sandbox

Early Access: PC → 27 July 2017; Game released: PC → 28 September 2022

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 80/100

Multiplayer tactical real-time strategy. The events take place during the Second World War, where you will have to unite in squads with hundreds of other players...

The House of Da Vinci

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Historical, Hidden Objects, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 24 November 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Atmospheric adventure puzzle game inspired by The Room series. The player takes on the role of an apprentice to the great Leonardo da Vinci and goes in search of...

Day of Infamy

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

Game released: PC → 23 March 2017; Early Access: PC → 31 July 2016

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Day of Infamy is a competitive online first-person shooter set in the World War II era from the creators of Insurgency. Expect a variety of mid-century weapons, a...

Ultimate General: Civil War

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

Game released: PC → 14 July 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Ultimate General: Civil War is a real-time tactical strategy game dedicated to the American Civil War of 1861-1885. You can go to the fields of key battles and try...

Sniper Elite 4: Deathstorm Part 3 - Obliteration

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

Game released: PC → 18 July 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Sniper Elite 4: Deathstorm Part 3 — Obliteration — plot addition for the sniper shooter with stealth elements Sniper Elite 4. The grand finale of the...

Battlefield 1: In the Name of the Tsar

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

Game released: PC → 5 September 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Battlefield 1: Name of the Tsar is an expansion for the first-person shooter in the popular Battlefield series. In addition, you will find six maps for online play...

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Historical

Game released: PC → 24 August 2017

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This historical fantasy visual novel follows Chizuru, a young woman searching for her father in Kyoto during the Bakumatsu period. There, she encounters the samurai...

Conquest of the New World

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

Game released: PC → 22 July 2017

Steam: 90/100

A turn-based historical strategy game about competing for control of the New World during the Age of Exploration. The player leads either a native civilization or...

Sniper Elite 4: Deathstorm Part 1 - Inception

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

Game released: PC → 21 March 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Sniper Elite 4: Deathstorm Part 1 — Inception is a story add-on for the sniper shooter with stealth elements Sniper Elite 4. The events of the add-on will...

Battlefield 1: Turning Tides

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

Game released: PC → 11 December 2017

Players: 10/10

Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass — an expansion for the first-person shooter in the popular Battlefield series. The expansion is dedicated to naval battles...

Steel Division: Normandy 44

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tactics, Simulation, Action

Game released: PC → 23 May 2017

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Steel Division: Normandy 44 is a tactical real-time strategy game that takes you through the events of World War II with faithfully recreated battles based on...

Supremacy: Call of War 1942

Strategy, Online, In real time, Historical, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 21 October 2017

Steam: 64/100

Multiplayer global strategy, where matches can last several days or weeks of real time. Depending on the map, up to 100 players can participate in one...

Divided We Fall

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

Game released: PC → 2 October 2017

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 55/100

Divided We Fall is a multiplayer tactical real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view during the Second World War. The game invites you to immerse...

Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Indie, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 2 June 2017

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator is a unique sandbox in which you can organize the largest battles and pre-set them. The game provides you with many types of units...

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz Edition

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation, Virtual Reality (VR), Online

Game released: PC → 14 December 2017

Steam: 66/100

A flight simulator dedicated to one of the largest aerial confrontations of World War II. In the skies over Britain, fighters from the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe...

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...

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...

Assassin's Creed: Origins - Roman Centurion Pack

Action, Adventure, Stealth, DLC, Third-person view, Historical, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 7 November 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 71/100

Assassin's Creed: Origins — Roman Centurion Pack is an addition to the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the open world and in the Assassin's...

Attentat 1942

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Historical, Visual novel, Mini-game / browser-based

Game released: PC → 31 October 2017

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Attentat 1942 is an adventure puzzle game in the "hidden object" genre dedicated to the events of World War II. You will be able to learn more about the Nazi...

Tank Force

Tanks, Third-person view, Action, Simulation, MMO, Casual game, Online, Historical, Free game

Game released: PC → 23 October 2017

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 65/100

A dynamic game about tank battles in 10x10 format. In battles, various modern tanks and their modifications created in the Russian Federation, NATO countries or the...

Civil War: Battle of Petersburg

Strategy, Historical, Turn-based

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...

Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass

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

Game released: PC → 28 March 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass is an expansion for the first-person shooter in the popular Battlefield series. The France expansion will add four new maps to...

Hearts of Iron 4: Death or Dishonor

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

Game released: PC → 14 June 2017

Players: 10/10

Hearts of Iron 4: Death or Dishonor is an addition to the historical top-down real-time strategy Hearts of Iron 4. The addition adds new countries to the game...

Crisis in the Kremlin

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Historical

Game released: PC → 20 March 2017

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 83/100

Crisis in the Kremlin is a top-down political management simulator. You will lead the Kremlin as one of the three Russian leaders, determining foreign and domestic...

NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishi

Grand strategy, Strategy, Historical

Game released: PC → 30 November 2017

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This historical grand strategy game centers on the struggle for supremacy during Japan’s Warring States period. The fifteenth entry in the Nobunaga's Ambition...

Assassin's Creed: Origins - Horus Pack

Action, Adventure, Stealth, DLC, Third-person view, Historical, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 21 November 2017

Steam: 48/100

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

Historical

Best Games in the Historical genre of 2017 for PC