Historical for Xbox One — top best games in the Historical genre / Page 2

Through the Darkest of Times - a game in the Historical genre

Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Historical, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 13 August 2020

Players: 8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Through the Darkest of Times is a historical strategy with elements of a management simulator. You will become the leader of a resistance group in Berlin during the...

Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection

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

Game released: Xbox One → 15 November 2016

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection is a collection of updated versions of Assassin's Creed 2, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Assassin's Creed: Revelations...

Assassin's Creed 4: Freedom Cry

Action, Adventure, DLC, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Historical, Open world

Game released: Xbox One → 17 December 2013

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Assassin's Creed 4: Freedom Cry is a paid add-on for the stealth action game with a third-person view in the historical setting — Assassin's Creed 4. Having...

Broken Lines

Role-playing game, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Strategy

Game released: Xbox One → 14 December 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Broken Lines is a tactical turn-based strategy with RPG elements and an isometric camera view. Set during World War II, the game follows a group of eight soldiers...

1979 Revolution: Black Friday

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Historical, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 3 August 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 76/100

1979 Revolution: Black Friday is an atmospheric adventure based on real events and eyewitness accounts. Take on the role of Reza Shirazi, an aspiring...

Hypnospace Outlaw

Adventure, Simulation, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Benchmark program, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: Xbox One → 27 August 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Hypnospace Outlaw is an unusual 90s internet simulator with pixel graphics and text game elements. The player explores various websites, monitors mail receipts, and...

Essex: The Whale Hunter

Action, Adventure, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Historical

Game in development: Xbox One → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 7/10

Essex: The Whale Hunter is a first-person adventure simulator with survival elements that puts you in the shoes of a whaling ship captain. The game takes place in...

Walden, a game

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Historical

Game released: Xbox One → 2 July 2021

Steam: 84/100

Walden, a game is a unique adventure with a first-person view and survival elements. You will take on the role of philosopher Henry David Thoreau, who decides to...

Samurai Warriors 5

Action, Slasher, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: Xbox One → 27 July 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Samurai Warriors 5 is a continuation of the samurai slasher film set in medieval Japan. The game takes place during the Onin Troubles during the Sengoku period. The...

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Isometric, Adventure, Action, Survival horror, Historical, Horror

Game released: Xbox One → 23 July 2024

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Survival horror set in the First World War. The main action takes place in 1916. The main character is a French soldier trying to find his brother, who went missing...

War Mongrels

Historical, Action, Strategy, Tactics, Adventure, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Stealth

Game canceled: Xbox One → 25 April 2023

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 72/100

War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactical strategy game set on the Eastern Front. The main characters are two Wehrmacht soldiers who decide to desert and join...

Tank Mechanic Simulator

Simulation, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Historical, Tanks

Game released: Xbox One → 19 May 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Tank Mechanic Simulator is a training simulator with a first-person view, in which you will have to maintain tanks from the Second World War. You are the owner of a...

Sniper Elite V2 Remastered

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

Game released: Xbox One → 14 May 2019

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Sniper Elite V2 Remastered is a remaster of the third-person sniper shooter Sniper Elite V2. You will find yourself in besieged Berlin during the final days of...

Dawn of Man

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

Game released: Xbox One → 18 December 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Dawn of Man — a unique historical real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view from the creators of Planetbase. You will take control of a settlement of...

63 Days

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Indie, In real time, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Top-down view

Game released: Xbox One → 26 September 2024

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 72/100

A tactical game in the spirit of Commandos, based on the real events of World War II. The player controls a group of Polish resistance fighters seeking to liberate...

The Darkest Files

Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Detective, Historical

Game released: Xbox One → 26 March 2025

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The game unfolds in 1956 in Germany. In the role of a young prosecutor, it is necessary to investigate the crimes of the times of Nazism and look for the...

The Making of Karateka

Action, Educational game (Education), Historical

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Historical, Parkour

Game released: Xbox One → 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: Xbox One → 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...

The House of Da Vinci

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

Game released: Xbox One → 25 January 2024

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...

9 Monkeys of Shaolin

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Historical, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 16 October 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action game from the creators of Redeemer. Expect thrilling gameplay based on the techniques of the ancient...

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

Educational game (Education), Arcade, Historical

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Assassin's Creed: Origins - Roman Centurion Pack

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

We. The Revolution

Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Historical

Game released: Xbox One → 25 June 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 75/100

We. The Revolution is a unique adventure strategy with role-playing elements, where you will try on the role of a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal during the...

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Historical, Side view, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 9 February 2016

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 58/100

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

Assassin's Creed: Rogue Remastered

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Historical

Game released: Xbox One → 20 March 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Assassin's Creed: Rogue Remastered is an updated version of the third-person stealth action game Assassin's Creed: Rogue. Players will be able to explore the...

Tale of Ronin

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

Game in development: Xbox One → 2026

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...

Opus Castle

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Free game, Exploration, Historical

Game released: Xbox One → 9 November 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

Opus Castle is a free-to-play indie horror adventure game with a first-person view, based on the true story of a murder that took place in the Brazilian castle of...

Battlefield 1: Turning Tides

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Assassin's Creed Odyssey - The Fate of Atlantis

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

Game released: Xbox One → 23 April 2019

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 64/100

Assassin's Creed Odyssey — The Fate of Atlantis is an expansion pack for the open-world action-adventure Assassin's Creed Odyssey. In the expansion, you will...

Torn Away

Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Historical, Indie, Stealth, Walking Simulator, Point & Click

Game released: Xbox One → 6 October 2023

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Atmospheric stealth action in the setting of the Second World War. The main character is a ten-year-old girl, Asya, who, like millions of other people, suffered...

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Remastered

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy, Medieval era, Demons, Survival horror, Historical

Game released: Xbox One → 23 May 2025

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The story unfolds around the young sword master Jubei Yagyu, who returns to his hometown only to find the ashes left by the demon army of Nobunaga Oda. This event...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Grand strategy, Historical

Game released: Xbox One → 28 January 2016

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 is a Japanese-style global strategy game set in the Dynasty Warriors universe. As a military leader, you will control the actions...

Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Historical, Tactics, Tanks, Board / Group Game

Game released: Xbox One → 9 March 2023

Players: 5/10

Steam: 78/100

A game in the setting of the Second World War, showing an alternative view of the development of those events. The gamer leads all types of troops of the Red Army...

Warparty

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: Xbox One → 28 March 2019

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Warparty is a real-time strategy game set in the Stone Age. In ancient times, a powerful civilization flourished on Earth, ruling the world with the help of...

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - Jack the Ripper

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

Game released: Xbox One → 15 December 2015

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 55/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate — Jack the Ripper — a paid add-on for the stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting &mdash...

Sniper Elite 4: Deathstorm Part 1 - Inception

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Legacy of the First Blade

Action, Adventure, Stealth, DLC, Slasher, Historical, Role-playing game

Game released: Xbox One → 4 December 2018

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 40/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Assassin's Creed Odyssey — Legacy of the First Blade is an expansion pack for the open-world action-adventure Assassin's Creed Odyssey. The addition will tell...

Battlefield 1: In the Name of the Tsar

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

Game released: Xbox One → 19 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...

Sniper Elite 4: Deathstorm Part 3 - Obliteration

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

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Best Games in the Historical genre for Xbox One