Games with a historical setting

Some games are set in a specific historical period, usually a period of time particularly enjoyable for gamers such as the midde ages, the discovery of the Americas or the second world war. Historical games take a step further and try to be more faithful to the time period they are set.

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Darklands

DOSLinuxWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1992protected4/5 MicroProse Software

Darklands was a unique historical isometric RPG that mixed real historical data from medieval Germany during the 15th century with a touch of folklore and fantasy. Unfortunately it was also the only Microprose RPG of that kind and beauty. The original game box contained a huge manual with info on european folklore (including the live...

Das Boot: German U-Boat Simulation

DOS1990protected4.3/5 Artech Studios

Dawn Patrol

DOS19944.2/5 Rowan Software

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS19884/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2

DOS19893.9/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3

DOS19923.5/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Defender of the Crown

DOS1991protected3.8/5 Cinemaware

Defender of the crown is a strategy game set in the middle ages, in England. You control a Saxon and must fight Normans to control the country. The player can conquest territories, lay siege to castles, join tournaments, rescue damsels.

Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x19934/5 White Wolf Productions

Empire II: The Art of War

DOSWindows XP/98/9519954.1/5 White Wolf Productions

Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles

DOS19882.8/5 Cases Computer Simulations

Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected4.1/5 MicroProse Software

Frontline

DOS19903/5 Cases Computer Simulations

Galleons of Glory

DOS19903.5/5 Broderbund

Galleons of Glory is an abandoned educational historical simulation game developed and published by Broderbund in 1990. As Magellan your mission is to circumnavigate the world while managing your crew and ship.

Gary Grigsby's Pacific War

DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Gary Grigsby's War in Russia

DOS1993protected3.7/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Gengis Khan

DOS19893.7/5 KOEI

Gengis Khan 2: Clan of the Gray Wolf

DOS19923.7/5 KOEI

Gloriana

DOS19964.2/5 ASCARON Entertainment

Gold of the Americas: The Conquest of the New World

DOS19893.8/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Gold Rush!

DOS1988protected4.1/5 Sierra On-Line

Great Napoleonic Battles

DOS19913.8/5 Impressions Games

Great Naval Battles vol. 2: Guadalcanal 1942 - 43

DOS1994protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Great Naval Battles vol. 3: Fury in the Pacific 1941-1944

DOS1995protected4/5 Divide by zero

Great Naval Battles vol. 4: Burning Steel, 1939-1942

DOS1995protected4.1/5 Divide by zero

Great Naval Battles vol. 5: Demise of the Dreadnoughts 1914-18

DOS1996protected4.1/5 Divide by zero

Great Naval Battles vol. 5: Demise of the Dreadnoughts 1914-18 is an abandoned naval simulation game, developed for DOS only by Divide by zero and released by SSI Strategic Simulations Inc. in 1996. As the title implies, Great Naval Battles vol. 5 is a fairly accurate historical simulation set in World War I. The game also includes a mission editor.