The most popular historical games

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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Battlehawks 1942

DOS19884.3/5 LucasArts

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

DOS1995protected4.1/5 Divide by zero

Conflict

DOS19904.1/5 Mastertronic

Machiavelli the Prince

DOS1995protected4.2/5 Holistic Design

UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac OS19884.1/5 Intergalactic Development

UMS, short for Universal Military Simulator, is a computer-based wargame simulation developed by Rainbird Software in 1988. It was designed with the intention of providing players with a comprehensive and realistic military simulation experience.The game allows players to engage in strategic and tactical warfare across various scenarios and battlef...

Nobunaga's Ambition 2

DOS19893.9/5 KOEI

Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected4.1/5 MicroProse Software

Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939 - 1943

DOS1992protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Knights of the Desert

DOS1983protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group

1893: A World's Fair Mystery

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS20033.6/5

1893: A World's Fair Mystery is an interactive fiction game developed by the American studio Illuminated Lantern and released in 2002. Set during the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, the game combines historical fiction with mystery-solving gameplay.In 1893: A World's Fair Mystery, players take on the role of a detective investigating ...

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS19884/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

L'Empereur

DOS19914.2/5 KOEI

MacArthur's War

DOS19903.9/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Solidarnosc

DOS19913.4/5 P. Z. Karen Co. Development Group

Sherman M4

DOS19894.1/5 Loriciels

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

DOS1995protected4/5 Divide by zero

Computer Diplomacy

DOS19843.5/5 Avalon Hill

The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group

Red Baron

DOS1990protected4.1/5 Dynamix

Berlin 1948

DOS19893.7/5 Time Warp Software

High Command: Europe 1939-45

DOS19924.1/5 Colorado Computer Creations

Crisis in the Kremlin

DOS1991protected3.8/5 Spectrum HoloByte

The Ancient Art of War

DOS19843.9/5 Evryware

The Ancient Art of War is a classic video game that was released in the late 1980s. Developed by Evryware and published by Broderbund, it was available on various platforms, including Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS. The Ancient Art of War is a strategy game that takes place in various historical settings, such as ancient China, Greece, and t...