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Games set in the 19th century sorted by year, newest first

The 19th century was the age of steam, railroads and remarkable discoveries. It was the age of literary masterpieces like the Sherlock Holmes novels and Jules Verne's sci-fi stories. It's easy to see why some developers chose the 19th century as the setting for their games.

Most popular 19th century games

Railroad Tycoon 2
simulationWindows XP/98/95, Linux, Mac
The Oregon Trail
simulationDOS
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1893: A World's Fair Mystery

Windows XP/98/95Mac20033.4/5
railroad-tycoon-2-03

Railroad Tycoon 2

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac19984.2/5 Pop Software
Railroad Tycoon 2 is an abandoned train simulation game designed by Phil Steinmeyer, developed by Pop Software and released by Gathering of Developers for Windows, Linux and Mac in 1998. As the title suggests, Railroad Tycoon 2 is the sequel of the acclaimed train management simulation Railroad Tycoon designed by Sid Meier in 1990.
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The Gene Machine

DOS19963.8/5 Divide by zero
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Jack the Ripper

DOS19953.8/5 Intergalactic Development
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The Chaos Engine

DOS1994protected4.2/5 Bitmap Brothers
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Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected4.1/5 MicroProse Software
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Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist

DOSWindows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac1993protected4.2/5 Sierra On-Line
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist is a comedy point & click adventure game set in the old American West designed by Al Lowe and Josh Mandel, developed and released by Sierra On-Line in 1993 for DOS, Windows and Macintosh. Initially released on floppy, Freddy Pharkas was later re-released on CD-ROM as a new edition.
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Lost in Time

DOS19933.9/5 Coktel Vision
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Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected3.9/5 Infogrames
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1869

DOS19923.9/5 Max Design
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3

DOS19923.5/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Fort Apache

DOS19923.7/5 Impressions Games
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The Oregon Trail Deluxe

DOS19924.1/5 MECC
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Champion of the Raj

DOS19914.1/5 Personal Software Services
great-napoleonic-battles-01

Great Napoleonic Battles

DOS19913.8/5 Impressions Games
lempereur-02

L'Empereur

DOS19914.2/5 KOEI
scrooge-04

Scrooge

DOS19913/5 Leisuresoft
Scrooge is an abandoned interactive fiction graphic adventure game developed and released by Leisuresoft in 1991 for DO. Scrooge is based on the popular Christmas tale of the same name.
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective

Windows XP/98/951991protected4.1/5 ICOM Simulations
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Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams

DOS19914/5 Origin Systems
Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams is an abandoned science fiction RPG designed by Jeff George, developed by Origin Systems and released in 1991 for DOS. Martian Dreams uses the Ultima VI engine to depict Mars in a top down perspective.
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Colorado

DOS19904.1/5 Silmarils
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Decision at Gettysburg

DOS19903.7/5 TigLon Software
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North and South

DOS19904.2/5 Infogrames
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Space 1889

DOS19903.9/5 Paragon Software
Space 1889 is an abandoned top down RPG developed by Paragon Software and released in 1990 for DOS, Atari ST and Amiga. Space 1889 setting is classic science fiction, but is set in the Victorian. It's worth noting that Space 1889 is loosely based on the tabletop game of the same name.
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Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers get all the girls

DOS1990protected4.1/5 Legend Entertainment
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Stratego

DOS19903.5/5 Accolade
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The Oregon Trail

DOS19904.2/5 MECC
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Treasure Trap

DOS19903.6/5 Emerald Software
Treasure Trap is an abandoned isometric action-adventure game published for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST by Electronic Zoo in 1990. Treasure Trap was developed by Emerald Software and designed by Brian Kelly.