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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Crisis in the Kremlin

DOS1991protected3.8/5 Spectrum HoloByte

Taipan for Windows

Windows XP/98/952002freeware3.5/5

Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles

DOS19882.8/5 Cases Computer Simulations

Conflict: Korea

DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Conquest of the New World (Deluxe Edition)

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.2/5 Quicksilver Software

Conquest of the new world is a turn-based strategy game that lets you control one of 6 different nations in their attempt to colonize the new continent. The gameworld is represented in an isometric point of view. Combat is a mini-game taking place on a battlefield where victory can be achieved by killing enemy troops or capturing the enemy's flag.

Arnhem: The Market Garden Operation

DOS19882.8/5 Cases Computer Simulations

Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45

DOS19942.5/5 KOEI

The Ancient Art of War in the Skies

DOS19923.7/5 Evryware

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3

DOS19923.5/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Strike Fleet

DOS19894.2/5 LucasArts

The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group

Crusade in Europe

DOS19853.9/5 MicroProse Software

Gold of the Americas: The Conquest of the New World

DOS19893.8/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

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...