The best 19th century games

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.

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DOS19903.8/5 Accolade

The Gene Machine

DOS19963.8/5 Divide by zero

20000 Leagues under the sea

DOS19883.8/5 Coktel Vision

1893: A World's Fair Mystery

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS20033.8/5

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 ...

Great Napoleonic Battles

DOS19913.8/5 Impressions Games

Jack the Ripper

DOS19953.8/5 Intergalactic Development

Austerlitz

DOS1989protected3.7/5 Tactical Design Group

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.

Fort Apache

DOS19923.6/5 Impressions Games

Space 1889

DOS19903.6/5 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.

Battle of Antietam

DOS1985protected3.6/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3

DOS19923.5/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Journey to the Center of the Earth

DOS19883.5/5 Chip

Sherlock Holmes: Another bow

DOS19853.5/5 Magicom Multimedia

Treasure Island

DOS19853.5/5 Byron Preiss Video Productions

Dracula in London

DOS19883.4/5 SDJ Enterprises

The Civil War

DOS19873.3/5 Avalon Hill

Crossbow: The Legend of William Tell

DOS19903/5

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.