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.

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UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac OS1990 Intergalactic Development

Austerlitz

DOS1989protected Tactical Design Group

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2

DOS1989 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Lost Dutchman Mine

DOS1989 Magnetic images

Waterloo

DOS1989protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

20000 Leagues under the sea

DOS1988 Coktel Vision

Based loosely on Jules Verne’s famous tale, this game lets you live your steampunk submarine dreams with all the elegance of a DOS interface. You command the Nautilus, explore the ocean depths, and encounter strange sea crea...

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS1988 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Dracula in London

DOS1988 SDJ Enterprises

Gold Rush!

DOS1988protected Sierra On-Line

Jinxter

DOS1988 Magnetic Scrolls

Journey to the Center of the Earth

DOS1988 Chip

Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels

DOS1988 Challenge

UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac OS1988 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 simula...

The Civil War

DOS1987 Avalon Hill

221B Baker Street

DOS1986 Datasoft

You are Sherlock Holmes, and someone has committed a crime, possibly because they couldn’t handle the game’s UI. 221B Baker Street is a detective board game where your mind is your only weapon. And also a notepad, beca...

Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos

DOS1986 Magicom Multimedia

Battle of Antietam

DOS1985protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Civil War buffs, rejoice. Battle of Antietam (1985) lets you relive one of the bloodiest days in American history... via pixelated dots and turn-based tension. There’s no flash here—just raw, old-school strategy where ...