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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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Seven Cities of Gold (Commemorative Edition)

DOS1993protected Ozark Softscape
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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 simulation experience.The game allows players to engage in strategic and tactical warfare across various scenarios and battlef...
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1893: A World's Fair Mystery

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003
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 ...
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Gary Grigsby's War in Russia

DOS1993protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Nobunaga's Ambition 2

DOS1989 KOEI
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The Blue & the Gray

DOS1993 Impressions Games
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Lost in Time

DOS1993 Coktel Vision
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Darklands

DOSLinuxWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1992protected MicroProse Software
Darklands was a unique historical isometric RPG that mixed real historical data from medieval Germany during the 15th century with a touch of folklore and fantasy. Unfortunately it was also the only Microprose RPG of that kind and beauty. The original game box contained a huge manual with info on european folklore (including the live...
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Panzer General 2

Windows XP/98/951997protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Machiavelli the Prince

DOS1995protected Holistic Design
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Rome: Pathway to Power

DOS1993 Millennium Interactive
Rome: Pathway to Power (also known as Rome AD 92) is an abandoned isometric adventure game with strategy elements set in ancient Rome. Rome was developed by Millennium Interactive and released in 1993 for DOS and Amiga platforms.
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Defender of the Crown

DOS1991protected Cinemaware
Defender of the crown is a strategy game set in the middle ages, in England. You control a Saxon and must fight Normans to control the country. The player can conquest territories, lay siege to castles, join tournaments, rescue damsels.
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Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles

DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
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Pepper's Adventures in Time

DOS1993 Sierra On-Line
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Conquest of the New World (Deluxe Edition)

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected 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.
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Zeppelin: Giants of the Sky

DOS1995 Ikarion Software
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Nobunaga's Ambition

DOS1988 KOEI
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L'Empereur

DOS1991 KOEI
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Search and Destroy

DOS1988 Broderbund
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Wolfpack

DOS1990 NovaLogic
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1000 Miglia

DOS1992 Simulmondo
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Great Naval Battles vol. 2: Guadalcanal 1942 - 43

DOS1994protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

DOS1989 LucasArts
Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain is an abandoned historical combat flight simulation game set in Great Britain (obviously) during World War 2. Their Finest Hour was designed by Lawrence Holland, developed and released by LucasArts in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST.
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Merchant Prince

DOS1993 Holistic Design
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Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939 - 1943

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe

DOS1991 LucasArts
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe is a combat flight simulation game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (later known as LucasArts) in 1991. It was designed for MS-DOS systems and later released for Amiga computers. The game was notable for its detailed and immersive portrayal of aerial combat during World War II, particularly focusing on the ...
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Cossacks: European Wars

Windows XP/98/952000protected GSC Game World
Cossacks: European Wars is a real-time strategy game developed by GSC Game World and released in 2001. The game is set in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period marked by significant military, political, and social changes in Europe. Players can choose from 16 different European nations, each with unique units and buildings. The gamep...
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American Conquest

Windows XP/98/952002protected GSC Game World