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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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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.
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Hannibal

DOS19933.5/5 Starbyte Software
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Great Naval Battles vol. 4: Burning Steel, 1939-1942

DOS1995protected4.1/5 Divide by zero
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Nobunaga's Ambition

DOS19883.7/5 KOEI
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Das Boot: German U-Boat Simulation

DOS1990protected4.3/5 Artech Studios
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Gary Grigsby's War in Russia

DOS1993protected3.7/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Gold Rush!

DOS1988protected4.1/5 Sierra On-Line
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The Lost Patrol

DOS19913.7/5 Astros Productions
The Lost Patrol is an abandoned multi-type action game set in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war. The Lost Patrol was developed by Astros Productions (DOS version) and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST.
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Pepper's Adventures in Time

DOS19934/5 Sierra On-Line
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Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

DOS19894.2/5 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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The Oregon Trail Deluxe

DOS19924.1/5 MECC
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UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac19884.1/5 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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Bandit Kings of Ancient China

DOS19893.9/5 KOEI
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Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Shadow President

DOS19934.1/5 DC true
Shadow President is a geopolitical simulation video game developed by DC True in 1993 for MS-DOS. In Shadow President, players take on the role of the President of the United States, tasked with managing both domestic and international affairs. The game provides a realistic simulation of the challenges faced by a world leader during the Cold War er...
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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...
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Rome: Pathway to Power

DOS19934/5 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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The Grandest Fleet

DOS19944.1/5 Quantum quality productions
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Lost in Time

DOS19933.9/5 Coktel Vision
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Operation Market Garden

DOS1985protected3.7/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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L'Empereur

DOS19914.2/5 KOEI
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Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer

DOS19954.1/5 Clipper Software
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Steel Panthers 3: Brigade Command - 1939-1999

DOS1997protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x19934/5 White Wolf Productions
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Pacific General

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Nobunaga's Ambition 2

DOS19893.9/5 KOEI
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Up Periscope!

DOS19884.1/5 Actionsoft
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Battlehawks 1942

DOS19884.3/5 LucasArts
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The Last Express

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Smoking Car Productions
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Berlin 1948

DOS19893.7/5 Time Warp Software