The best 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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Great Naval Battles vol. 4: Burning Steel, 1939-1942

DOS1995protected4.1/5 Divide by zero

UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac OS19884.1/5 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...

Sherman M4

DOS19894.1/5 Loriciels

Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected4.1/5 MicroProse Software

The Last Express

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

Conflict

DOS19904.1/5 Mastertronic

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...

The Grandest Fleet

DOS19944.1/5 Quantum quality productions

Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939 - 1943

DOS1992protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Merchant Prince

DOS19934.1/5 Holistic Design

Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer

DOS19954.1/5 Clipper Software

Panzer General 2

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Sword of the Samurai

DOS1989protected4/5 MicroProse Software

Midway Campaign

DOS19834/5 Microcomputer Games Inc.

Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x19934/5 White Wolf Productions

Great Naval Battles vol. 2: Guadalcanal 1942 - 43

DOS1994protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Seven Cities of Gold (Commemorative Edition)

DOS1993protected4/5 Ozark Softscape

Steel Panthers 3: Brigade Command - 1939-1999

DOS1997protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

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.

Command HQ

DOS19904/5 Ozark Softscape

Pepper's Adventures in Time

DOS19934/5 Sierra On-Line

Advanced Civilization

DOS19954/5 Avalon Hill

Advanced Destroyer Simulator

DOS19904/5 Futura

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS19884/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Great Naval Battles vol. 3: Fury in the Pacific 1941-1944

DOS1995protected4/5 Divide by zero

Joan of Arc

DOS19894/5 Chip

Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?

DOSMac OS19884/5 Broderbund

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 3: Dragon of Destiny

DOS19934/5 KOEI

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2

DOS19904/5 KOEI

Romance of the Three Kingdoms II is a turn-based strategy game developed and published by Koei. It was released in 1989 for various platforms, including the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), MS-DOS.In Romance of the Three Kingdoms II, players take on the role of a ruler during this period, and their objective is to unify China under their rule. ...