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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1000 Miglia

DOS19924.1/5 Simulmondo

Hannibal

DOS19933.5/5 Starbyte Software

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2

DOS19893.9/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Merchant Prince

DOS19934.1/5 Holistic Design

Pacific General

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

Nobunaga's Ambition 2

DOS19893.9/5 KOEI

Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer

DOS19954.1/5 Clipper Software

Conflict

DOS19904.1/5 Mastertronic

The Last Express

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

Kampfgruppe

DOS1987protected3.6/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Wolfpack

DOS19903.9/5 NovaLogic

Battlehawks 1942

DOS19884.3/5 LucasArts

The Grandest Fleet

DOS19944.1/5 Quantum quality productions

Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected4.1/5 MicroProse Software

L'Empereur

DOS19914.2/5 KOEI

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS19884/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

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

DOS1995protected4.1/5 Divide by zero

MacArthur's War

DOS19903.9/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

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...

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...

Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939 - 1943

DOS1992protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

1893: A World's Fair Mystery

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS20033.6/5

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 ...