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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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Midway Campaign

DOS19834/5 Microcomputer Games Inc.
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Shadow President

DOS19934/5 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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Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939 - 1943

DOS1992protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Seven Cities of Gold (Commemorative Edition)

DOS1993protected4/5 Ozark Softscape
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Steel Panthers 3: Brigade Command - 1939-1999

DOS1997protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Pepper's Adventures in Time

DOS19934/5 Sierra On-Line
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Command HQ

DOS19904/5 Ozark Softscape
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS19884/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x19934/5 White Wolf Productions
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Great Naval Battles vol. 2: Guadalcanal 1942 - 43

DOS1994protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Joan of Arc

DOS19894/5 Chip
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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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Strike Fleet

DOS19894/5 LucasArts
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Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?

DOSMac19884/5 Broderbund
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Advanced Civilization

DOS19954/5 Avalon Hill
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Darklands

DOSLinuxWindows XP/98/95Mac1992protected4/5 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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Caesar

DOS19923.9/5 Impressions Games
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Advanced Destroyer Simulator

DOS19903.9/5 Futura
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Austerlitz 1805

DOS19893.9/5 Cornerstone Software
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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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1869

DOS19923.9/5 Max Design
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Nobunaga's Ambition 6

DOS19943.9/5 KOEI
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Zeppelin: Giants of the Sky

DOS19953.9/5 Ikarion Software
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Bandit Kings of Ancient China

DOS19893.9/5 KOEI
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Crisis in the Kremlin

DOS1991protected3.9/5 Spectrum HoloByte
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2

DOS19893.9/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group