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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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Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939 - 1943

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Merchant Prince

DOS1993 Holistic Design
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Advanced Civilization

DOS1995 Avalon Hill
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Steel Panthers 3: Brigade Command - 1939-1999

DOS1997protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Gary Grigsby's Pacific War

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Sword of the Samurai

DOS1989protected MicroProse Software
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Great Naval Battles vol. 2: Guadalcanal 1942 - 43

DOS1994protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Seven Cities of Gold (Commemorative Edition)

DOS1993protected Ozark Softscape
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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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Pepper's Adventures in Time

DOS1993 Sierra On-Line
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American Conquest

Windows XP/98/952002protected GSC Game World
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Conflict

DOS1990 Mastertronic
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS1988 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2

DOS1989 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x1993 White Wolf Productions
Empire Deluxe is a classic turn-based strategy game that was originally released in the early 1990s. Developed by Mark Baldwin and Bob Rakowsky of White Wolf Productions and published by New World Computing, it is a successor to the game Empire, which was created by Walter Bright in the late 1970s. The game is set on a world map, where pl...
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MacArthur's War

DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Nobunaga's Ambition 6

DOS1994 KOEI
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Praetorians

Windows XP/98/952003protected Eidos Interactive
Praetorians is a real-time strategy (RTS) game originally released in 2003 by Pyro Studios. Set in the Roman Empire during its peak, the game offers a blend of strategy and tactics, focusing on large-scale battles rather than resource management or base building. The game is set during the Roman Empire and features three distinct factions: Rom...
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Sid Meier's CivNet

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1995 MicroProse Software
CivNet is a multiplayer adaptation of the original Sid Meier's Civilization game, released in 1995. It was developed and published by MicroProse for MS-DOS and Windows. This version of Civilization brought networked multiplayer gameplay to the series for the first time, alongside updated graphics and improved interface elements. CivNet retaine...
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Strike Fleet

DOS1989 LucasArts
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Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?

DOSMac OS1988 Broderbund
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1869

DOS1992 Max Design
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Austerlitz 1805

DOS1989 Cornerstone Software
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The Ancient Art of War

DOS1984 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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Midway Campaign

DOS1983 Microcomputer Games Inc.
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Caesar

DOS1992 Impressions Games