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
DOS1992protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Advanced Destroyer Simulator
DOS19904.1/5 Futura
Great Naval Battles vol. 4: Burning Steel, 1939-1942
DOS1995protected4.1/5 Divide by zero
Steel Panthers 3: Brigade Command - 1939-1999
DOS1997protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Gary Grigsby's Pacific War
DOS1992protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Sword of the Samurai
DOS1989protected4/5 MicroProse Software
Command HQ
DOS19904/5 Ozark Softscape
Advanced Civilization
DOS19954/5 Avalon Hill
Merchant Prince
DOS19934/5 Holistic Design
Great Naval Battles vol. 2: Guadalcanal 1942 - 43
DOS1994protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Seven Cities of Gold (Commemorative Edition)
DOS1993protected4/5 Ozark Softscape
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.
Pepper's Adventures in Time
DOS19934/5 Sierra On-Line
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 3: Dragon of Destiny
DOS19934/5 KOEI
Conflict
DOS19904/5 Mastertronic
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1
DOS19884/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2
DOS19894/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Empire II: The Art of War
DOSWindows XP/98/9519954/5 White Wolf Productions
Great Naval Battles vol. 3: Fury in the Pacific 1941-1944
DOS1995protected4/5 Divide by zero
Legions
Windows 3.xMac OS19944/5 Mindscape
MacArthur's War
DOS19904/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?
DOSMac OS19884/5 Broderbund
Wolfpack
DOS19904/5 NovaLogic
Austerlitz 1805
DOS19894/5 Cornerstone Software
Midway Campaign
DOS19834/5 Microcomputer Games Inc.
1869
DOS19924/5 Max Design
Darklands
DOSLinuxWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1992protected4/5 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...
Clash of Steel
DOS1993protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2
DOS19903.9/5 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. ...
Caesar
DOS19923.9/5 Impressions Games