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.
Merchant Prince
DOS1993 Holistic Design
Great Naval Battles vol. 4: Burning Steel, 1939-1942
DOS1995protected Divide by zero
Advanced Civilization
DOS1995 Avalon Hill
Steel Panthers 3: Brigade Command - 1939-1999
DOS1997protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Gary Grigsby's Pacific War
DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Sword of the Samurai
DOS1989protected MicroProse Software
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 3: Dragon of Destiny
DOS1993 KOEI
Great Naval Battles vol. 3: Fury in the Pacific 1941-1944
DOS1995protected Divide by zero
Great Naval Battles vol. 2: Guadalcanal 1942 - 43
DOS1994protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Seven Cities of Gold (Commemorative Edition)
DOS1993protected Ozark Softscape
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.
Pepper's Adventures in Time
DOS1993 Sierra On-Line
Advanced Destroyer Simulator
DOS1990 Futura
American Conquest
Windows XP/98/952002protected GSC Game World
Conflict
DOS1990 Mastertronic
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1
DOS1988 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2
DOS1989 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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...
MacArthur's War
DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Nobunaga's Ambition 6
DOS1994 KOEI
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...
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...
Strike Fleet
DOS1989 LucasArts
Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?
DOSMac OS1988 Broderbund
1869
DOS1992 Max Design
Austerlitz 1805
DOS1989 Cornerstone Software
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...
Midway Campaign
DOS1983 Microcomputer Games Inc.
Caesar
DOS1992 Impressions Games