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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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Merchant Prince

DOS19934/5 Holistic Design
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Crusade in Europe

DOS19853.9/5 MicroProse Software
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The Last Express

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo4.1/5 Smoking Car Productions
The Last Express, released in 1997, is a unique adventure game designed by Jordan Mechner, the creator of Prince of Persia. Set on the Orient Express in July 1914, just before World War I, the game offers an intricate and immersive narrative that unfolds in real-time.In the game, players assume the role of Robert Cath, an American doctor with a tro...
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Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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L'Empereur

DOS19914.2/5 KOEI
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Pacific General

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939 - 1943

DOS1992protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Machiavelli the Prince

DOS1995protected4.1/5 Holistic Design
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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...
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Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19863.9/5 Broderbund
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Dawn Patrol

DOS19944.3/5 Rowan Software
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King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table

DOS19943.5/5 MVP Software
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Gengis Khan

DOS19893.5/5 KOEI
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UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac OS19904.1/5 Intergalactic Development
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Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected4.1/5 MicroProse Software
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D-Day: The Beginning of the End

DOS19943.5/5 Impressions Games
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Austerlitz 1805

DOS19894/5 Cornerstone Software
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Carrier Strike: South Pacific 1942-44

DOS1992protected3.8/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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The Grandest Fleet

DOS19944.3/5 Quantum quality productions
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Nobunaga's Ambition 6

DOS19943.9/5 KOEI
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Conquest of the New World (Deluxe Edition)

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.2/5 Quicksilver Software
Conquest of the new world is a turn-based strategy game that lets you control one of 6 different nations in their attempt to colonize the new continent. The gameworld is represented in an isometric point of view. Combat is a mini-game taking place on a battlefield where victory can be achieved by killing enemy troops or capturing the enemy's flag.
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Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?

DOSMac OS19884/5 Broderbund
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Midway Campaign

DOS19834/5 Microcomputer Games Inc.
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The Civil War

DOS19873.3/5 Avalon Hill
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3

DOS19923.5/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Conflict: Korea

DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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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...
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Strike Fleet

DOS19894.3/5 LucasArts