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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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Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?

DOSMac OS19884/5 Broderbund
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2

DOS19904/5 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. ...
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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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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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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2

DOS19893.9/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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La Grande Armee

DOS19913.9/5 SDJ Enterprises
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MacArthur's War

DOS19903.9/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Lost in Time

DOS19933.9/5 Coktel Vision
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Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms

DOS19893.9/5 KOEI
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Crusade in Europe

DOS19853.9/5 MicroProse Software
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Nobunaga's Ambition 2

DOS19893.9/5 KOEI
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Over the Reich

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x19963.9/5 Big Time Software
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Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19863.9/5 Broderbund
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Bandit Kings of Ancient China

DOS19893.9/5 KOEI
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Carrier Strike: South Pacific 1942-44

DOS1992protected3.8/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Defender of the Crown

DOS1991protected3.8/5 Cinemaware
Defender of the crown is a strategy game set in the middle ages, in England. You control a Saxon and must fight Normans to control the country. The player can conquest territories, lay siege to castles, join tournaments, rescue damsels.
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Crisis in the Kremlin

DOS1991protected3.8/5 Spectrum HoloByte
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Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign

DOS19883.8/5 Cases Computer Simulations
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Wolfpack

DOS19903.8/5 NovaLogic
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Knights of the Desert

DOS1983protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group
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The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group
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Gold of the Americas: The Conquest of the New World

DOS19893.8/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group