Games with a historical setting sorted by year, newest first

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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DOS19904.2/5 Infogrames

Panzer Battles

DOS19903.1/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Red Baron

DOS1990protected4.1/5 Dynamix

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. ...

The Global Dilemma: Guns or Butter

DOS19903.8/5 Mindscape

The Oregon Trail

DOS19904.2/5 MECC

UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac19904.1/5 Intergalactic Development

Wolfpack

DOS19903.8/5 NovaLogic

Austerlitz

DOS1989protected3.4/5 Tactical Design Group

Austerlitz 1805

DOS19893.9/5 Cornerstone Software

Avon

DOS19893.4/5 Topologika Software

Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition

Windows 3.x1989freeware4.1/5 Mindscape

Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition is a geopolitical strategy game developed by Chris Crawford and released in 1985. It is considered a classic in the genre of political and strategic simulation games. The game is set during the height of the Cold War, specifically in 1986, and it allows players to step into the shoes of either the United Stat...

Bandit Kings of Ancient China

DOS19893.9/5 KOEI

Berlin 1948

DOS19893.7/5 Time Warp Software

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2

DOS19893.9/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Gengis Khan

DOS19893.7/5 KOEI

Gold of the Americas: The Conquest of the New World

DOS19893.8/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Joan of Arc

DOS19894/5 Chip

Nobunaga's Ambition 2

DOS19893.9/5 KOEI

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

DOS19893.9/5 KOEI

Sherman M4

DOS19894.1/5 Loriciels

Strike Fleet

DOS19894.2/5 LucasArts

Sword of the Samurai

DOS1989protected4/5 MicroProse Software

Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

DOS19894.2/5 LucasArts

Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain is an abandoned historical combat flight simulation game set in Great Britain (obviously) during World War 2. Their Finest Hour was designed by Lawrence Holland, developed and released by LucasArts in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST.