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Games set in the 19th century sorted by year, newest first

The 19th century was the age of steam, railroads and remarkable discoveries. It was the age of literary masterpieces like the Sherlock Holmes novels and Jules Verne's sci-fi stories. It's easy to see why some developers chose the 19th century as the setting for their games.

Most popular 19th century games

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1893: A World's Fair Mystery

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003
1893: A World's Fair Mystery is an interactive fiction game developed by the American studio Illuminated Lantern and released in 2002. Set during the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, the game combines historical ficti...
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Railroad Tycoon 2

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1998 Pop Software
Railroad Tycoon 2 is an abandoned train simulation game designed by Phil Steinmeyer, developed by Pop Software and released by Gathering of Developers for Windows, Linux and Mac in 1998. As the title suggests, Railroad Tycoon 2 is...
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The Gene Machine

DOS1996 Divide by zero
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Jack the Ripper

DOS1995 Intergalactic Development
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The Chaos Engine

DOS1994protected Bitmap Brothers
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Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected MicroProse Software
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Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist

DOSWindows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1993protecteddemo Sierra On-Line
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist is a humorous point-and-click adventure game from 1993 developed by Sierra On-Line and co-designed by Al Lowe (creator of Leisure Suit Larry) and Josh Mandel. Set in the Old West, Freddy Pharkas...
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Lost in Time

DOS1993 Coktel Vision
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Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected Infogrames
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1869

DOS1992 Max Design
If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a 19th-century merchant sailing the high seas with a suspiciously optimistic outlook on international trade, 1869 is your jam. It throws you into the age of clipper ships, where profit marg...
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3

DOS1992 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Fort Apache

DOS1992 Impressions Games
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Champion of the Raj

DOS1991 Personal Software Services
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Great Napoleonic Battles

DOS1991 Impressions Games
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L'Empereur

DOS1991 KOEI
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Scrooge

DOS1991 Leisuresoft
Scrooge is an abandoned interactive fiction graphic adventure game developed and released by Leisuresoft in 1991 for DO. Scrooge is based on the popular Christmas tale of the same name.
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective

Windows XP/98/951991protected ICOM Simulations
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Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams

DOS1991 Origin Systems
Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams is an abandoned science fiction RPG designed by Jeff George, developed by Origin Systems and released in 1991 for DOS. Martian Dreams uses the Ultima VI engine to depict Mars in a top ...
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Colorado

DOS1990 Silmarils
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Decision at Gettysburg

DOS1990 TigLon Software
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North and South

DOS1990 Infogrames
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Space 1889

DOS1990 Paragon Software
Space 1889 is an abandoned top down RPG developed by Paragon Software and released in 1990 for DOS, Atari ST and Amiga. Space 1889 setting is classic science fiction, but is set in the Victorian. It's worth noting that Space ...
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Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers get all the girls

DOS1990protected Legend Entertainment
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Stratego

DOS1990 Accolade
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The Oregon Trail

DOS1990 MECC
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Treasure Trap

DOS1990 Emerald Software
Treasure Trap is an abandoned isometric action-adventure game published for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST by Electronic Zoo in 1990. Treasure Trap was developed by Emerald Software and designed by Brian Kelly.