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Games set in the 19th century sorted by title, from Z to A

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

Railroad Tycoon 2
simulationWindows XP/98/95, Linux, Mac
The Oregon Trail
simulationDOS
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Waterloo

DOS1989protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac19884.1/5 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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UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac19904.1/5 Intergalactic Development
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Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams

DOS19914/5 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 down perspective.
treasure-trap-02

Treasure Trap

DOS19903.6/5 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.
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Treasure Island

DOS19853.5/5 Byron Preiss Video Productions
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The Oregon Trail Deluxe

DOS19924.1/5 MECC
oregontrail-2

The Oregon Trail

DOS19904.2/5 MECC
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The Gene Machine

DOS19963.8/5 Divide by zero
civilwar-1

The Civil War

DOS19873.3/5 Avalon Hill
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The Chaos Engine

DOS1994protected4.2/5 Bitmap Brothers
stratego-02

Stratego

DOS19903.5/5 Accolade
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Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers get all the girls

DOS1990protected4.1/5 Legend Entertainment
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Space 1889

DOS19903.9/5 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 1889 is loosely based on the tabletop game of the same name.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos

DOS19864/5 Magicom Multimedia
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Sherlock Holmes: Another bow

DOS19853.5/5 Magicom Multimedia
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective

Windows XP/98/951991protected4.1/5 ICOM Simulations
shadow-of-the-comet-04

Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected3.9/5 Infogrames
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Scrooge

DOS19913/5 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.
railroad-tycoon-2-03

Railroad Tycoon 2

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac19984.2/5 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 the sequel of the acclaimed train management simulation Railroad Tycoon designed by Sid Meier in 1990.
northandsouth-2

North and South

DOS19904.2/5 Infogrames
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Lost in Time

DOS19933.9/5 Coktel Vision
lostdutch-3

Lost Dutchman Mine

DOS19894.1/5 Magnetic images
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L'Empereur

DOS19914.2/5 KOEI
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Jinxter

DOS19884/5 Magnetic Scrolls
jack-the-ripper-01

Jack the Ripper

DOS19953.8/5 Intergalactic Development