Games involving alternate history sorted by title, from Z to A
What if the nazi won World War 2? What if nuclear weapons brought humanity to a post-apocalyptical nightmare in the 50s? Alternate history video games deal exactly with that: history that took a turn into a different direction (usually for the worse) than the timeline we know.
Most popular alternate history games
Sort by:
Wolfenstein 3D
DOSMac OS1992protecteddemo id software
Wolfenstein 3D is the first-person shooter that popularized the whole genre in the early 90s and is considered one of the greatest games ever made. Wolfenstein 3D was designed by John Romero and Tom Hall (id Software) and released...
Wasteland
DOS1988protected Interplay Productions
Strike Commander
DOS1993protected Origin Systems
Strike Commander is combat flight simulation game created by Chris Roberts (the designer behind Wing Commander) and Jeff George. Strike Commander was developed by Origin Systems and released by Electronic Arts in 1993 for DOS.
Spear of Destiny
DOS1992 id software
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 ...
S.D.I.
DOS1989 Cinemaware
Rocket Ranger
DOS1988protected Cinemaware
Roadwar Europa
DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Roadwar 2000
DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Reelect JFK
Windows 3.x1994
Metal Gear
DOS1990 Konami
Mech Brigade
DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Kronolog: The Nazi Paradox
DOS1993 Castleworks Gameware
Interstate '76
Windows XP/98/951997protected Activision
Interstate '76 is a vehicular combat video game developed and published by Activision. It was released in 1997 for Microsoft Windows. The game is set in an alternate history 1976, featuring a stylized 1970s atmosphere with a uniqu...
I have no Mouth and I Must Scream
DOS1995protected The Dreamers Guild
Guy Spy and the Crystals of Armageddon
DOS1992 ReadySoft
Future Wars: Adventures in Time
DOS1990 Delphine software
Fallout 2
Windows XP/98/951998protected Black Isle Studios
Fallout
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo Interplay Productions
The first Fallout game was released in 1997 by Interplay Productions and is widely regarded as one of the most influential RPGs of its time. The game begins in the year 2161, over 80 years after the nuclear war, with the play...
Crisis in the Kremlin
DOS1991protected Spectrum HoloByte
Command HQ
DOSMac OS1990 Ozark Softscape
Command HQ was developed by Microplay Software. It was one of the early real-time strategy (RTS) games and focused on global warfare, allowing players to control armies, fleets, and economies in various historical and futuristic s...
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
DOS1996freeware Westwood Studios
Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive in 1996. It is part of the Command & Conquer series and is set in an alternate history...
Command & Conquer
DOS1995freeware Westwood Studios
Bravo Romeo Delta
DOS1993
If you ever wanted to simulate being a helicopter pilot without leaving your MS-DOS comfort zone, Bravo Romeo Delta has you covered. This 1993 sim throws acronyms, radar screens, and very pixelated aircraft at you with military gu...
Battlezone
DOS1983 Atari
In 1983, Battlezone asked: what if vector graphics could give you war-induced vertigo? You’re in a tank, in a wireframe world, fighting other tanks. That’s it. But it’s oddly immersive—thanks to a pseudo-3D...
B-1 Nuclear Bomber
DOS1981 Avalon Hill
Ever wanted to be responsible for ending the world in fewer than ten keypresses? B-1 Nuclear Bomber (1981) gives you that chance, wrapping global annihilation in glorious monochrome and a user interface that feels like it was desi...
A Mind Forever Voyaging
DOSMac OS1985 Infocom
If you ever wanted to play a video game that doubles as a philosophical think piece, A Mind Forever Voyaging (1985) is your ride. Released for DOS and Macintosh, this is one of Infocom’s most ambitious works - a text adventu...
- 1