Games with a historical setting sorted by title, from Z to A
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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Zeus: Master of Olympus
Windows XP/98/952000protected Impressions Games
Move over, Caesar — Zeus: Master of Olympus is here to show you that ancient city-building is better with gods throwing tantrums. In this mythological city sim, you don’t just deal with taxes and unemployment; you&rsqu...
Zeppelin: Giants of the Sky
DOS1995 Ikarion Software
Ever dreamed of running a transatlantic zeppelin empire during the golden age of flight? Zeppelin: Giants of the Sky lets you do just that — and it’s every bit as niche and charming as it sounds. You build, manage, and...
Wolfpack
DOS1990 NovaLogic
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe edition
DOS1993 Broderbund
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe Edition is an educational computer game released in 1992 by Broderbund Software. It's part of the popular Carmen Sandiego franchise, designed to teach players about geography and history...
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?
DOS1986 Broderbund
Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?
DOSMac OS1988 Broderbund
Where in America's Past is Carmen Sandiego?
DOS1991 Broderbund
Waterloo
DOS1989protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign
DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
Up Periscope!
DOS1988 Actionsoft
UMS: The Universal Military Simulator
DOSMac OS1988 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 simula...
UMS 2: Nations at War
DOSMac OS1990 Intergalactic Development
Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer
DOS1995 Clipper Software
Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
DOS1989 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 L...
The Train Escape to Normandy
DOS1988protected Artech Studios
The Oregon Trail Deluxe
DOS1992 MECC
The Oregon Trail
DOS1990 MECC
The Lost Patrol
DOS1991 Astros Productions
The Lost Patrol is an abandoned multi-type action game set in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war. The Lost Patrol was developed by Astros Productions (DOS version) and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari...
The Last Express
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo Smoking Car Productions
The Last Express, released in 1997, is a unique adventure game designed by Jordan Mechner, the creator of Prince of Persia. Set on the Orient Express in July 1914, just before World War I, the game offers an intricate and immersiv...
The Grandest Fleet
DOS1994 Quantum quality productions
The Global Dilemma: Guns or Butter
DOS1990 Mindscape
The Civil War
DOS1987 Avalon Hill
The Civil War
DOS1995 Dagger Interactive Technologies
The Blue & the Gray
DOS1993 Impressions Games
The Big Three
DOS1989 SDJ Enterprises
The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow
DOS1982protected Tactical Design Group
The Ancient Art of War in the Skies
DOS1992 Evryware
The Ancient Art of War
DOS1984 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 Anc...
Taipan for Windows
Windows XP/98/952002freeware
Sword of the Samurai
DOS1989protected MicroProse Software