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The best 19th century games

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 OS
The Oregon Trail
simulationDOS
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The Chaos Engine

DOS1994protected Bitmap Brothers
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The Oregon Trail

DOS1990 MECC
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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 is a blend of comedy and Western tropes. The game follows Freddy Pharkas, a former gunslinger who left his gun-sli...
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North and South

DOS1990 Infogrames
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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 the sequel of the acclaimed train management simulation Railroad Tycoon designed by Sid Meier in 1990.
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L'Empereur

DOS1991 KOEI
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Waterloo

DOS1989protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac OS1990 Intergalactic Development
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective

Windows XP/98/951991protected ICOM Simulations
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Champion of the Raj

DOS1991 Personal Software Services
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Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers get all the girls

DOS1990protected Legend Entertainment
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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 simulation experience.The game allows players to engage in strategic and tactical warfare across various scenarios and battlef...
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Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected MicroProse Software
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Gold Rush!

DOS1988protected Sierra On-Line
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Lost Dutchman Mine

DOS1989 Magnetic images
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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 down perspective.
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221B Baker Street

DOS1986 Datasoft
221B Baker Street is a turn-based strategy strategy game developed by Datasoft. 221B Baker Street is base on the tabletop game of the same name "221B Baker Street" and it plays in a very similar way, with dices, etc.
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS1988 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2

DOS1989 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Jinxter

DOS1988 Magnetic Scrolls
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Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos

DOS1986 Magicom Multimedia
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1869

DOS1992 Max Design
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Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected Infogrames
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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 fiction with mystery-solving gameplay.In 1893: A World's Fair Mystery, players take on the role of a detective investigating ...
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Colorado

DOS1990 Silmarils
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Lost in Time

DOS1993 Coktel Vision