Games with a historical setting sorted by release date
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.
Most popular historical games
strategyDOS, Windows 3.x, Mac OS
strategyWindows XP/98/95
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The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow
DOS1982protected Tactical Design Group
Knights of the Desert
DOS1983protected Tactical Design Group
Midway Campaign
DOS1983 Microcomputer Games Inc.
Computer Diplomacy
DOS1984 Avalon Hill
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 Ancient Art of War is a strategy game that takes place in various historical settings, such as ancient China, Greece, and t...
Battle of Antietam
DOS1985protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Crusade in Europe
DOS1985 MicroProse Software
Operation Market Garden
DOS1985protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Gulf Strike
DOS1986 Microcomputer Games Inc.
Passengers on the Wind
DOS1986 Infogrames
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?
DOS1986 Broderbund
Kampfgruppe
DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Passengers on the Wind 2
DOS1987 Infogrames
The Civil War
DOS1987 Avalon Hill
Arnhem: The Market Garden Operation
DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
Battlehawks 1942
DOS1988 LucasArts
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1
DOS1988 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles
DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
Gold Rush!
DOS1988protected Sierra On-Line
Guardians of Infinity: to Save Kennedy
DOS1988protected Paragon Software
Nobunaga's Ambition
DOS1988 KOEI
The Train Escape to Normandy
DOS1988protected Artech Studios
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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DOS1988 Actionsoft
Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign
DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?
DOSMac OS1988 Broderbund
Austerlitz
DOS1989protected Tactical Design Group
Austerlitz 1805
DOS1989 Cornerstone Software
Avon
DOS1989 Topologika Software
Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition
Windows 3.x1989freeware Mindscape
Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition is a geopolitical strategy game developed by Chris Crawford and released in 1985. It is considered a classic in the genre of political and strategic simulation games. The game is set during the height of the Cold War, specifically in 1986, and it allows players to step into the shoes of either the United Stat...