The Best Historical Games - Page 4

Update : Clash of Crests added at rank #1.
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Ur (2024)

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Mac OS PC Windows Android

The Royal Game of Ur, also called Twenty Squares, has a history stretching over five millennia with examples found across the Mediterranean! This is a 3D gameplay experience taking you into the ancient world! The game board set is a 3D reconstruction of an ancient example from a museum.


  • board-game
  • historical
  • rome
  • education
  • strategy
  • tabletop
  • mythology
  • dice
  • turn-based

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Konkwest (2024)

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The arcade grand strategy game. In Konkwest you and your friends can play through a world conquest campaign in an evening. Many historical starting scenarios bring you into the game world and let you lead your empire to glory. The single-resource economy makes the game accessible to all.

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  • historical
  • grand-strategy
  • diplomacy
  • turn-based
  • destruction
  • politics
  • stylized
  • sandbox
  • wargame
  • strategy
  • alternate
  • top-down
  • political
  • pvp
  • 3d

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Millennia (2024)

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PC Windows

Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.

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  • historical
  • 4x
  • turn-based
  • diplomacy
  • grand-strategy
  • strategy
  • economy
  • alternate
  • war
  • grid
  • hex
  • civilization
  • military
  • political

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The Thaumaturge (2024)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5

The Thaumaturge is a story-driven RPG with morally ambiguous choices, taking place in the culturally diverse world of early 20th century Warsaw. In this world, salutors exist: esoteric beings that only thaumaturges can truly perceive and use for their needs.


  • rpg
  • turn-based
  • historical
  • combat
  • detective
  • supernatural
  • isometric
  • demons
  • political
  • narrative
  • story
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • choices
  • fight

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River Town Factory (2024)

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PC Windows

If possible, would you like to go back to ancient times to start a factory, refine oil, or even build a large computer? With the accidental fall of a meteorite, you traveled back to River Town a thousand years ago and became a workshop owner. And the story will begin from here……

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  • automation
  • travel
  • base-building
  • time
  • historical
  • resource-management
  • time-management
  • alternate
  • building
  • sandbox
  • city-building
  • open-world
  • pixel
  • sci-fi
  • crafting

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Red Glare (2024)

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PC Windows

Red Glare is a WW2 real-time tactics game where you play agents of the OSS, the precursor to the CIA, combating a secret German expedition in South America. With five well balanced characters and a story campaign playing out across a continent.

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  • historical
  • tactical
  • real-time
  • isometric
  • action-adventure
  • world-war-2
  • alternate
  • top-down
  • 3d
  • military
  • atmospheric
  • realistic
  • stealth
  • gore
  • strategy

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Irem Collection Volume 1 (2023)

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Irem Collection Volume 1 is a collection of classic legendary arcade shoot 'em up games including Image Fight, Image Fight 2, and X-Multiply brought to modern platforms.

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  • turn-based
  • historical
  • strategy
  • battler
  • graphics-including
  • card
  • rpg
  • grand-strategy
  • stylized
  • arcade
  • retro
  • classic
  • 1980s
  • truck
  • 2-rpg

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Total War: Pharaoh (2023)

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PC Windows Mac OS

In Total War: PHARAOH, the newest entry in the award-winning grand strategy series, immerse yourself in ancient Egypt at the zenith of its power and experience the dramatic events that threaten its destruction.

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  • strategy
  • battle
  • real-time
  • historical
  • tactical
  • war
  • turn-based
  • empire
  • grand-strategy
  • military
  • economy
  • naval

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Armchair Commander (2023)

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A turn-based strategy game where you can experience WWII campaigns and explore alternate history scenarios made by the community.


  • historical
  • auto-battler
  • cold
  • diplomacy
  • wargame
  • editor
  • turn-based
  • level
  • destruction
  • modern
  • hex
  • world-war-2
  • war
  • naval
  • strategy

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FateSamurai Remnant (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Step into the shoes of a master swordsman in Fate/Samurai Remnant, an action-packed RPG set in vibrant Edo. Summon powerful servants, engage in intense combat, and form bonds with rogue warriors. With its stunning visuals, compelling characters, and unique take on the Musou genre, this game is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.


What we like:
  • Unique and refreshing take on the Musou genre
  • Well-crafted and engaging storyline
  • High-quality graphics and immersive world
  • Ability to pet and heal with cats and dogs
  • Satisfying combat system with strategic elements
What could be improved:
  • Combat can feel overly defensive at times
  • Some awkwardness in character interactions during sidequests
  • Excessive number of enemies can disrupt game flow

  • rpg
  • anime
  • historical
  • japanese
  • battle
  • fight
  • action
  • combat
  • spectacle
  • narrative
  • story
  • hack-and-slash
  • jrpg
  • boss-fight
  • exploration

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