List of historical video games
The historical video games is a video game genre in which stories are based upon historical events, environments, or people. Some historical video games are simulators, which attempt an accurate portrayal of a historical event, civilization or biography, to the degree that the available historical research will allow. Other historical video games are fictionalized tales that are based on an actual person and their deeds.
Games set in Antiquity
| Title | Release date | Time period | Notes on setting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey [1] | 2018 | 431–422 BCE | The plot tells a mythological history of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. | |
| Assassin's Creed Origins [2] | 2017 | 49–44 BC | The game is set in Ancient Egypt near the end of the Ptolemaic period and recounts the story follows a Medjay named Bayek, and explores the origins of the centuries-long conflict between the Hidden Ones—forerunners to the Brotherhood of Assassin | |
| Ryse: Son of Rome | 2013 | 58-68 AD | Set in an alternate version of Ancient Rome, Ryse follows the life of the Roman centurion Marius Titus as he becomes one of the leaders in the Roman Legion. | |
| Total War Saga: Troy | 2020 | 1200 BC | Trojan War | |
| Rome: Total War | 2004 | 270 BC-14 AD | The rise and expansion of Roman Empire | |
| Rome: Total War: Alexander | 2006 | 336 BC -323 BC | The main campaign of Alexander centers around Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire. | |
| Total War: Rome II | 2013 | 431 BC- 275 AD | From Peloponnesian War to Third Century Crisis of Roman Empire | |
| Age of Empires (video game) | 1997 | 8000 BC- 476 AD | From Stone Age to Decline of Roman Empire | |
| Caesar III | 1998 | 756 BC-27 BC | ||
| Alexander (video game) | 2004 | 333-323 BC | ||
| Ancient Wars: Sparta | 2007 | 490-480 BC | ||
| 300: March to Glory | 2007 | 480 BC | ||
| 0 A.D. (video game) | 2018 | 500 BCE -1 BCE, 1 CE - 500 CE | ||
| Builders of Egypt | 2021 | 3100-30 BC | ||
| Caesar IV | 2006 | 509 BC-27 BC | ||
| CivCity: Rome | 2006 | 756 BC-27 BC | ||
| Celtic Kings: Rage of War | 2002 | 50 BC | ||
| Pharaoh (video game) | 1999 | 3000 BC- 30 BC | ||
| Zeus: Master of Olympus | 2000 | 2000 BC- 1000 BC | ||
| Age of Mythology | 2002 | 1600-1200 BC | Destruction of Atlantis and Trojan War | |
| God of War (2005 video game) | 2005 | 431-404 BC | In times of Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens. | |
| God of War II | 2007 | 282 BC | In times of destruction of Colossus of Rhodes | |
| God of War: Chains of Olympus | 2008 | 480 BC | Second Persian invasion of Greece | |
| God of War: Ghost of Sparta | 2010 | 1600 BC | Minoan eruption | |
| God of War III | 2010 | 389-393 AD | Decline of Greco-Roman polytheism presented as destruction of Greek pantheon and massacre of Greek gods by Kratos | |
| Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom | 2003 | 2205 BC- 1234 AD (from Xia to Jin dynasty | ||
| Imperator: Rome | 2019 | 304 BCE to 27 BCE | ||
| Grand Ages: Rome | 2010 | 60 BC-9 AD | ||
| Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile | 2004 | 3100-30 BC | ||
| Imperivm: Great Battles of Rome | 2005 | 200 BC-30 BC | ||
| Titan Quest | 2006 | 282 BC - after destruction of Colossus of Rhodes | ||
| Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece | 2012 | ~400 BC - 300 BC | Ancient Greece - the campaigns of Philip of Macedone | |
| Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar | 2014 | ~50 BC | Ancient Rome - the gallic campaign of Jules Caesar | |
| Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients | 2015 | ~500 BC - 300 BC | Ancient Italy - the unification of Italy, Pyrrhus of Epirus campaign |
Games set in Middle Ages
| Title | Release date | Time period | Notes on setting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rome: Total War: Barbarian Invasion | 2005 | 363 -476 | Decline of Roman Empire |
| Age of Empires II/Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 1999 | 394 - 1598 | Sequel to the original Age of Empires, Age of Empires II covers a large period of time, from as early as Alaric I to as late as the Battle of Noryang. |
| Total War: Attila | 2015 | 395 - 814 | From Final partition of the Roman Empire and Hunnic Invasion under Attila to rule of byzantine emperor Justinian I and coronation of Charlemagne |
| Crusader Kings 2 | 2012 | 769 - 1452 | A grand strategy game with a heavy RPG flavor set in medieval Europe, northern Africa and the middle East. Through DLCs the map has also expanded to include India. The game is played from the perspective of a ruler in that time period, changing perspective to the primary heir once the ruler dies. The focus is on building up your house(family). |
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | 2003 | 800s | Set in Persia during the 9th century AD |
| Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands | 2010 | 800s | The game takes place in the seven-year gap between Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. |
| Prince of Persia: Warrior Within | 2004 | 800s | Set in Persia during the 9th century AD |
| Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones | 2005 | 800s | Set in Persia during the 9th century AD |
| Stronghold Legends | 2006 | 516-1477 | Set in middle-age, gives the player a choice of different starting rulers with different troop types (including King Arthur and his knights of the round table, Count Vlad Dracul, and Siegfried of Xanten) |
| Crusader Kings III | 2020 | 867-1453 | Crusader Kings III is a grand strategy game and dynasty simulator set in the Middle Ages. Players can choose a start date of either 867 or 1066 and play until 1453. |
| Dante's Inferno (video game) | 2010 | 1189–1191 | The story follows Dante, a Templar knight from the Crusade who (despite his faith) has committed numerous atrocities during the Third Crusade. At the city of Acre, Dante is entrusted to keep a group of Saracen prisoners safe so King Richard I could obtain a holy relic from Saladin. |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla [3] | 2020 | 847-886 | The game recounts an history of the Viking invasion of Britain, Norse colonization of North America, Viking Expansion in Ireland and Siege of Paris (885–886) |
| Castlevania: Lords of Shadow | 2010 | 1047 | The setting of Lords of Shadow is during "the end of days" in the year 1047 |
| For Honor | 2017 | No data/maybe 9th-14th centuries according of armours and castles | Players can play as a character from one of four different factions, namely the Iron Legion (Knights), the Warborn (Vikings), the Dawn Empire (Samurai), and the Wu Lin (Ancient Chinese). |
| Age of Empires IV | 2021 | 1066-1453 | |
| Medieval II: Total War | 2006 | 1066- 1530 | From Norman Conquest and Crusades to Inquisition and Age of Discovery
Ancestors Legacy |
| Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth | 2017 | 1135-1162 | The game begins with the option of an interactive tutorial inside a cathedral. It then transitions to the Prologue which is set in Shiring in 1135. |
| Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms | 2007 | 1174- 1521 | From Third Crusade and Northern Crusades to First War of Scottish Independence and Spanish colonization of the Americas |
| Assassin's Creed (video game) | 2007 | 1191 | The plot is set in a fictional history of real-world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight for peace with free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. The game primarily takes place during the Third Crusade in the Holy Land in 1191, with the plot revolving around the Secret Order of Assassins, based upon the Hashshashin sect. |
| Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines | 2009 | 1192 | Beginning shortly after the events of the first game, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad learns of a plan of the remaining Templars to escape to Cyprus, and so infiltrates one of their strongholds in Acre to stop them from doing so. |
| Stronghold (2001 video game) | 2001 | ||
| Stronghold: Crusader | 2002 | ||
| Stronghold 2 | 2005 | ||
| Stronghold Crusader II | 2014 | ||
| Stronghold: Warlords | 2021 | ||
| Stronghold 3 | 2011 | ||
| XIII Century (series) | 2007 | ||
| The Cursed Crusade | 2011 | 1198-1204 | Fourth Crusade |
| The First Templar | 2011 | 1291-1307 | From Siege of Acre (1291) to Trials of the Knights Templar |
| Ghost of Tsushima | 2020 | 1274 | Featuring an open world, it follows a samurai on a quest to protect Tsushima Island during the first Mongol invasion of Japan. |
| A Plague Tale: Innocence | 2019 | 1348 | In 1348, Amicia de Rune is a 15-year-old Frenchwoman of noble descent who lives in Aquitaine during the Hundred Years' War between England and France. |
| Inquisition (video game) | 2002 | 1348 | The 3rd person game, is set in 1348 Paris, France, where the main character, a young thief named Matthew, has come to find his riches. |
| Patrician IV | 2010 | 1300-1500 | |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance | 2018 | 1403 | It is set in the medieval Kingdom of Bohemia, an Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire, with a focus on historically accurate content. |
| Europa Universalis IV | 2013 | 1444-1821 | Being a grand strategy game, all nations represented in the game are playable with flavor events existing even for smaller nations. It is possible to continue playing a save from Crusader Kings 2 via a DLC that converts a save in the earlier set game. |
| Assassin's Creed II | 2009 | 1459-1499 | The main narrative takes place at the height of the Renaissance in Italy during the 15th and early 16th century. |
| Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood | 2010 | 1500-1507 | The main story takes place immediately after the plot of Assassin's Creed II, featuring Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze in 16th century Italy and his quest to restore the Assassin order, and destroy his enemies: the Borgia family. |
| Assassin's Creed: Revelations | 2011 | 1511–1512, 1191-1257 | Revelations features two other returning protagonists: Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad in 12th and 13th century Masyaf, and Ezio Auditore da Firenze in 16th century Constantinople. |
| Nioh 2 | 2020 | 1500 | Set in Japan during the late 1500s |
| Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice | 2019 | 1600 | The game takes place in a fictionalized Japan set during the Sengoku period, and makes strong references to Buddhist mythology and philosophy. |
| Nioh | 2017 | 1600-1615 | Set during a fictionalized version of the year 1600, the plot follows the journeys of William Adams, an Irish sailor named after and inspired by the historic Englishman who became one of the only ever Western samurai. |
Games set in Modern Period
References
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey: E3 2018 Official World Premiere Trailer | Ubisoft [NA]. Ubisoft North America. June 11, 2018. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via YouTube.
- Assassin's Creed Origins: E3 2017 Official World Premiere Gameplay Trailer [4K] | Ubisoft [NA]. Ubisoft North America. June 11, 2017. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via YouTube.
- "Assassin's Creed Valhalla reshapes the series' RPG storytelling by giving you a Viking settlement". Eurogamer. 30 April 2020.
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