Best Historical Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated historical games.

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Tabletop Tavern Tabletop Tavern is a roguelike RTS where you build an army from scratch and command them across a brutal campaign. Recruit diverse units, create devastating synergies, and make tactical choices that shape the fate of every run.

Price -25% 14.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 11 Jun 2026
女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland A romance-adventure text-based game themed around the Land of Women. You will travel to the Land of Women, meet the mysterious young lady Jian Ling, and gradually uncover the bloody and dark secrets behind this realm. Death, resistance, or degeneration? Everything depends on your choices.

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 15 May 2026
TOHOTOPIA A 4X strategy craze sweeps Gensokyo! As the "Esports Tournament" begins, the girls join the fray. Warlords rise: will you be "Pharaoh" Remilia, "Emperor" Kaguya, "Great" Kanako, or "Philosopher King" Miko? Launch the game now, lead your empire, and dominate Gensokyo!

Price 4.15€
Rating 8.9
Release 14 May 2026
Pandora's Toybox Become a God, build a civilization. In this dynamic Roguelite God Simulator, guide human civilization on a procedurally generated pixel world. Watch your people grow, defend them against heretics, and build an immortal legacy.

Price 10.25€
Rating 7.9
Release 14 May 2026
Relic Arena Relic Arena is an 8-player free-to-play autobattler by Dota 2 personalities SUNSfan and Jenkins. Equip heroes with historical relics, that provide unique abilities and upgrades, under the command of legendary historical figures such as Cleopatra and Harambe.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.9
Release 07 May 2026
Never Second in Rome Never Second in Rome is a turn-based historical game with RPG and management elements. You are a Roman centurion in the army of Julius Caesar. You will control both your character and the unit under his command.

Price 12.79€
Rating 7.1
Release 05 May 2026
World of Warships: Legends Join this free-to-play PvP online naval shooter with fast-paced combat, easy-to-learn gameplay, intuitive controls, and cross-platform play on Steam, console, and mobile. Choose from 600+ warships and 150+ Commanders, and master tactics on diverse maps. Play now and become a legend!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.1
Release 04 May 2026
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.

Price -53% 18.95€
Rating 8.7
Release 30 Apr 2026
Tales of Justice Academy: Winds Arise You can play as a young martial artist entering Justice Academy. Train through various courses, customize your build with different weapons, skills, and inner techniques. Explore the jianghu, bond with companions, and shape your fate across branching stories and three romanceable heroines.

Price 11.25€
Rating 6.8
Release 28 Apr 2026
Sudden Strike 5 Sudden Strike 5 delivers real-time tactics in epic WWII battles. A host of tactical options and more than 300 playable units open-up multiple approaches to reach your objectives in a 25 mission campaign on historical battlefields in Europe and North Africa.

Price -26% 37.45€
Rating 7.0
Release 23 Apr 2026
Masters of Albion A bold reimagining of the God Game genre from the creator who defined it. Shape a living world as a god - or step into it and experience it through your people. Build, guide and defend your town by day, then survive the night when everything is under threat. There is no single solution. Only yours.

Price 25.49€
Rating 6.4
Release 22 Apr 2026
Gecko Gods Explore a forgotten land in Gecko Gods, a puzzle-adventure as a tiny gecko. Climb walls, solve ancient puzzles and uncover a lost civilisation in a world full of hidden paths, quiet secrets and natural wonder.

Price -48% 10.29€
Rating 8.9
Release 16 Apr 2026
Age of History 2: Definitive Edition The grand strategy classic returns with improved gameplay, a massive 13,892 province map, expanded diplomacy and wartime capitulation, new civilizations and scenarios, atomic weapons, smarter AI, enhanced visuals, UI upgrades, and major performance improvements.

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 15 Apr 2026
YAR: Forgotten Throne YAR: Forgotten Throne is a story-driven open-world RPG. Choose the path of a Warrior, Volkhv, or Archer, and journey to the lands of Borea to uncover what is poisoning the forests and wildlife with darkness.

Price -50% 10.24€
Rating 8.9
Release 03 Apr 2026
I Am Jesus Christ Walk in the footsteps of Jesus in this immersive first-person retelling of His life, from baptism to resurrection. Perform iconic miracles, meet biblical figures, and explore the Holy Land from Jerusalem to Galilee. Experience the story of the Messiah in I Am Jesus Christ.

Price -41% 7.41€
Rating 8.2
Release 02 Apr 2026
NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager NUTMEG! is a nostalgic football manager game with a deckbuilding twist, set in the '80s and '90s. Relive the days when the tackles were as hard as the mullets were long and football was about football.

Price -53% 11.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 26 Mar 2026
Nova Roma The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.

Price -50% 15.03€
Rating 9.0
Release 26 Mar 2026
Bootstrap Island A Robinson Crusoe–inspired VR roguelike survival adventure set in the 17th century. Shipwrecked on a ruthless tropical island, you must survive without guidance. Trust your instincts as you face wild beasts, nature’s fury, and a mysterious local tribe.

Price 24.50€
Rating 8.0
Release 12 Mar 2026
Warlords Battleground: Extraction Search, fight, escape, flip your fate! In a Three Kingdoms world split across thirteen provinces, form a pact with the Dragon Maiden and explore war-torn fragments. Loot, battle, manage your gear—each run is a high-stakes gamble where your ending is yours to write.

Price -53% 5.62€
Rating 8.1
Release 08 Mar 2026
Over The Top: WWI Join 200-player battles in Over The Top: WWI - an intense shooter set in the gritty backdrop of World War I. Pick your class, choose from a vast arsenal, including rifles, artillery, airplanes and powerful tanks, and experience the chaos of fully destructible battlefields.

Price -44% 10.86€
Rating 8.2
Release 06 Mar 2026
Heart of the Machine You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.

Price -71% 8.92€
Rating 8.7
Release 06 Mar 2026
The Succession of Changing Kings Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony? The throne awaits.

Price 8.88€
Rating 8.1
Release 04 Mar 2026
The Legend of Khiimori Take on the role of a brave courier rider in The Legend of Khiimori! Bond with your horse and tame the open wilds of 13th century Mongolia. Breed and train horses with specialized abilities to explore every aspect of this diverse and fascinating landscape.

Price -38% 18.88€
Rating 8.3
Release 03 Mar 2026
Under The Island Embark on an epic adventure in Under the Island! A 2D action-adventure steeped in ‘90s charm, step into the shoes of Nia, and battle fierce monsters, solve clever puzzles, and explore a world alive with mystery as you race to save your new home before it’s too late.

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.6
Release 17 Feb 2026
Nioh 3 In the third game in the dark samurai action RPG series Nioh, you will need to use both Samurai and Ninja combat styles in your battles against formidable yokai as you explore a thrilling open field.

Price -53% 38.24€
Rating 7.8
Release 05 Feb 2026
Half Sword Half Sword is a physics-based medieval combat simulator featuring historically accurate XV-century arms and armor. We are not afraid to show the brutal nature of medieval combat with in-depth blood and gore features.

Price 23.99€
Rating 6.5
Release 30 Jan 2026
Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles Experience the thrill of leading American aircraft carriers to victory in this innovative full 3D command simulation wargame set in the Pacific in 1942. First-person or God’s eye, you lead your fleet and planes right from the center of the battle.

Price 33.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 27 Jan 2026
Microcivilization Incremental clicker strategy, where you expand, construct, research, fight, collect heroes and make choices between good and evil. Ascend through difficulty tiers by playing through challenge campaign going back and forth through history. Mammoths included.

Price -50% 9.12€
Rating 8.0
Release 22 Jan 2026
Halcyon Days at Taoyuan Welcome to Taoyuan Village to heal your loneliness. Here, you can lead a carefree, self-sufficient life: farm, tame animals, raise livestock, fish, and build a prosperous homestead. Or, immerse in village life, meet kindred spirits, find love, and influence their destinies with your choices.

Price -32% 8.13€
Rating 8.4
Release 19 Jan 2026
Rising Front A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!

Price -57% 6.41€
Rating 8.6
Release 09 Jan 2026
Terra Invicta An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.

Price -68% 13.09€
Rating 7.8
Release 05 Jan 2026
Long Knives An oriental narrative mystery. The story branches upon your choices. The dice lies.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.1
Release 31 Dec 2025
Army Troop Army Troop is an old-school PvP World War 2 online first-person shooter. Reminding you of the good old days World War games.

Price -90% 1.47€
Rating 8.0
Release 12 Dec 2025
The End of History A historical sandbox simulation where every NPC lives their own life. They don't wait for you. They ally, marry, betray, and die. Kingdoms rise and fall by someone's will. Sometimes you shape history, sometimes it sweeps you away. An observer of a once-in-a-lifetime story that only you can witness.

Price 27.00€
Rating 6.6
Release 10 Dec 2025
CivIdle CivIdle is an idle/incremental game that allows you to lead your own civilization through thousands of years from ancient times to the modern era. Expand your territory, explore a vast tech tree, build various wonders, and trade with global players: empire must grow and numbers must go up!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.2
Release 04 Dec 2025
Air Defender Command the sky in a tense real-time strategy simulation where you manage a nation's air defenses. Analyze radar contacts, scramble interceptor jets, and make split-second decisions to protect your airspace from hostile threats.

Price 17.32€
Rating 7.4
Release 28 Nov 2025

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