# List of historical video games

The historical video game belongs to 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 mythology, legends or a fictional character within a historical setting.

## Panhistorical video games

Video games that take place across many periods of history.
| Title | Release date | Time period | Notes on setting |
| Empire Earth | 2001 | 500,000 BC – 2,200 AD (in skirmish mode)/1200s BC – 2098 AD (in Story mode) | A strategy game that spans multiple historical periods, from Prehistoric Age to Space Age. |
| Ara: History Untold | 2024 | 10,000 BC – 2050s AD | A turn-based grand strategy video game that allows players to build and lead a nation through an alternate history from Stone Age to Singularity Age. |
| Millennia (video game) | 2024 | 10,000 BC – 2100s AD | A 4X turn-based strategy video game in which players lead their nation through 10 different ages, from Age of Stone to Age of Transcendence. |
| Empire Earth III | 2007 | 1200s BC – 2100s AD | A sequel in the same vein as the original Empire Earth, covering ancient to modern times. |
| Empire Earth II | 2005 | 2333 BC – 2070 AD (in Campaign)/50,000 BC – 2,230 AD (in Skirmish mode) | A strategy game that covers thousands of years, from ancient times to futuristic warfare. |
| Rise of Nations | 2003 | 10,000 BC – 1970 AD | A real-time strategy game where players advance through historical eras, starting from ancient times. |
| Humankind | 2021 | 10,000 BC – 2020s AD | A turn-based strategy 4X video game where players advance through historical eras, starting from Neolithic Era to Contemporary Era. |
| Civilization | 1991 | 4,000 BC – 2100 AD | A turn-based strategy 4X video game where players advance through historical eras, starting from Ancient Era to Space Era. |
| Civilization Revolution | 2008 | 4,000 BC – 2100 AD | A turn-based strategy 4X video game where players advance through historical eras, starting from Antiquity Age, through key historical eras such as the Classical and Renaissance periods, to Modern Age. The game highlights significant historical moments, including early military conquests, the exploration and colonization of new lands, and the development of modern democracies and technology. |
| Civilization Revolution 2 | 2014 | 4,000 BC – 2100 AD | A turn-based strategy 4X video game where players experience history from the foundation of early cities in 4,000 BC through major global historical developments such as the rise of empires, technological revolutions, and global diplomacy. |
| Civilization III | 2001 | 4,000 BC – 2050 AD | A turn-based strategy 4X video game, where players start in 4,000 BC, founding early cities and expanding into larger empires by navigating historical events such as the Iron Age, the Renaissance, and the Age of Imperialism. The game introduces elements of global trade, colonial expansion, and the development of nation-states, reflecting the broader historical context of human civilization. |
| Civilization IV | 2005 | 4,000 BC – 2050 AD | A turn-based strategy 4X video game where players guide civilizations through ancient conflicts, the rise of major religions, the formation of powerful empires, and modern global diplomacy. The game emphasizes cultural development, religion, and historical advancements in science and warfare. |
| Civilization V | 2010 | 4,000 BC – 2050 AD | A turn-based strategy 4X video game where players lead their civilization through ancient empires, the rise of feudal kingdoms, industrial expansion, and modern global politics. The game focuses on the interactions between ancient cultures, world-changing technological advancements like gunpowder and electricity, and global conflicts like the World Wars. |
| Civilization VI | 2016 | 4,000 BC – 2050 AD | A turn-based strategy 4X video game where players engage with real-world historical figures and events, managing ancient kingdoms, imperialistic expansion, and industrial and digital revolutions. The game emphasizes the geographical and political developments of civilizations, highlighting how cities, technologies, and cultures evolve across eras. |
| Civilization VI: Rise and Fall | 2018 | 4,000 BC – 2050 AD | This expansion for Civilization VI adds new mechanics that reflect the ebb and flow of civilizations throughout history. Golden ages and dark ages mirror real-world historical cycles of prosperity and decline, while governors and loyalty mechanics represent the internal dynamics of historical empires. |
| Civilization VI: Gathering Storm | 2019 | 4,000 BC – 2050 AD | With a focus on climate change and natural disasters, this expansion emphasizes how human civilizations have impacted and been shaped by their environment. From ancient agricultural practices to industrial pollution, players must navigate environmental challenges while advancing through historical eras. |
| Civilization VII | 2025 | 4,000 BC – 2050 AD | A turn-based strategy 4X video game where players advance through historical eras, starting from Antiquity and through the Exploration Age, to the Modern Age. |
| Civilization II | 1996 | 4,000 BC – 2010 AD | A turn-based strategy 4X video game where players encounter significant events such as the rise and fall of empires, the spread of religions, and the Industrial Revolution. They must navigate ancient diplomacy and warfare, and advance through technological, cultural, and societal developments. |

## Games set in the Stone Age (before 10,000 BC)

| Title | Release date | Time period | Notes on setting |
| Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey | 2019 | 10,000,000 – 2,000,000 BC | The game is set in prehistoric Africa, allowing players to experience the evolution of the human lineage through the ages. |
| Far Cry Primal | 2016 | 10,000 BC | Set during the end of the Upper Paleolithic and the beginning of the Mesolithic period, the game explores the conflict between early human tribes in the Oros Valley. |
| Dawn of Man | 2019 | 10,000 BC | The player guides a prehistoric settlements through different eras, starting from the Paleolithic to the Iron Age. |
| BC Kings | 2008 | 10,000 BC | A strategy game combining traditional RTS elements with role-playing mechanics set in a prehistoric world. |

## Games set in Antiquity and Classical antiquity (10,000 BC – 500 AD)

| Title | Release date | Time period | Notes on setting |
| Age of Empires | 1997 | 8000 BC – 476 AD | A classic strategy game covering different ages, from the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire. |
| Predynastic the Egypt | 2016 | 5000 – 3150 BC | The game is set in Predynastic Egypt, from first settlements to unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. |
| Egypt: Old Kingdom | 2018 | 3500 – 2140 BC | A strategy game where players build Egypt's first empire, from tribal unification to the establishment of the Old Kingdom. |
| The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian | 2002 | 3200 – 3000 BC | The game is set during the First Dynasty of Egypt. |
| Chariots of War | 2003 | 3100 – 1200 BC | A strategy game set in the ancient Near East, covering the historical period from early Mesopotamian civilizations. |
| Builders of Egypt | 2021 | 3100 – 30 BC | A city-building strategy game that spans from the foundation of the Old Kingdom of Egypt to its annexation by Rome. |
| Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile | 2004 | 3100 – 30 BC | A city-building game set in ancient Egypt, focusing on the cultural and economic development of the Nile civilizations. |
| Pharaoh | 1999 | 3000 – 30 BC | A city-building game where players oversee the development of cities in ancient Egypt from the Old Kingdom to Roman times. |
| Old World | 2021 | 3000 BC – 500 AD | A grand strategy game set during the Bronze and Iron Ages around the Mediterranean and beyond, mixing historical events and characters. |
| Egypt III | 2004 | 1279 – 1213 BC | Another game in the Egypt series, this one set during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II. |
| Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom | 2003 | 2205 BC – 1234 AD | A city-building game set in ancient China, focusing on the rise and fall of dynasties from Xia to Jin. |
| Zeus: Master of Olympus | 2000 | 2000 – 1000 BC | A city-building game centered on the ancient Greek civilization, with mythological elements. |
| Age of Mythology | 2002 | 9000 – 1100 BC | A strategy game, set during the mythological age, covering mythological events from Greece, Egypt, Scandinavia and Atlantis, it features major events like the destruction of Atlantis located in Atlantic Ocean and the Trojan War. |
| Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon (DLC) | 2016 | 9000 – 1100 BC | An expansion to the remastered version, introducing a new Chinese mythology campaign. |
| Age of Mythology: Retold | 2024 | 9000 – 1100 BC | A complete remaster of Age of Mythology, with updated graphics and features. |
| Pharaonic | 2016 | 1550 – 1525 BC | A sidescrolling RPG set in ancient Egypt during the reign of Ahmosis I, the Red Pharaoh. |
| Rise of the Argonauts | 2008 | 1300s BC | Based on the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, this action RPG takes place during the Late Bronze Age. |
| Ancient Conquest: Quest for the Golden Fleece | 1999 | 1300s BC | A strategy game inspired by the mythological journey of Jason and the Argonauts. |
| Disney's Hercules | 1997 | 1300s BC | A platform game based on Disney’s animated adaptation of the myth of Hercules. |
| Heracles Chariot Racing | 2007 | 1300s BC | A racing game centered around the mythological hero Heracles, featuring chariots. |
| Kid Icarus: Uprising | 2012 | 1300s BC | An action-adventure game based loosely on Greek mythology, including characters like Pit and Medusa. |
| Theseus: Journey to Athens | 2018 | 1300s BC | A role-playing adventure game set in ancient Greece, following the journey of Theseus to Athens. |
| Mytheon | 2011 | 1300s BC | An action RPG heavily influenced by ancient Greek mythology and mythological creatures. |
| Egypt II: The Heliopolis Prophecy | 2000 | 1360 BC | An adventure game set in ancient Egypt, revolving around the construction of the city of Heliopolis. |
| Loki | 2007 | 1200s BC – 1500s AD | An action RPG where players control heroes from various mythologies, including ancient Egypt, Greece, and Norse mythology. |
| Total War: Pharaoh | 2023 | 1205 – 1155 BC | A strategy game, set during the Late Bronze Age collapse, focusing on Egypt and surrounding civilizations. Historical characters like Ramses III, Merneptah, Seti II, Tausret, Amenmesse, Ninurta-apal-Ekur, Adad-shuma-usur and Suppiluliuma II appear in the game. |
| Total War Saga: Troy | 2020 | 1200 - 1180 BC | A strategy game centered on the events of the Trojan War, blending myth and history. |
| Warriors: Legends of Troy | 2011 | 1200 BC | An action game set during the Trojan War, based on Homer’s Iliad. |
| Battle for Troy | 2004 | 1200 BC | A strategy game centered around the legendary Trojan War. |
| Odyssey: The Search for Ulysses | 2000 | 1200 BC | An adventure game based on Homer’s Odyssey, focusing on the journey of Ulysses. |
| Spartan | 2004 | 1200 – 100 BC | A strategy game that covers ancient Greek city-states and their rise and fall, including Sparta. |
| Egypt 1156 B.C. | 1997 | 1156 BC | An adventure game where the player investigates the theft of a royal tomb in ancient Egypt. |
| Invictus | 2000 | 1000s BC | A strategy game where players control legendary Greek heroes during ancient times. |
| CivCity: Rome | 2006 | 756 – 27 BC | A city-building strategy game set in the Roman Republic, with an emphasis on city planning. |
| Caesar | 1992 | 756 – 27 BC | The first in the Caesar series, pioneering the city-building genre with a focus on managing a Roman city. |
| Caesar II | 1995 | 756 – 27 BC | A more refined version of the city-building formula with improved mechanics and graphics. |
| Caesar III | 1998 | 756 – 27 BC | Widely regarded as a classic, known for its detailed city management and historical setting in ancient Rome. |
| Caesar IV | 2006 | 756 – 27 BC | The first 3D entry in the series, bringing new visual depth and strategic complexity to Roman city-building. |
| Apotheon | 2015 | 500s BC | A 2D action RPG based on ancient Greek mythology. Players control Nikandreos, a mortal warrior who battles gods and mythological creatures to overthrow Zeus. |
| Hades | 2020 | 500s BC | An action roguelike game set in the world of Greek mythology. Players take on the role of Zagreus, the son of Hades, as he attempts to escape the underworld. The game features characters from Greek mythology like Zeus, Poseidon, and Persephone, blending mythological storytelling with fast-paced combat. |
| Immortals Fenyx Rising | 2020 | 500s BC | An open-world action-adventure game set in a stylized version of ancient Greece, where players control Fenyx, a demigod on a quest to rescue the Greek gods from the titan Typhon. The date is according to the dialogue between Zeus and Prometheus from the Immortals Fenyx Rising: Story Trailer, where Zeus is shocked to learn that video games will be invented in 2,500 years. |
| Immortals Fenyx Rising: A New God (DLC) | 2021 | 500s BC | An expansion to the main game, which focuses on Fenyx’s trials to become a god. |
| Immortals Fenyx Rising: Myths of the Eastern Realm (DLC) | 2021 | 500s BC | An expansion to the main game, that focuses on separate story featuring Chinese mythology. |
| Immortals Fenyx Rising: The Lost Gods (DLC) | 2021 | 500s BC | An expansion to the main game, that focuses on a top-down adventure featuring new characters. |
| Rygar: The Legendary Adventure | 2002 | 500s BC | A third-person action-adventure game based loosely on Greek and Roman mythology. Players control Rygar, a warrior equipped with the Diskarmor, as he battles through mythological landscapes to defeat gods and restore peace. |
| Legion Arena | 2005 | 509 – 27 BC | A tactical role-playing game where players take control of Roman legions, starting from the Roman Republic. The game progresses through various historical campaigns, allowing players to upgrade and manage their troops while fighting in battles inspired by ancient history. |
| 0 A.D. | 2018 | 500 BC – 1 AD, 1 – 500 AD | A free, open-source real-time strategy game that covers ancient civilizations from 500 BC to 500 AD. Players can control various factions such as the Romans, Greeks and Persians, engaging in both economic development and military conquests. |
| Legion Gold | 2002 | 500 BC – 16 AD | A remastered version of Legion, a turn-based strategy game that covers the rise of the Roman Empire and other ancient civilizations. The game allows players to control multiple factions, from the Romans to the Gauls, and manage both military campaigns and city development. |
| The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome | 2007 | 500 BC – 16 AD | A historical strategy game where players can relive the major battles of the Roman Republic and Empire. |
| Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients | 2015 | 500 – 300s BC | A strategy game set during the ancient Italian wars. The game focuses on the unification of Italy and features campaigns centered around Pyrrhus of Epirus and the struggles between early Roman and Italic states. |
| Builders of Greece | TBA | 500 – 300 BC | An upcoming city-building game where players build and manage a city-state in ancient Greece. The game emphasizes historical accuracy in terms of architecture, politics, and economy, allowing players to shape the development of their city through various historical eras. |
| Ancient Wars: Sparta | 2007 | 490 – 480 BC | A real-time strategy game set during the Greco-Persian Wars. Players control the armies of Sparta, Persia, and Egypt, recreating historical battles such as the Battle of Thermopylae and the Greco-Persian conflicts. |
| 300: March to Glory | 2007 | 480 BC | An action game follows King Leonidas and his 300 Spartan warriors as they defend Greece from the Persian invasion at the Battle of Thermopylae. |
| God of War: Chains of Olympus | 2008 | 480 BC | In the beginning of the game, Kratos confront an Persian King who led the massive siege upon Attica to bring Greece down by the Persian Empire. Nameless, fictional King of Persia in Chains of Olympus is most likely based on King Xerxes I, famous for the war he fought against the Spartans in 480 B.C. |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2018 | 480 – 420 BC | The game is set in a vast, open-world recreation of ancient Greece, with locations including Athens, Sparta, and various islands across the Aegean Sea, during the Peloponnesian War. |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade (DLC) | 2018 | 480 – 420 BC | An expansion to the main game, that focuses on the origins of the Assassin Brotherhood and introduces Darius, the first wielder of the hidden blade. |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey: The Fate of Atlantis (DLC) | 2019 | 480 – 420 BC | An expansion to the main game, that explores the mythological side of the Assassin’s Creed universe, taking players to the legendary city of Atlantis and introducing gods like Hades and Poseidon. |
| God of War | 2005 | 404 BC | Ares, the god of war, besieges Athens, and Kratos is sent by Athena, the goddess of wisdom, to stop him. The historical Siege of Athens, the last battle in the Peloponnesian War, happened in 404 BC. |
| Total War: Rome II | 2013 | 431 BC – 275 AD | From Peloponnesian War to Crisis of the Third Century of Roman Empire. Real historical figures such as Hannibal, Julius Caesar, Scipio Africanus, Vercingetorix, Octavian Augustus, Cleopatra, Mark Anthony, Pericles and Aurelian appear in the game. |
| The Lost City of Atlantis | 1995 | 400s BC | An adventure game based on the legend of Atlantis, set in the classical era, where players explore the mythical sunken civilization and uncover its secrets. |
| Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece | 2012 | 400 – 300s BC | Ancient Greece - the campaigns of Philip II of Macedon and the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens |
| God of War: Ghost of Sparta | 2010 | 1600 BC | The game depicts the destruction of Atlantis, located in Crete. Kratos destroys the city with the help of a titan named Thera, named after the volcano that erupted in 1620 BC, destroying Akrotiri, the city that archaeologists believe inspired Plato to write the legend. |
| Fate of Hellas | 2008 | 396 – 326 BC | A strategy game focusing on the Greco-Persian conflicts and the campaigns of Alexander the Great in the ancient world. |
| Imperiums: Greek Wars | 2020 | 359 BC | A turn-based strategy game set in Classical Greece, exploring the power struggles and alliances leading to the rise of Macedon under Philip II. |
| The Great Battles of Alexander | 1997 | 336 – 323 BC | A tactical game reenacting the famous battles of Alexander the Great. |
| Alexander: The Heroes Hour | 2004 | 336 – 323 BC | A real-time strategy game portraying the military campaigns of Alexander the Great. |
| Rome: Total War: Alexander | 2006 | 336 – 323 BC | A campaign-based strategy game centered on Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire. |
| Age of Alexander | 2009 | 336 – 323 BC | A strategy game highlighting the military achievements and empire-building of Alexander the Great. |
| Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War | 2006 | 333 – 30 BC | A strategy-action hybrid game spanning the rise and fall of ancient civilizations, including Greece and Rome. |
| Alexander | 2004 | 333 – 323 BC | A strategy game based on the 2004 film Alexander, focusing on his military campaigns. |
| Tin Soldiers: Alexander The Great | 2004 | 333 – 323 BC | A tactical strategy game focused on Alexander the Great's major battles using miniature-style units. |
| Imperator: Rome | 2019 | 304 – 27 BC | A grand strategy game depicting the politics, warfare, and expansion of ancient Rome and neighboring civilizations. |
| Spartan: Total Warrior | 2005 | 300 BC | A hack-and-slash action game featuring a Spartan warrior in a fictionalized version of ancient Greece. |
| Titan Quest|Titan Quest: Immortal Throne | 2006 | 282 BC - after destruction of Colossus of Rhodes | An action RPG where players fight mythical creatures and explore the ruins of the Colossus of Rhodes following its destruction. |
| God of War II | 2007 | 282 BC | An action-adventure game where Kratos battles the Colossus of Rhodes and annihilates Sparta, blending Greek mythology with historical elements. |
| God of War III | 2010 | 389 – 426 AD | An action game depicting the fall of the Olympia and the decline of Greco-Roman polytheism. |
| Europa Universalis: Rome | 2008 | 280 – 27 BC | A grand strategy game covering the rise of the Roman Republic and neighboring powers. |
| Aggressors: Ancient Rome | 2018 | 280 BC – 500 AD | A strategy game spanning the Roman Republic, Empire, and its eventual decline. |
| Centurion: Defender of Rome | 1990 | 275 – 27 BC | A classic strategy game featuring military campaigns and political challenges of the Roman Republic. |
| Rome: Total War | 2004 | 270 BC – 14 AD | A strategy game focusing on the rise and expansion of the Roman Empire. |
| Legions of Death | 1987 | 264 – 146 BC | A naval strategy game focusing on sea battles during the Punic Wars. |
| Walls of Rome | 1993 | 264 – 146 BC | A city-building and siege warfare game set during the Punic Wars. |
| Nemesis of the Roman Empire | 2003 | 264 – 146 BC | A real-time strategy game depicting the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage. |
| Pax Romana | 2003 | 264 – 50 BC | A grand strategy game depicting the political and military struggles of Rome. |
| Salammbo: Battle for Carthage | 2002 | 241 – 237 BC | A strategy-adventure game set during the Mercenary War in Carthage. |
| The Great Battles of Hannibal | 1997 | 218 – 201 BC | A tactical game focused on Hannibal's military campaigns against Rome. |
| Rise of the Phoenix | 1993 | 206 – 202 BC | A strategy game depicting the conflict between the Chu and Han dynasties in ancient China. |
| Imperivm: Great Battles of Rome | 2005 | 200 – 30 BC | A strategy game featuring historical battles of the Roman Empire. |
| Gladius | 2003 | 100s BC | A tactical RPG set in the world of gladiatorial combat, where players manage a school of gladiators and compete in arena battles across various regions of the Roman world. |
| Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising | 2011 | 100s BC | An MMORPG set in ancient Rome, blending historical elements with mythology, where players take on the role of a Roman hero blessed by the gods to fight mythical creatures and enemies of Rome. |
| Expeditions: Rome | 2022 | 60s BC | A turn-based strategy RPG that follows a young Roman legate rising through the ranks of the Roman army, engaging in military campaigns across Greece, Egypt, and Gaul while shaping Rome’s political landscape. |
| Grand Ages: Rome | 2010 | 60 BC – 9 AD | A city-building and strategy game where players manage and expand Roman cities, dealing with politics, economy, and military conflicts throughout the late Republic and early Empire. |
| Legionnaire | 1982 | 58 – 45 BC | One of the earliest strategy games set in ancient Rome, focusing on managing Roman legions in battles inspired by Caesar’s conquests. |
| The Great Battles of Caesar | 1998 | 58 – 45 BC | A historical turn-based strategy game that recreates Julius Caesar's military campaigns, including the Gallic Wars and the Roman Civil War. |
| Praetorians | 2003 | 58 – 45 BC | A real-time strategy game focused on the military campaigns of Julius Caesar, emphasizing tactical warfare and the use of different unit types across the Roman, Gallic, and Egyptian factions. |
| Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar | 2014 | 50s BC | A real-time strategy game set during Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars, depicting Rome’s conquest of Gaul and the resistance of various Celtic tribes, including the rebellion led by Vercingetorix. |
| Celtic Kings: Rage of War | 2002 | 50 BC | A strategy game set in ancient Gaul during the Roman era. |
| Assassin's Creed Origins | 2017 | 49 – 44 BC | An action-adventure game set in Egypt during the fall of the Ptolemaic dynasty, featuring historical figures like Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. |
| Warrior of Rome | 1991 | 48 BC | A strategy game set during the time of Julius Caesar's civil war. Players control Roman legions in various campaigns. |
| Warrior of Rome II | 1992 | 48 BC | A sequel to Warrior of Rome, continuing the strategic battles of Julius Caesar’s campaigns. |
| Rome: Caesar's Will | 2000 | 44 BC | A historical adventure game focused on the aftermath of Julius Caesar’s assassination and the political struggles in Rome. |
| Shadow of Rome | 2005 | 44 BC | An action-adventure game that fictionalizes the assassination of Julius Caesar. The game follows Agrippa, a Roman centurion, and Octavianus, the future Augustus, in a revenge and political intrigue story. |
| Teudogar and the Alliance with Rome | 2003 | 27 BC – 14 AD | An RPG in the style of Ultima VII, where players take on the role of a Germanic warrior during the early Roman Empire, navigating alliances and conflicts with Rome. |
| Glory of the Roman Empire | 2006 | 1 – 100 AD | A city-building strategy game that allows players to construct and manage Roman settlements, ensuring economic and military stability. |
| Imperium Romanum | 2008 | 1 – 100 AD | A sequel to Glory of the Roman Empire, expanding on city-building mechanics and historical scenarios from the early Roman Empire. |
| The Forgotten City | 2021 | 1 – 100 AD | A mystery adventure game set in a cursed Roman city, based on a popular Skyrim mod. |
| Ryse: Son of Rome | 2013 | 58 – 68 AD | An action game following a Roman centurion's life during Nero's reign in an alternate version of ancient Rome. |
| Nethergate | 1998 | 60 – 61 AD | An RPG set in Roman Britain, exploring the clash between Roman forces and Celtic druids. |
| Pompei: The Legend of Vesuvius | 2000 | 79 AD | A point-and-click adventure game set in Pompeii just before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. |
| Rome: Pathway to Power | 1992 | 92 AD | A strategy-adventure game where the player rises through the ranks of Roman society to achieve power. |
| Catechumen | 2000 | 100s AD | A Christian-themed first-person shooter set during Roman persecution of Christians. |
| Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars | 2002 | 100s AD | A racing combat game set in ancient Rome's chariot arenas. |
| The Gladiators of Rome | 2002 | 100s AD | A strategy game where players train and manage gladiators in ancient Rome. |
| Age of Gladiators | 2016 | 100s AD | A management simulation game focusing on the life and battles of Roman gladiators. |
| Age of Gladiators II: Rome | 2018 | 100s AD | A sequel focusing on managing gladiators and arenas in the Roman Empire. |
| Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans | 2009 | 101 – 106 AD | An educational game based on the Horrible Histories series, depicting Roman life and military campaigns. |
| Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance | 2003 | 117 AD | An action game where players seek revenge for a fallen gladiator in the Roman Empire. |
| Colosseum: Road to Freedom | 2005 | 177 – 192 AD | A gladiator simulation game set during Emperor Commodus' reign. |
| Gladiator Begins | 2010 | 177 – 192 AD | An action RPG focusing on gladiatorial combat during Emperor Commodus' reign. |
| Three Kingdoms: Fate of the Dragon | 2001 | 184 – 220 AD | A real-time strategy game set during the Three Kingdoms period in China. |
| SPQR: The Empire's Darkest Hour | 1997 | 193 – 211 AD | An adventure game set in ancient Rome, where players solve mysteries as a Roman investigator. |
| Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs | 2002 | 208 – 209 AD | A real-time strategy game based on the famous Battle of Red Cliffs during the Three Kingdoms period in China. |
| Price of Persia: The Lost Crown | 2024 | 210s AD | An action-adventure platformer set during the decline of the Parthian Empire, featuring a mix of historical and mythological elements. |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms | 1985 | 220 – 280 AD | A strategy series based on the Three Kingdoms period in China, focusing on political and military strategy. |
| Kessen II | 2001 | 220 – 280 AD | A strategy game inspired by the Three Kingdoms era, blending historical events with fantasy elements. |
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 2019 | 220 – 280 AD | A strategy game set during China's Three Kingdoms era, combining turn-based empire management and real-time battles. |
| Rome: Total War: Barbarian Invasion | 2005 | 363 – 476 AD | An expansion focusing on the late Roman Empire and the barbarian invasions that led to its fall. |
| Against Rome | 2004 | 400s AD | A real-time strategy game portraying barbarian tribes fighting against the Roman Empire. |
| Annals of Rome | 1986 | 400s AD | A turn-based strategy game covering the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. |
| King Arthur | 2004 | 400s AD | A role-playing strategy game inspired by Arthurian legends and late Roman Britain. |
| Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail | 1990 | 400s AD | An adventure game blending Arthurian legend with historical settings in late antiquity. |
| Legion: The Legend of Excalibur | 2002 | 400s AD | An action-strategy game based on Arthurian legends with a semi-historical setting. |

## Games set in the Post-classical Era (500–1500)

Post-classical history era refers to the period from about 500 CE to 1500 CE, roughly corresponding to the European Middle Ages.
| Title | Release date | Time period | Notes on setting |
| 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 |
| Requital | 2006 | 500s | |
| 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) |
| Silkroad Online | 2004 | 600s | |
| Quraish | 2005 | 632 – 661 | |
| 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). |
| Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice | 2017 | 790 | |
| Senua's Saga: Hellblade II | 2024 | 790 | |
| Ancestors Legacy | 2018 | 793 – 1300s | |
| Dusk of the Gods | 1991 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Heimdall | 1991 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Heimdall 2 | 1994 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Kingdoms of England II: Vikings, Fields of Conquest | 1992 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Hammer of the Gods | 1994 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Vikings: The Strategy of Ultimate Conquest | 1996 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Saga: Rage of the Vikings | 1998 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Rune | 2000 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Rune II | 2019 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Thorgal: Curse of Atlantis | 2002 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| 'Medieval: Total War': Viking Invasion | 2003 | 793 – 1066 | |
| Curse of Atlantis: Thorgal's Quest | 2003 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Valhalla Chronicles | 2003 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Besieger | 2004 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Viking: Battle for Asgard | 2008 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Volgarr the Viking | 2013 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| War of the Vikings | 2014 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Jotun | 2015 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Northgard | 2017 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Vikings: Wolves of Midgard | 2017 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| The Frostrune | 2017 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Bad North | 2018 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| Valheim | 2021 | 793 – 1066 | Set in the Viking Age |
| 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 |
| Persian Wars | 2001 | 800s | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2020 | 847 – 886 | The game recounts a history of the Viking invasion of Britain, Norse colonization of North America, Viking Expansion in Ireland and Siege of Paris (885–886) |
| Assassin's Creed Mirage | 2023 | 861 | Set in Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age. Includes events from the Anarchy at Samarra. |
| 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. |
| Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia | 2018 | 878 – 900s | |
| Cosmology of Kyoto | 1993 | 900s – 1000s | |
| Brave | 2012 | 900s – 1000s | |
| God of War(2018) | 2018 | 950 | |
| God of War: Ragnarök/God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla | 2022/2023 | 950s – 1100s | |
| Cultures | 2000 | 986 | |
| Cultures 2: The Gates of Asgard | 2002 | 986 | |
| For Honor | 2017 | 1000 – 1200s | 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). |
| Knights of Honor | 2004 | 1000s – 1300s | |
| Medieval Lords: Build, Defend, Expand | 2004 | 1000s – 1300s | |
| Rampart (video game) | 1990 | 1000s – 1300s | |
| Medieval Lords: Soldier Kings of Europe | 1991 | 1028 – 1400s | |
| Castlevania: Lords of Shadow | 2010 | 1047 | The setting of Lords of Shadow is during "the end of days" in the year 1047 |
| 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 |
| Crusader Kings | 2004 | 1066 – 1452 | |
| Maldita Castilla | 2016 | 1081 | |
| Conqueror A.D. 1086 | 1995 | 1086 | |
| Medieval: Total War | 2002 | 1087 – 1453 | |
| Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade | 2004 | 1096 – 1099 | |
| Knights of the Temple II | 2005 | 1096 – 1099 | |
| Lords of the Rising Sun | 1989 | 1100s | |
| Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come | 2009 | 1100s | |
| The History Channel: Crusades - Quest for Power | 2003 | 1100s | |
| Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | 1991 | 1100s – 1200s | |
| Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown | 2003 | 1100s – 1200s | |
| Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood | 1991 | 1100s – 1200s | |
| Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood | 2002 | 1100s – 1200s | |
| Empires Apart | 2018 | 1100s – 1300s | |
| Lords of the Realm | 1994 | 1100s – 1300s | |
| Lords of the Realm II | 1996 | 1100s – 1300s | |
| Lords of the Realm III | 2004 | 1100s – 1300s | |
| Portugal 1111: A Conquista de Soure | 2004 | 1111 | |
| 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. |
| Defender of the Crown | 1986 | 1149 | |
| 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 |
| Genji: Dawn of the Samurai | 2005 | 1179 – 1189 | |
| Genji: Days of the Blade | 2006 | 1179 – 1189 | |
| Yoshitsune Eiyūden: The Story of Hero Yoshitsune | 2005 | 1184 – 1189 | |
| Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf | 1992 | 1184 – 1274 | |
| Genghis Khan: Aoki Ookami to Shiroki Mejika IV | 1998 | 1189 – 1370 | |
| The Kings' Crusade | 2010 | 1189 – 1192 | |
| Empires: Dawn of the Modern World | 2003 | 1189 – 1945 | |
| Dante's Inferno | 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 | 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. |
| The Cursed Crusade | 2011 | 1198 – 1204 | Fourth Crusade |
| Stronghold: Crusader | 2002 | 1100s | |
| Stronghold Crusader II | 2014 | 1100s | |
| Stronghold | 2001 | 1200s | |
| Stronghold 2 | 2005 | 1200s | |
| Stronghold: Warlords | 2021 | 1200s | |
| Stronghold 3 | 2011 | 1200s | |
| XIII Century | 2007 | 1200s | |
| Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades | 2011 | 1200s | |
| Castles | 1991 | 1200s | |
| Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom | 1998 | 1200s | |
| Mordhau | 2019 | 1200s – 1500s | |
| Genghis Khan | 1987 | 1206 – 1227 | |
| Pilgrim: Faith as a Weapon | 1997 | 1208 | |
| The Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin | 2000 | 1208 | |
| The Golden Horde | 2008 | 1237 – 1242 | |
| Shogun: Total War: The Mongol Invasion | 2001 | 1274 – 1281 | | 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. |
| MediEvil | 1998 | 1286 | |
| The First Templar | 2011 | 1291–1307 | From Siege of Acre (1291) to Trials of the Knights Templar |
| Braveheart | 1999 | 1296–1305 | |
| The Legend of William Tell | 1990 | 1300s | |
| Time Gate: Knight's Chase | 1996 | 1300s | |
| Castle Strike | 2004 | 1300s – 1400s | |
| Manor Lords | 2024 | 1300s – 1400s | |
| Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War | 2007 | 1300s – 1400s | |
| Murder in the Abbey | 2008 | 1327 | |
| The History Channel: Great Battles Medieval | 2011 | 1337–1453 | |
| 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. |
| A Plague Tale: Requiem | 2022 | 1348 | |
| Inquisition | 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. |
| For the Glory | 2009 | 1399 – 1819 | |
| American Conquest | 2002 | 1400s – 1800s | |
| Europa 1400: The Guild | 2002 | 1400s | |
| The Guild 2 | 2006 | 1400s | |
| The Patrician | 1992 | 1400s | |
| Aztec: The Curse in the Heart of the City of Gold | 1999 | 1400s | |
| Patrician II: Quest for Power | 2000 | 1400s | |
| Patrician III: Rise of the Hanse | 2003 | 1400s | |
| Patrician IV | 2010 | 1400s | |
| Theocracy | 2000 | 1400s | |
| Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado | 2000 | 1400s | |
| Knights of the Cross | 2002 | 1400s | |
| Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator | 1400s | |
| 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. |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | 2025 | 1403 | |
| Anno 1404 | 2009 | 1404 | |
| Europa Universalis II | 2001 | 1419 – 1820 | |
| 1428: Shadows over Silesia | 2022 | 1428 | |
| Joan of Arc: Siege & the Sword | 1989 | 1428 – 1431 | |
| Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc | 2004 | 1428 – 1431 | |
| Jeanne d'Arc | 2006 | 1428 – 1431 | |
| 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. |
| Europa Universalis III | 2007 | 1453 – 1821 | |
| War of the Roses | 2012 | 1455 – 1487 | Set during the Wars of the Roses. |
| 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. |
| Sengoku | 2011 | 1467 | |
| Sid Meier's Colonization | 1994 | 1492–1850 | |
| Europa Universalis | 2000 | 1492 | |
| Exploration | 1994 | 1492 | |
| Conquest of the New World | 1996 | 1493 | |
| The Seven Cities of Gold | 1984 | 1493 | |

## Games set in the Age of Discovery (1500–1800)

Age of Discovery refers to the period from about 1500 to 1800, roughly corresponding to the Early modern period.
| Title | Release date | Time period | Notes on setting |
| Imperialism II: Age of Exploration | 1999 | 1500s | |
| Uncharted Waters | 1990 | 1500s | |
| Galleons of Glory: The Secret Voyage of Magellan | 1990 | 1500s | |
| Gold of the Americas: The Conquest of the New World | 1989 | 1500s | |
| Nioh 2 | 2020 | 1500s | Set in Japan during the late 1500s |
| Demon Chaos | 2005 | 1500s | |
| Red Ninja: End of Honor | 2005 | 1500s | |
| Samurai Warriors | 2004 | 1500s | |
| Devil Kings | 2005 | 1500s | |
| Sword of the Samurai | 1989 | 1500s | |
| Tenchu: Stealth Assassins | 1998 | 1500s | |
| Anito: Defend a Land Enraged | 2003 | 1500s | |
| Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates | 2002 | 1500s–1600s | |
| Port Royale 2 | 2004 | 1500s–1600s | |
| Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants | 2012 | 1500s–1600s | |
| No Man's Land | 2003 | 1500s–1700s | |
| 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. |
| Anno 1503 | 2002 | 1503 | |
| 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. |
| Pentiment | 2022 | 1518 | |
| Expeditions: Conquistador | 2013 | 1518–1520 | |
| The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript | 2006 | 1522 | |
| Total War: Shogun 2 | 2011 | 1540s–1600s | |
| Kessen III | 2004 | 1550–1590 | |
| Jerusalem: The Three Roads to the Holy Land | 2002 | 1552 | |
| Onimusha: Warlords | 2001 | 1560s | |
| Nobunaga's Ambition | 1986 | 1560s–1580s | |
| Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer | 1995 | 1562 | |
| Age of Empires III/Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition | 2005 | 1565–1866 | |
| Kessen | 2000 | 1570s–1603 | |
| Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader | 2003 | 1588 | |
| Astrologaster | 2019 | 1590s | The game follows Simon Forman in Elizabethan England. |
| 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. |
| Assassin's Creed Shadows | 2025 | 1579-1581 | Set in 16th-century Japan towards the end of the Sengoku period, during the Azuchi-Momoyama period, including Nobunaga's assault on the Iga province in 1581. The game feature as a central character Yasuke,a black from Portuguese Mozambique who served as a retainer to Oda Nobunaga and become a samurai. |
| 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. |
| Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun | 2016 | 1600s–1700s | |
| Trek to Yomi | 2022 | 1600s–1700s | |
| Cossacks: European Wars | 2001 | 1600s–1700s | |
| Cossacks 3 | 2016 | 1600s–1700s | |
| East India Company | 2009 | 1600s–1700s | |
| Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales | 2006 | 1600s | |
| Age of Pirates 2: City of Abandoned Ships | 2009 | 1600s | |
| Corsairs: Conquest at Sea | 1999 | 1600s | |
| Cutthroats: Terror on the High Seas | 1999 | 1600s | |
| Pirate Hunter | 2003 | 1600s | |
| Tortuga: Two Treasures | 2007 | 1600s | |
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 2004 | 1600s | |
| Betrayer | 2014 | 1600s | Set in colonial Virginia. |
| Buccaneer | 1997 | 1600s | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean | 2003 | 1600s | |
| Raven's Cry | 2015 | 1600s | |
| Anno 1602 | 1998 | 1602 | |
| 7 Blades | 2000 | 1650 | |
| High Seas Trader | 1995 | 1650 | |
| Sea Of Thieves | 2018 | 1650–1750 | |
| An Eye for Optical Theory 1666 | 2023 | 1666 | |
| Versailles 1685 | 1997 | 1685 | |
| Cutthroat Island | 1995 | 1688 | |
| Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden | 2024 | 1695 | Set in colonial New England. |
| Card Shark | 2022 | 1700s | Set in France. |
| Mir-Mahna | 2011 | 1700s | |
| Skull & Bones | 2022 | 1700s | |
| The Case of the Golden Idol | 2022 | 1700s | |
| Empire: Total War | 2009 | 1700 | |
| Anno 1701 | 2006 | 1701 | |
| Call to Arms | 1982 | 1750–1942 | |
| Birth of America | 2006 | 1755–1783 | |
| Rise of Prussia | 2010 | 1756–1763 | |
| Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | 2013 | 1715–1722 | Golden Age of Piracy |
| Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry | 2013 | 1735 | |
| Assassin's Creed Rogue | 2014 | 1751–1776 | Seven Years' War |
| Assassin's Creed III | 2012 | 1754–1781 | American War of Independence |
| Assassin's Creed III: Liberation | 2012 | 1765–1777 | |
| Assassin's Creed Unity | 2014 | 1776–1794 | French Revolution |
| China: The Forbidden City | 1998 | 1775 | |
| Age of Sail | 1996 | 1775–1820 | |
| Age of Sail II | 2001 | 1775–1820 | |
| Liberty or Death | 1993 | 1775–1783 | |
| Mozart: The Conspirators of Prague | 2009 | 1788 | |
| Imperial Glory | 2005 | 1789–1815 | |
| Napoleon Senki | 1988 | 1796–1802 | |
| War and Peace: 1796–1815 | 2002 | 1796–1815 | |
| Napoleon: Total War | 2010 | 1796–1815 | |
| Pirates of the Barbary Coast | 1986 | 1798 | |
| Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars | 2005 | 1799–1815 | |

## Games set in the Modern period (1800–1945)

| Title | Release date | Time period | Notes on setting |
| Anno 1800 | 2019 | 1800 | |
| Imperialism | 1997 | 1800s | |
| Alter Ego | 2010 | 1800s | |
| Black Book | 2021 | 1800s | Set in Russia. |
| Outlaws | 1997 | 1800s | |
| Ravenous Devils | 2022 | 1800s | |
| Taipan! | 1979 | 1800s | |
| This Land Is My Land | 2021 | 1800s | |
| Wooden Ships and Iron Men | 1996 | 1800–1815 | |
| Return of the Obra Dinn | 2018 | 1807 | |
| March of the Eagles | 2013 | 1805–1820 | |
| Guns of Fort Defiance | 1981 | 1812 | |
| 1821: The Struggle for Freedom | 2001 | 1821 | |
| 1453–1821: The Coming of Liberation | 2008 | 1821–1830 | |
| Nightmare Creatures | 1997 | 1834 | |
| Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun | 2003 | 1836–1936 | |
| Victoria II | 2010 | 1836–1936 | |
| Victoria 3 | 2022 | 1836–1936 | |
| Amnesia: The Dark Descent | 2010 | 1839 | |
| Walden, a game | 2017 | 1845-47 | Re-enacts Henry David Thoreau's time living on Walden Pond |
| The Oregon Trail | 1985 | 1848 | |
| Aviary Attorney | 2015 | 1848 | |
| Gold Rush! | 1988 | 1848 | |
| Square's Tom Sawyer | 1989 | 1855 | |
| Red Dead Revolver | 2004 | 1860s | |
| Ultimate General: Civil War | 2016 | 1861–1865 | |
| Ultimate General: Gettysburg | 2014 | 1863 | |
| Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai | 2012 | 1864–1867 | |
| Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood | 2009 | 1864–1866 | A prequel to Call of Juarez, the game follows the adventures of Confederate deserters Ray and Thomas McCall during the search of the legendary Gold of Juarez in Mexico. |
| Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne | 2005 | 1865 | |
| 3 Skulls of the Toltecs | 1996 | 1866 | |
| Fenimore Fillmore's Revenge | 2008 | 1866 | |
| Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale | 2023 | 1866 | |
| Like a Dragon: Ishin! | 2014 | 1866 | |
| The Westerner | 2003 | 1866 | |
| Assassin's Creed Syndicate | 2015 | 1868 | Victorian London |
| 1869 | 1992 | 1869 | |
| Desperados III | 2020 | 1870s | |
| Rails West! | 1984 | 1870–1900 | |
| America | 2000 | 1870–1900 | |
| Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston | 1992 | 1871 | |
| 80 Days | 2005 | 1873 | |
| Darkwatch | 2005 | 1876 | |
| Way of the Samurai | 2002 | 1878 | |
| ZuluWar! | 1996 | 1879 | Anglo-Zulu War |
| Gun | 2005 | 1880 | |
| Chocolatier | 2007 | 1880 | |
| Colonial Conquest | 1985 | 1880 | |
| Sherlock Holmes Chapter One | 2021 | 1880 | |
| Meitantei Holmes: M-Kara no Chousenjou | 1989 | 1880-1914 | Follows the character of Sherlock Holmes, unsure of exact dates. |
| Sherlock | 1984 | 1880-1914 | Follows the character of Sherlock Holmes, unsure of exact dates. |
| Sherlock Holmes: Hakushaku Reijō Yūkai Jiken | 1986 | 1880-1914 | Follows the character of Sherlock Holmes, unsure of exact dates. |
| Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Frozen City | 2012 | 1880-1914 | Follows the character of Sherlock Holmes, unsure of exact dates. |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House | 2010 | 1880-1914 | Follows the character of Sherlock Holmes, unsure of exact dates. |
| 221B Baker Street | 1986 | 1880-1914 | Follows the character of Sherlock Holmes, unsure of exact dates. |
| Young Sherlock: The Legacy of Doyle | 1987 | 1880-1914 | Follows the character of Sherlock Holmes, unsure of exact dates. |
| Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights | 2011 | 1880s | |
| The Gene Machine | 1996 | 1880s | |
| Kim | 2016 | 1880s | |
| Dust: A Tale of the Wired West | 1995 | 1882 | |
| Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened | 2023 | 1882 | |
| Black Sails: The Ghost Ship | 2010 | 1884 | |
| Call of Juarez | 2006 | 1884 | |
| MediEvil 2 | 2000 | 1886 | |
| The Order: 1886 | 2015 | 1886 | |
| Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels | 1987 | 1887 | |
| Van Helsing | 2004 | 1887 | |
| Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey | 2019 | 1888 | |
| Jack the Ripper | 1987 | 1888 | |
| The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes | 1992 | 1888 | |
| Sherlock Holmes Versus Jack the Ripper | 2009 | 1888 | |
| Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective | 1991 | 1888-1890 | |
| Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II | 1992 | 1888-1891 | |
| The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo | 1996 | 1889 | |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles | 2011 | 1889 | |
| Dead Man's Hand | 2004 | 1890s | |
| Bram Stoker's Dracula | 1993 | 1890s | |
| Dracula: Origin | 2008 | 1890s | |
| Dracula the Undead | 1991 | 1890s | |
| Heart of Africa | 1985 | 1890s | |
| A Vampyre Story | 2008 | 1890s | |
| The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures | 2015 | 1890s-1900s | |
| The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve | 2017 | 1890s-1900s | |
| Curse: The Eye of Isis | 2003 | 1890 | |
| Jekyll and Hyde | 2001 | 1890 | |
| Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. III | 1993 | 1890 | |
| Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened | 2006 | 1894 | |
| Hunt: Showdown | 2019 | 1895 | |
| Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments | 2014 | 1895 | |
| Sherlock Holmes Versus Arsène Lupin | 2007 | 1895 | |
| Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter | 2016 | 1896 | |
| ARIDA: Backland's Awakening | 2019 | 1896 | |
| Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet | 2008 | 1896 | |
| Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Silver Earring | 2004 | 1897 | |
| The Yukon Trail | 1994 | 1897 | |
| Koudelka | 1999 | 1898 | |
| Maid of Sker | 2020 | 1898 | |
| The Testament of Sherlock Holmes | 2012 | 1898 | |
| Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs | 2013 | 1899 | |
| Dracula Unleashed | 1993 | 1899 | |
| Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy | 2002 | 1899 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2018 | 1899–1907 | The story is set in 1899 in a fictionalized representation of the West, Midwest, and Southern United States and follows outlaw Arthur Morgan. |
| Aggression – Reign over Europe | 2008 | 1900s–1950s | |
| Jack the Ripper | 2004 | 1901 | |
| AGON | 2003 | 1903 | |
| Dracula: Resurrection | 1999 | 1904 | |
| Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary | 2000 | 1904 | |
| The Thaumaturge | 2024 | 1905 | |
| Nostalgia 1907 | 1991 | 1907 | |
| Call of Juarez: Gunslinger | 2013 | 1910 | |
| Shadow of the Comet | 1993 | 1910 | |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | 1992 | 1910s-1920s | |
| Red Dead Redemption | 2010 | 1911–1914 | The Sequel timeline wise to Red Dead Redemption 2 |
| BioShock Infinite | 2013 | 1912 | |
| Mystery of the Mummy | 1988 | 1912 | |
| Titanic: Adventure Out of Time | 1996 | 1912 | |
| Shadow Hearts | 2001 | 1913 | |
| Atlantis: The Lost Empire – Trial by Fire | 2001 | 1914 | |
| The Last Express | 1997 | 1914, 24–27 July | Adventure game set on the Orient Express just before World War 1 |
| Tannenberg | 2019 | 1914 | World War I |
| Wing Nuts: Battle in the Sky | 1995 | 1914 | World War I |
| Valiant Hearts: The Great War | 2014 | 1914–1917 | World War I |
| Instruments of Chaos starring Young Indiana Jones | 1994 | 1914–1918 | World War I |
| World War One | 2008 | 1914–1918 | World War I |
| Warbirds | 1991 | 1914–1918 | World War I |
| The Great War: Western Front | 2023 | 1914–1918 | World War I |
| The Entente: Battlefields WW1 | 2003 | 1914–1918 | World War I |
| Battlefield 1 | 2016 | 1915–1918 | World War I |
| Shadow Hearts: Covenant | 2004 | 1915 | |
| Verdun | 2015 | 1916 | World War I |
| Vampyr | 2018 | 1918 | |
| Command HQ | 1990 | 1918–2023 | |
| Daughter of Serpents | 1992 | 1920s | |
| Draugen | 2019 | 1920s | |
| Gangbusters | 1982 | 1920s | |
| Gangster Town | 1987 | 1920s | |
| Gangsters: Organized Crime | 1998 | 1920s | |
| A Golden Wake | 2014 | 1920s | |
| The Hound of Shadow | 1989 | 1920s | |
| Layers of Fear | 2016 | 1920s | |
| Omerta – City of Gangsters | 2013 | 1920s | |
| Post Mortem | 2002 | 1920s | |
| The Ship | 2006 | 1920s | |
| The Sinking City | 2019 | 1920s | |
| Nocturne | 1999 | 1920s–1930s | |
| Empire of Sin | 2020 | 1920–1933 | |
| Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon | 2008 | 1920-1942 | |
| SOS | 1993 | 1921 | |
| Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth | 2005 | 1915–1922 | Set mostly in the year 1922 |
| Bugsy | 1986 | 1922 | |
| Clive Barker's Undying | 2001 | 1923 | |
| Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The First Cases | 2021 | 1923-1935 | |
| Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The London Case | 2023 | 1923-1935 | |
| The Colonel's Bequest | 1989 | 1925 | |
| Black Mirror | 2017 | 1926 | |
| Codename Eagle | 1999 | 1927 | |
| Cruise for a Corpse | 1991 | 1927 | |
| Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness | 2000 | 1927 | |
| Gangsters 2 | 2001 | 1928–1929 | |
| Glass Rose | 2003 | 1929 | |
| Shadow Hearts: From the New World | 2005 | 1929 | |
| Rule of Rose | 2006 | 1930 | |
| Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock | 2005 | 1930 | |
| Total Eclipse | 1988 | 1930 | |
| Blues and Bullets | 2015 | 1930s | |
| Borrowed Time | 1985 | 1930s | |
| Call of the Sea | 2020 | 1930s | |
| Calvino Noir | 2015 | 1930s | |
| Chicago 1930 | 2003 | 1930s | |
| Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge | 2003 | 1930s | |
| Heart of China | 1991 | 1930s | |
| Indiana Jones Adventure World | 2011 | 1930s | |
| Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures | 1996 | 1930s | |
| Indiana Jones in the Lost Kingdom | 1984 | 1930s | |
| Indiana Jones in Revenge of the Ancients | 1987 | 1930s | |
| Jack Orlando | 2001 | 1930s | |
| Mafia | 2002 | 1930s | |
| Mob Enforcer | 2004 | 1930s | |
| Prisoner of Ice | 1995 | 1930s | |
| Agatha Christie: Peril at End House | 2007 | 1932 | |
| Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express | 2006 | 1934 | |
| Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express | 2023 | 1934 | |
| American Girl: Kit Mystery Challenge! | 2008 | 1934 | |
| American Girl: Kit - A Tree House of My Own | 2008 | 1934 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb | 2003 | 1935 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | 1985 | 1935 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | 1988 | 1935 | |
| Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures | 1994 | 1935-1938 | |
| Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures | 2008 | 1935-1938 | |
| Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues | 2008 | 1935-1957 | |
| Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders | 2009 | 1936 | |
| Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders | 2016 | 1936 | |
| The Godfather | 2006 | 1936 | |
| Lost Horizon | 2010 | 1936 | |
| Murder on the Zinderneuf | 1983 | 1936 | |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1982 | 1936 | |
| Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu | 1995 | 1936 | |
| Hearts of Iron | 2002 | 1936–1948 | World War II |
| Hearts of Iron II | 2005 | 1936–1948 | World War II |
| Hearts of Iron III | 2009 | 1936–1948 | World War II |
| Hearts of Iron IV | 2016 | 1936–1948 | World War II |
| The Secrets of Atlantis: The Sacred Legacy | 2006 | 1937 | |
| Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile | 2008 | 1937 | |
| Amnesia: Rebirth | 2020 | 1937 | |
| Crimson Skies | 2000 | 1937 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | 2024 | 1937 | |
| Spirit of Speed 1937 | 1999 | 1937 | |
| Deadfall Adventures | 2013 | 1938 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | 1991 | 1938 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game | 1989 | 1938 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure | 1989 | 1938 | |
| Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None | 2005 | 1939 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | 1992 | 1939 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings | 2009 | 1939 | |
| Noir: A Shadowy Thriller | 1996 | 1940 | |
| The Saboteur | 2009 | 1940 | World War II |
| Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun | 2007 | 1941 | |
| Brothers in Arms: Art of War | 2008 | 1940s | World War II |
| Brothers in Arms DS | 2007 | 1940s | World War II |
| Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes | 2008 | 1940s | World War II |
| Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front | 2010 | 1940s | World War II |
| Company of Heroes 2 | 2013 | 1940s | World War II |
| Company of Heroes 3 | 2023 | 1940s | World War II |
| Hell Let Loose | 2021 | 1940s | World War II |
| Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 | 2006 | 1940s | World War II |
| Secret Weapons Over Normandy | 2003 | 1940s | World War II |
| Battlefield V | 2018 | 1940–1945 | World War II |
| Call of Duty: WWII | 2017 | 1940–1945 | |
| Enemy Front | 2014 | 1940–1945 | |
| Soldiers: Heroes of World War II | 2004 | 1940–1945 | World War II |
| Faces of War | 2006 | 1940–1945 | |
| Men of War | 2009 | 1940–1945 | |
| Axis & Allies | 2004 | 1940–1945 | |
| Battlestations: Midway | 2007 | 1941–1942 | |
| Battlestations: Pacific | 2009 | 1941–1945 | |
| Call of Duty: Vanguard | 2021 | 1941–1944 | |
| 1942: Joint Strike | 2008 | 1942 | |
| Bomber Crew | 2017 | 1942 | |
| Call of Duty: World at War | 2008 | 1942 | |
| Medal of Honor: Allied Assault | 2002 | 1942 | |
| Sniper Elite III | 2014 | 1942 | |
| Battlefield 1943 | 2009 | 1943 | |
| Sniper Elite 4 | 2017 | 1943 | |
| Brothers in Arms: D-Day | 2006 | 1944 | |
| Brothers in Arms: Double Time | 2008 | 1944 | |
| Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood | 2005 | 1944 | |
| Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway | 2008 | 1944 | |
| Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 | 2005 | 1944 | |
| Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War | 2014 | 1944 | |
| Call of Duty 3 | 2006 | 1944 | |
| D-Day | 2004 | 1944 | |
| Martha Is Dead | 2022 | 1944 | Set in Italy against the backdrop of World War II. |
| Order of War | 2009 | 1944 | |
| Sniper Elite 5 | 2022 | 1944 | |
| Steel Division: Normandy 44 | 2017 | 1944 | |
| Steel Division 2 | 2019 | 1944 | |
| Company of Heroes | 2006 | 1944 | |
| Fran Bow | 2015 | 1944 | |
| Sniper Elite | 2005 | 1945 | |
| Sniper Elite V2 | 2012 | 1945 | |

## Games set in the Contemporary Era (1945–2025)

The current period that corresponds to the Atomic Age, Space Age and the Information Age.
| Title | Release date | Time period | Notes on setting |
| Mafia II | 2010 | 1945–1951 | |
| L.A. Noire | 2011 | 1947 | Set in 1947 Los Angeles post-WW2, the game follows detective Cole Phelps's rise among the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department as he solves a range of cases across various bureaus. |
| Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine | 1999 | 1947 | |
| Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly | 2009 | 1956 | |
| Agatha Christie: 4.50 from Paddington | 2010 | 1957 | |
| BioShock 2 | 2012 | 1958-1968 | |
| BioShock | 2007 | 1960 | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | 2010 | 1961-1968 | Main Events: Bay of Pigs Invasion, Assassination of John F. Kennedy, Vietnam War - Tet Offensive, Laotian Civil War during the Cold War. The game's single-player campaign follows CIA operative Alex Mason as he attempts to recall specific memories in order to locate a numbers station set to instruct Soviet sleeper agents to deploy chemical weapons across the United States. |
| Mafia III | 2016 | 1968 | |
| American Girl: Julie Finds a Way | 2007 | 1974 | |
| American Girl: Julie Saves The Eagles | 2007 | 1974 | |
| Shadows of Doubt | 2024 | 1979 | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 2020 | 1981 | Main Events: Iran hostage crisis, Fracture Jaw, MKUltra, Presidency of Ronald Reagan, Set in 1981, Black Ops Cold War's single-player story follows CIA operative Russell Adler and his team of agents as they hunt down a Soviet spy named Perseus, the code name of a hypothetical Soviet atomic spy that would have been instrumental for the Soviets in the development of nuclear weapons. |
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | 2002 | 1986 | Set in 1986 within the fictional Vice City (based on Miami and Miami Beach), the single-player story follows mobster Tommy Vercetti's rise to power after being released from prison and becoming caught up in an ambushed drug deal. The game contains vehicles, picture of Ronald Reagan shooting a picture of Mikhail Gorbachev and radio channels with music from the 1980s ( Michael Jackson, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Iron Maiden). |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | 2012 | 1986-2025 | Main Events: Angolan Civil War, Soviet–Afghan War and United States invasion of Panama during the First Cold War; Rare earths trade dispute and Yemeni civil war (2014–present) during Second Cold War |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | 2024 | 1991 | Dissolution of the Soviet Union and Gulf War |
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 2004 | 1992 | The narrative is based on multiple real-life events in Los Angeles, including the Bloods and Crips street gang rivalry, 1990s crack epidemic, 1992 Los Angeles riots, and Rampart scandal. |
| Grand Theft Auto III | 2001 | 2001 | Set within the fictional Liberty City (loosely based on New York City), the story follows Claude, a silent protagonist who, after being left for dead by his girlfriend during a robbery, embarks on a quest for revenge leading him to become entangled in a world of crime, drugs, gang warfare, and corruption. The game was delayed following the September 11 attacks to allow the team to change references and gameplay deemed inappropriate. President Bush is featured in a report by the Liberty Tree titled 'The W' to Drop in on Liberty City on February 1st 2001 |
| Medal of Honor | 2010 | 2002 | Takes place during the War in Afghanistan, loosely based on parts of Operation Anaconda; specifically, the events surrounding the Battle of Roberts Ridge. |
| Six Days in Fallujah | 2023 | 2004 | Set in the Second Battle of Fallujah of the Iraq War over the span of six days in November 2004, |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | 2008 | 2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV takes place in 2008, within a redesigned version of Liberty City. Initially, bridges are locked down due to a terrorist threat, and police constantly pursue players if the bridges are crossed. Niko Bellic, a Serbian ex-soldier, arrives in Liberty City aboard a cargo ship to escape his criminal past, pursue the American Dream, and search for the man who betrayed his unit to an ambush during Yugoslav Wars (ten years prior). |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2013 | 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V follows three protagonists—retired bank robber, street gangster and drug dealer and gunrunner, and their attempts to commit heists while under pressure from a corrupt government agency and powerful criminals. Players freely roam San Andreas's open world countryside and fictional city of Los Santos, based on post-modernist Los Angeles after Great Recession. |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 2025 | 2025 | Grand Theft Auto VI is set within the fictional open world state of Leonida—based on Florida—and its Miami-inspired Vice City, the story is expected to follow the criminal duo of Lucia and her male partner. The game world parodies contemporary American culture, with satirical depictions of social media and influencer culture, and references to Internet memes such as Florida Man. |