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.

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

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

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.

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.

Games set in the Modern period (1800–1945)

Games set in the Contemporary Era (1945–2025)

The current period that corresponds to the Atomic Age, Space Age and the Information Age.

See also

• Lists of video games
• List of World War II video games
• List of Vietnam War games

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