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Historical indie games

indielist tracks 61 indie historical games with the Steam user tag "Historical", together holding 2,121,689 reviews at an average of 86% positive. The most reviewed is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord with 225,448 reviews.

Tagged titles

61

Total reviews on Steam

2,121,689

Avg positive %

86%

Related tags

Action (29) Simulation (27) Adventure (26) Strategy (25) RPG (24) Story Rich (19) Open World (18) Sandbox (18) Third Person (18) First-Person (17)

M

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

2022 · Action

225,448 reviews · 88% positive

Medieval Strategy Open World RPG War
T

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

2021 · Indie

140,778 reviews · 98% positive

Sandbox Simulation Funny War Physics
K

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

2018 · Action

140,108 reviews · 84% positive

Medieval RPG Open WorldSingleplayerRealistic
K

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

2025 · Action

135,809 reviews · 94% positive

RPG Medieval Open WorldSingleplayerRealistic
M

Mount & Blade: Warband

2010 · Action

134,622 reviews · 98% positive

Medieval RPG Open World Strategy Sandbox
A

Assassin's Creed® Origins

2017 · Action

117,703 reviews · 86% positive

Open World Assassin Action RPG Stealth
H

Hell Let Loose

2021 · Action

97,945 reviews · 82% positive

Shooter Realistic World War IIMultiplayerFPS
C

Crusader Kings III

2020 · RPG

94,478 reviews · 90% positive

Strategy Medieval Grand Strategy Simulation RPG
M

MORDHAU

2019 · Action

91,624 reviews · 80% positive

MedievalMultiplayerFirst-Person Swordplay Gore
A

Assassin's Creed® Unity

2014 · Action

77,071 reviews · 78% positive

Open World Parkour AssassinCo-opStealth
A

Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™

Coming soon · Action

71,368 reviews · 88% positive

PiratesOpen World Assassin Adventure Action
F

Five Nights at Freddy's

2014 · Indie

52,724 reviews · 94% positive

HorrorSingleplayerSurvival Horror Robots Psychological Horror
M

Medieval Dynasty

2021 · Action

41,956 reviews · 90% positive

Crafting BuildingMultiplayerCo-opMedieval
N

Nioh: Complete Edition

2017 · Action

38,433 reviews · 79% positive

Souls-like Action RPG Difficult Hack and Slash
S

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

2016 · Indie

38,264 reviews · 96% positive

Stealth Strategy Tactical Ninja Real Time Tactics
B

Banished

2014 · Indie

37,739 reviews · 90% positive

City Builder Colony Sim Strategy Simulation Survival
P

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

2022 · Indie

37,081 reviews · 93% positive

CraftingSingleplayerRelaxing Simulation Medieval
R

Return of the Obra Dinn

2018 · Adventure

34,245 reviews · 97% positive

Detective Mystery Puzzle Story RichAtmospheric
N

Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition

2021 · Action

33,504 reviews · 88% positive

RPG Action Souls-like Character Customization Difficult
A

Assassin's Creed® Syndicate

2015 · Action

32,506 reviews · 80% positive

Assassin Open World Action Stealth Parkour
C

Crusader Kings II

2012 · RPG

30,860 reviews · 91% positive

Grand Strategy Strategy Medieval Historical Political Sim
D

DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS

2025 · Action

29,247 reviews · 93% positive

Hack and Slash Spectacle fighter Wargame Martial Arts Action RPG
W

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

2023 · Action

28,878 reviews · 50% positive

Action Souls-like RPG Difficult Action RPG
B

Battle Brothers

2017 · RPG

27,621 reviews · 88% positive

Strategy RPG Medieval Open World Turn-Based Tactics
V

Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™

2014 · Adventure

27,294 reviews · 96% positive

AtmosphericHistoricalWorld War IAdventure War
F

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

2014 · Indie

25,740 reviews · 94% positive

HorrorSingleplayerSurvival Horror Robots Psychological Horror
M

Murders on the Yangtze River

2024 · Adventure

20,610 reviews · 97% positive

Detective Adventure Puzzle Story RichIndie
A

Assassin's Creed® Revelations

2011 · Action

20,211 reviews · 84% positive

Action Open World Parkour Stealth Adventure
D

Dawn of Man

2019 · Indie

17,732 reviews · 87% positive

City Builder Colony Sim Survival Strategy Simulation
I

Isonzo

2022 · Action

16,913 reviews · 83% positive

AtmosphericSimulationIndieTeam-Based PvP
D

Desperados III

2020 · Strategy

16,384 reviews · 97% positive

Real Time Tactics Strategy StealthWesternTactical
T

Turmoil

2016 · Indie

15,925 reviews · 93% positive

Management Mining Strategy Time Management Resource Management
W

War of Rights

2018 · Action

14,683 reviews · 88% positive

Historical WarMultiplayerRealistic Action
Y

Yes, Your Grace

2020 · Adventure

13,851 reviews · 87% positive

Choices MatterIndieMedieval Pixel Graphics RPG
E

Easy Red 2

2022 · Action

13,087 reviews · 90% positive

World War II ActionSingleplayerFPS Simulation
T

Tavern Master

2021 · Simulation

13,005 reviews · 92% positive

Management Simulation Building Medieval Resource Management
A

Assassin's Creed Mirage

2024 · Action

11,670 reviews · 76% positive

Open World Action Adventure Assassin Action-Adventure
A

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

2020 · Action

11,608 reviews · 79% positive

Open World Survival Craft Survival Open World ExplorationSingleplayer
S

Steel Division 2

2019 · Action

9,502 reviews · 79% positive

Strategy RTS World War II MilitarySingleplayer
P

Partisans 1941

2020 · Indie

8,663 reviews · 82% positive

Strategy Real Time Tactics World War II Stealth Tactical
U

Ultimate General: Civil War

2017 · Indie

8,484 reviews · 89% positive

Wargame Real Time Tactics War America Tabletop
U

Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts

2023 · Indie

7,869 reviews · 61% positive

Naval Combat NavalWorld War IGrand Strategy Wargame
S

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

2014 · Adventure

7,856 reviews · 89% positive

Detective Adventure Mystery Investigation Crime
C

Call of the Sea

2020 · Adventure

6,143 reviews · 88% positive

Adventure Puzzle Story Rich First-Person Female Protagonist
M

Mr.President!

2016 · Action

5,488 reviews · 83% positive

Memes Funny Realistic Politics Simulation
T

This Land Is My Land

2021 · Action

4,615 reviews · 68% positive

Survival Open World Survival Craft Stealth Open WorldWestern
N

News Tower

2025 · Simulation

4,369 reviews · 94% positive

Management Simulation Strategy SandboxIndie
C

Cataclismo

2025 · Simulation

4,164 reviews · 89% positive

Strategy Base-Building Simulation RTS City Builder
F

Fantasy Map Simulator

2024 · Indie

4,060 reviews · 89% positive

Early AccessGod Game Sandbox Alternate History Idler
T

The Rise of the Golden Idol

2024 · Adventure

3,965 reviews · 93% positive

Mystery Investigation DetectiveConspiracyAdventure
T

This Bed We Made

2023 · Adventure

3,075 reviews · 91% positive

Mystery Story Rich Female Protagonist Third Person Cinematic
D

Drop Duchy

2025 · Adventure

2,942 reviews · 90% positive

Puzzle Strategy Rogue-likeSingleplayerIndie
H

Heaven's Vault

2019 · Adventure

2,445 reviews · 84% positive

Adventure Narrative Mystery Female Protagonist Sci-fi
A

Ancient Cities

2023 · Indie

2,129 reviews · 63% positive

Strategy City Builder Survival Historical Relaxing
U

Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail

2021 · Indie

2,121 reviews · 79% positive

Strategy SimulationIndieNaval Combat Naval
M

MEMORIAPOLIS

2025 · Indie

1,760 reviews · 76% positive

City Builder Exploration Colony Sim Political Sim Immersive Sim
M

Microcivilization

2026 · Indie

1,386 reviews · 80% positive

Clicker Base-Building Resource Management 4X Historical
A

All Quiet in the Trenches

2024 · Indie

895 reviews · 90% positive

Survival War StrategyWorld War IChoices Matter
M

Maestro

2024 · Casual

529 reviews · 96% positive

VR Rhythm Music Casual Simulation
V

Valiant Hearts: Coming Home

2024 · Adventure

504 reviews · 64% positive

Adventure Platformer Puzzle 2D Platformer Puzzle-Platformer
M

Manor Lords

2024 · Medieval City Builder EA

0 reviews

City Builder Medieval HistoricalReal Time Strategy

Frequently asked questions

What are the best historical indie games?: By Steam review count, indielist ranks 61 tracked historical indie games led by Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (225,448 reviews).
How is the historical list built?: This page uses SteamSpy user tags from tracked games, then ranks matching public games by Steam review count. It is not hand-picked.