Historical indie games

indielist tracks 54 indie historical games with the Steam user tag "Historical", together holding 1,045,994 reviews at an average of 86% positive. The most reviewed is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord with 228,008 reviews.

Tagged titles

54

Total reviews on Steam

1,045,994

Avg positive %

86%

Related tags

Strategy (31) Simulation (29) Action (22) Adventure (20) War (18) Realistic (17) Sandbox (17) First-Person (16) Story Rich (13) Survival (13)

M

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

2022 · Action

228,008 reviews · 88% positive

Medieval Strategy Open World RPG War
T

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

2021 · Indie

142,518 reviews · 98% positive

Sandbox Simulation Funny War Physics
H

Hell Let Loose

2021 · Action

98,919 reviews · 82% positive

Shooter Realistic World War IIMultiplayerFPS
M

MORDHAU

2019 · Action

91,668 reviews · 80% positive

MedievalMultiplayerFirst-Person Swordplay Gore
F

Five Nights at Freddy's

2014 · Indie

53,128 reviews · 94% positive

HorrorSingleplayerSurvival Horror Robots Psychological Horror
P

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

2022 · Indie

44,204 reviews · 93% positive

CraftingSingleplayerRelaxing Simulation Medieval
M

Medieval Dynasty

2021 · Action

42,558 reviews · 90% positive

Crafting BuildingMultiplayerCo-opMedieval
B

Banished

2014 · Indie

37,804 reviews · 90% positive

City Builder Colony Sim Strategy Simulation Survival
R

Return of the Obra Dinn

2018 · Adventure

34,782 reviews · 97% positive

Detective Mystery Puzzle Story RichAtmospheric
S

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

2016 · Indie

30,755 reviews · 96% positive

Stealth Strategy Tactical Ninja Real Time Tactics
F

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

2014 · Indie

23,645 reviews · 94% positive

HorrorSingleplayerSurvival Horror Robots Psychological Horror
D

Dawn of Man

2019 · Indie

17,046 reviews · 87% positive

City Builder Colony Sim Survival Strategy Simulation
M

Murders on the Yangtze River

2024 · Adventure

15,629 reviews · 97% positive

Detective Adventure Puzzle Story RichIndie
I

Isonzo

2022 · Action

14,275 reviews · 83% positive

AtmosphericSimulationIndieTeam-Based PvP
W

War of Rights

2018 · Action

13,324 reviews · 88% positive

Historical WarMultiplayerRealistic Action
E

Easy Red 2

2022 · Action

13,316 reviews · 90% positive

World War II ActionSingleplayerFPS Simulation
T

Turmoil

2016 · Indie

13,079 reviews · 93% positive

Management Mining Strategy Time Management Resource Management
Y

Yes, Your Grace

2020 · Adventure

12,447 reviews · 87% positive

Choices MatterIndieMedieval Pixel Graphics RPG
A

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

2020 · Action

9,613 reviews · 79% positive

Open World Survival Craft Survival Open World ExplorationSingleplayer
U

Ultimate General: Civil War

2017 · Indie

8,547 reviews · 89% positive

Wargame Real Time Tactics War America Tabletop
S

Steel Division 2

2019 · Action

8,021 reviews · 79% positive

Strategy RTS World War II MilitarySingleplayer
P

Partisans 1941

2020 · Indie

7,489 reviews · 82% positive

Strategy Real Time Tactics World War II Stealth Tactical
S

Shieldwall

2023 · Action

7,017 reviews · 87% positive

Action Simulation Medieval Sandbox Strategy
U

Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts

2023 · Indie

6,606 reviews · 61% positive

Naval Combat NavalWorld War IGrand Strategy Wargame
C

Call of the Sea

2020 · Adventure

6,293 reviews · 88% positive

Adventure Puzzle Story Rich First-Person Female Protagonist
F

Felvidek

2024 · Indie

5,443 reviews · 98% positive

RPG Medieval Dark Fantasy Pixel Graphics JRPG
M

Mr.President!

2016 · Action

4,931 reviews · 83% positive

Memes Funny Realistic Politics Simulation
C

Cold Waters

2017 · Indie

4,726 reviews · 87% positive

Simulation Naval CombatSubmarineStrategy Naval
T

This Land Is My Land

2021 · Action

4,228 reviews · 68% positive

Survival Open World Survival Craft Stealth Open WorldWestern
F

Fantasy Map Simulator

2024 · Indie

4,059 reviews · 89% positive

Early AccessGod Game Sandbox Alternate History Idler
S

Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice

2021 · Indie

3,942 reviews · 93% positive

Real Time Tactics Strategy Isometric Stealth Action
T

The Rise of the Golden Idol

2024 · Adventure

3,725 reviews · 93% positive

Mystery Investigation DetectiveConspiracyAdventure
P

Peaks of Yore

2023 · Action

3,546 reviews · 97% positive

Difficult Physics Adventure Psychological Horror Exploration
T

The End Is Nigh

2017 · Action

3,267 reviews · 94% positive

Precision Platformer PlatformerIndieDifficultGreat Soundtrack
T

This Bed We Made

2023 · Adventure

2,991 reviews · 91% positive

Mystery Story Rich Female Protagonist Third Person Cinematic
D

Drop Duchy

2025 · Adventure

2,915 reviews · 89% positive

Puzzle Strategy Rogue-likeSingleplayerIndie
U

Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail

2021 · Indie

1,999 reviews · 79% positive

Strategy SimulationIndieNaval Combat Naval
H

Heaven's Vault

2019 · Adventure

1,946 reviews · 84% positive

Adventure Narrative Mystery Female Protagonist Sci-fi
A

Ancient Cities

2023 · Indie

1,889 reviews · 63% positive

Strategy City Builder Survival Historical Relaxing
W

Warlord: Britannia

2022 · Action

1,874 reviews · 88% positive

Open World Strategy Base-BuildingRomeIndie
M

MEMORIAPOLIS

2025 · Indie

1,726 reviews · 76% positive

City Builder Exploration Colony Sim Political Sim Immersive Sim
M

Microcivilization

2026 · Indie

1,422 reviews · 79% positive

Clicker Base-Building Resource Management4XHistorical
Y

Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall

2025 · Indie

1,417 reviews · 76% positive

Story Rich Choices MatterSingleplayerIndieMedieval
T

The House of Da Vinci 3

2022 · Adventure

1,287 reviews · 89% positive

Adventure PuzzleIndiePoint & Click Casual
U

UnReal World

2016 · Indie

1,232 reviews · 94% positive

Open World Survival Rogue-like RPG Sandbox
D

Doodle Empires

2025 · Indie

1,183 reviews · 92% positive

Simulation Strategy Alternate History Historical God Game
A

Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks

2024 · Indie

977 reviews · 68% positive

Early AccessSimulationTanksManagement Sandbox
A

All Quiet in the Trenches

2024 · Indie

905 reviews · 90% positive

Survival War StrategyWorld War IChoices Matter
T

The Troop

2023 · Action

807 reviews · 84% positive

World War II Turn-Based TacticsTanksTurn-Based Strategy Turn-Based Combat
T

Trench Lord: Eastern Front

2026 · Action

742 reviews · 83% positive

Strategy Shooter Military WarSingleplayer
T

The Darkest Files

2025 · Adventure

632 reviews · 96% positive

Adventure Historical Detective Female Protagonist Puzzle
N

Never Second in Rome

2026 · Indie

606 reviews · 81% positive

RomeHistorical Turn-Based RPG Simulation
M

Maestro

2024 · Casual

532 reviews · 96% positive

VR Rhythm Music Casual Simulation
V

VALHALL: Harbinger

2020 · Action

354 reviews · 51% positive

Early AccessVikingsSurvival Open World Building

Frequently asked questions

What are the best historical indie games?: By Steam review count, indielist ranks 54 tracked historical indie games led by Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (228,008 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.