What are the best Historical games on Steam?

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Best Historical games on Steam	Price	Genre	Steam Rating
-- Europa Universalis IV	$39.99	Grand Strategy	Mostly Positive
-- Crusader Kings 2	-	Grand Strategy	Very Positive
-- Civilization V	$29.99	4X	Very Positive
-- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	$29.99	Action-Adventure, Stealth	Very Positive
-- Assassin's Creed Origins	$59.99	Action-adventure RPG, Stealth	Very Positive

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19 Games Considered

My Recommendation for Europa Universalis IV

My Recommendation for Europa Universalis IV

You get to chose how to play

Steep learning curve

You can set your own goals

Games can take a very long time

Game features pausing and adjustable speeds

Pausable/adjustable speed RTS

Lots of depth

My Recommendation for Crusader Kings 2

My Recommendation for Crusader Kings 2

Massive online multiplayer

Extremely complicated

Freedom to play how you like

My Recommendation for Civilization V

My Recommendation for Civilization V

Fantastic tactical combat

No steam workshop support on Linux

Customization through policies

No stats on other Civ attitudes

Endless scenarios and replayability

Most victories won by timed or military victory

Beautiful graphics

One unit per tile

My Recommendation for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

My Recommendation for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Great graphics that allow exploration

Dull story

Intuitive controls that flow well and fit the theme of the game

Huge interesting side missions that last for 40 hours

My Recommendation for Assassin's Creed Origins

My Recommendation for Assassin's Creed Origins

Interesting stories make questing fun

Unreliable features may get in the way of combat

Challenging combat mechanics

Choose from a variety of stealth tricks

A vibrant and enticing world

My Recommendation for Assassin's Creed: Rogue

My Recommendation for Assassin's Creed: Rogue

Good graphics and visuals

No multiplayer

Well optimized and easy to run

Short story

Interesting story and characters

Good gameplay

My Recommendation for Civilization 6

My Recommendation for Civilization 6

Civics and government system

Exploits

Easy city planning

Bad AI

My Recommendation for Kingdom Come: Deliverance

My Recommendation for Kingdom Come: Deliverance

NPCs react differently to you under certain circumstances

Optimization issues on consoles and lower-end PCs

Vastly different ways to play the game

Brutal learning curve at the beginning of the game

Rising up in society from a peasant is a unique experience

The game feels unpolished overall with smaller bugs and story pacing issues

You learn and level up skills in organic, realistic ways

Game-breaking bugs can corrupt your save file

My Recommendation for Hearts of Iron 3

My Recommendation for Hearts of Iron 3

Mods available that improve historical accuracy

Difficult to get into

My Recommendation for Assassin's Creed Unity

My Recommendation for Assassin's Creed Unity

4 player online co-op

More of the same

Wide range of customization

Buggy

Crouch walk finally implemented

My Recommendation for Assassin's Creed Odyssey

My Recommendation for Assassin's Creed Odyssey

You can choose between a male or female protagonist

Other than with side quests, your choices don't mean much

Intense combat that relies on your skill and strategy

Leveling up can be a chore, bottlenecking exploration

Cool naval combat against rival ships out on the open seas