Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Video-Games-with-Real‐Life-Civilisations

Some video games feature various civilizations and their cultures of the world, and they are successful.

Games with many supernatural elements are excluded.

films	life
games	civilisations, locations, occupations

Here are games with Metacritic score no less than 70 or is above or no less than 7.0 on MobyGames if unavailable on Metacritic. It is allowed to have minor fictional setting.

If you are interested, you can pay a visit to these sites to find more information:

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map	Map Genie
speedrun	Speedrun.com
cheat	CheatCodes.com
system requirement	Can You RUN It
benchmark	PassMark
information	GameFAQs MobyGames PCGamingWiki
hidden content	The Cutting Room Floor
open-source version	Open Source Game Clones Open source games list

A tip for taking a break while playing: drink much water.

Main

time	country/region	game	time in game	civilisation in game	genre
1985		The Oregon Trail	1848	Missouri, Oregon	strategy
1987		Sid Meier's Pirates!	16th century – 18th century	multiple	action-adventure, strategy
1991		Castles	13th century	Wales	real-time strategy
1992		Castles II: Siege and Conquest	1312	France	real-time strategy
1994		Panzer General	1939 – 1943	multiple	turn-based strategy
1995		Caesar II	Roman Empire	Rome	city-building
1995		Panzer General III: Scorched Earth	1938 – 1942	multiple	turn-based strategy
1996		Conquest of the New World	1493	multiple	turn-based strategy
1996		Sid Meier's Civilization II	4000 BC – 2020	multiple	turn-based strategy
1996		Imperialism	19th century	multiple	turn-based strategy
1997		Allied General	1939 – 1942	multiple	turn-based strategy
1997		Age of Empires	Middle Stone Age – Iron Age	multiple	real-time strategy
1997		Pacific General	1941 – 1945	USA, Japan	turn-based strategy
1997		Panzer General II	1938 – 1946	multiple	turn-based strategy
1998		Caesar III	Roman Empire	Rome	city-building
1998		People's General	2000 – 2004	multiple	turn-based strategy
1999		Age of Empires II	Middle Ages	multiple	real-time strategy
1999		Imperialism II: Age of Exploration	16th century	multiple	turn-based strategy
1999		Pharaoh	Ancient Egypt	Egypt	city-building
2000		Europa Universalis	1492 – 1801	multiple	grand strategy
2000		Panzer General III: Scorched Earth	1941 – 1945	Germany, USSR	turn-based strategy
2000		Shogun: Total War	Sengoku period	Japan	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2001		Operace Flashpoint Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis	1985	USA, USSR	first-person shooter
2001		Cossacks: European Wars	17th century – 18th century	multiple	real-time strategy
2001		Empire Earth	prehistoric age – nano age	multiple	real-time strategy
2001		Europa Universalis II	1419 – 1820	multiple	grand strategy
2001		傲世三国 Fate of the Dragon	Three Kingdoms	China	real-time strategy
2001		Sid Meier's Civilization III	4000 BC – 2020	multiple	turn-based strategy
2002		Battlefield 1942	1942	multiple	first-person shooter
2001		Stronghold	1066	England	real-time strategy
2002		American Conquest	15th century – 19th century	multiple	real-time strategy
2002	,	Anno 1503 Anno 1503: The New World	16th century	Europe	city-building
2002		Celtic Kings: Rage of War	Gallic Wars	Rome, Gauls, Teutons	real-time strategy, role-playing
2002		Die Gilde Europa 1400: The Guild	15th century	Europe	life simulation
2002		Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom	2033 BC – 1234	China	city-building
2002		Mafia	1930s	USA	action-adventure
2002		Medal of Honor: Allied Assault	1942 – 1945	USA, Germany	first-person shooter
2002		Medieval: Total War	1087 – 1453	multiple	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2002		Port Royale: Gold, Macht und Kanonen Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates	16th century – 17th century	multiple	business simulation
2002		Stronghold: Crusader	First Crusade – Third Crusade	Europe, Arabia	real-time strategy
2003		Call of Duty	1942 – 1945	USA, Germany, Britain, USSR	first-person shooter
2003		Картаген Nemesis of the Roman Empire	Punic Wars	Rome, Carthage, Gauls, Iberians	real-time strategy, role-playing
2003		Rise of Nations	Ancient time – Modern time	multiple	real-time strategy
2003		Empire: Dawn of the Modern World	Middle Ages – World War II	multiple	real-time strategy
2004		Battlefield Vietnam	Vietnam War	USA, DRV, ROV	first-person shooter
2005		Call of Duty: Finest Hour	1942 – 1945	USSR, Germany, USA, Britain	first-person shooter
2005		Call of Duty: Big Red One	1941 – 1943	USA, Germany	first-person shooter
2004		Knights of Honor	Middle Ages	multiple	real-time strategy
2004		Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault	1941 – 1943	USA, Japan	first-person shooter
2004		Port Royale 2	17th century	multiple	business simulation
2004		Rome: Total War	270 BC – 14	multiple	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2005		Age of Empires III	1492 – 1876	multiple	real-time strategy
2005		Battlefield 2	2007	multiple	first-person shooter
2005		Battlefield 2: Modern Combat	2007	multiple	first-person shooter
2005		Call of Duty 2	1941 – 1944	USSR, Germany, USA, Britain	first-person shooter
2005		Medal of Honor: European Assault	1942 – 1945	USA, Germany, USSR	first-person shooter
2005		Empire Earth II	prehistoric age – nano age	multiple	real-time strategy
2005		Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars	Napoleonic era	multiple	real-time strategy
2005		Hearts of Iron II	1936 – 1947	multiple	grand strategy
2005		Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile	Ancient Egypt	Egypt	city-building
2005		Sid Meier's Civilization IV	4000 BC – 2020	multiple	turn-based strategy
2006		Arma: Armed Assault	2006	USA, South America	first-person shooter
2006		Anno 1701	18th century	Europe	city-building, real-time strategy
2006		Call of Duty 3	1941 – 1944	multiple	first-person shooter
2006		Company of Heroes	1944	USA, Britain, Germany	real-time strategy
2006		Just Cause	2006	Caribbean	action-adventure
2006		Medieval II: Total War	1080 – 1530	multiple	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2006		Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41–45	1941 – 1945	USSR, Germany	tactical shooter
2007		Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	2011	USA, Russia, Britain	first-person shooter
2007		Europa Universalis III	1399 – 1821	multiple	grand strategy
2007		World in Conflict	1944	USA, USSR	real-time tactics, real-time strategy
2008		Battlefield: Bad Company	21st century	multiple	first-person shooter
2008		Call of Duty: World at War	1942 – 1945	USA, Japan, USSR, Germany	first-person shooter
2008		Far Cry 2	2006	Central Africa	first-person shooter
2008		Mount & Blade: Warband	Middle Ages	multiple	action role-playing
2008		Men of War	1941 – 1945	multiple	real-time tactics
2009		Arma 2	2006	multiple	first-person shooter
2009		Anno 1404	15th century	Europe, Arabia	city-building, real-time strategy
2009		Battlefield 1943	1943	USA, Japan	first-person shooter
2009		Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	2016	USA, Russia, Britain	first-person shooter
2009		Grand Ages: Rome	First Triumvirate period	Rome	city-building, real-time strategy
2009		Hearts of Iron III	World War II	multiple	grand strategy
2009		Empire: Total War	1700 – 1799	multiple	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2010		Call of Duty: Black Ops	1961 – 1968	multiple	first-person shooter
2010		Just Cause 2	2010	Southeast Asia	action-adventure
2002		Mafia II	1945 – 1951	USA	action-adventure
2010		Napoleon: Total War	1797 – 1800	multiple	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2010		R.U.S.E.	1944	multiple	real-time strategy
2010		Sengoku	Sengoku period	Japan	grand strategy
2010		Sid Meier's Civilization V	4000 BC – 2020	multiple	turn-based strategy
2010		Victoria II	1836 – 1936	multiple	grand strategy
2011		Battlefield 3	2014	USA, Iran, Russia	first-person shooter
2011		Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	2016	USA, Russia, Britain	first-person shooter
2011		Total War: Shogun 2	Sengoku period, Gempei War, Boshin War	Japan	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2012		Call of Duty: Black Ops II	2025	multiple	first-person shooter
2012		Crusader Kings II	1066 – 1453	multiple	grand strategy
2012		Far Cry 3	2012	Pacific	first-person shooter
2012		Wargame: European Escalation	1975 – 1985	multiple	real-time strategy
2013		Arma 3	2030s	multiple	first-person shooter
2013		Battlefield 4	2020	USA, PRC, Russia	first-person shooter
2013		Company of Heroes 2	1941 – 1945	USSR, Germany, USA, Britain	real-time strategy
2013		Europa Universalis IV	1444 – 1821	multiple	grand strategy
2013		Expeditions: Conquistador	1518 – 1520	Hispaniola, Mexico	tactical role-playing
2013		March of the Eagles	1805 – 1820	Europe	grand strategy
2013		Total War: Rome II	272 BC – 29	multiple	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2013		Wargame: AirLand Battle	1975 – 1985	multiple	real-time strategy
2014		Banished	Middle Ages	Western Europe	city-building
2014		Far Cry 4	2014	Himalaya	first-person shooter
2014		Wargame: Red Dragon	1987 – 1992	multiple	real-time strategy
2015		Just Cause 3	2015	Mediterranean	action-adventure
2015		Total War: Attila	Migration Period	multiple	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2016		Battlefield 1	1915 – 1918	multiple	first-person shooter
2016		Hearts of Iron IV	1936 – 1948	multiple	grand strategy
2016		Sid Meier's Civilization VI	4000 BC – 2020	multiple	turn-based strategy
2017		Steel Division: Normandy 44	1944	multiple	real-time strategy
2017		Expeditions: Viking	790	Britain	tactical role-playing
2018		Ancestors Legacy	Early Middle Ages	multiple	real-time strategy
2018		Battlefield V	1939 – 1945	multiple	first-person shooter
2018		Far Cry 5	2018	Montana	first-person shooter
2018		Just Cause 4	2018	South America	action-adventure
2018		Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia	Early Middle Ages	multiple	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2019		Anno 1800	19th century	Europe	city-building, real-time strategy
2019		Company of Heroes 3	1941 – 1945	Britain, USA, Germany	real-time strategy
2019		Imperator: Rome	304 BC – 27 BC	Rome	grand strategy
2019		Steel Division 2	1944	multiple	real-time strategy
2019		Total War: Three Kingdoms	220 – 280	China	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2020		Crusader Kings III	867 – 1453	multiple	grand strategy
2020		Expeditions: Rome	Third Mithridatic War	Rome	tactical role-playing
2020		Total War Saga: Troy	Trojan War	Aegean	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2021		Age of Empires IV	Early Middle Ages – Renaissance	multiple	real-time strategy
2021		Far Cry 6	2021	Caribbean	first-person shooter
2021		Humankind	Ancient time – Classical time	multiple	turn-based strategy
2021		Old World	Ancient time – Classical time	multiple	turn-based strategy
2022		Knights of Honor II: Sovereign	Middle Ages	multiple	real-time strategy
2022		Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord	Middle Ages	multiple	action role-playing
2022		Victoria 3	1836 – 1936	multiple	grand strategy
2023		Land of the Vikings	Viking Age	Scandinavia	city-building
2023		Total War: Pharaoh	Late Bronze Age	multiple	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2024		Ara: History Untold	Ancient time – Contemporary time	multiple	turn-based strategy
2024		Manor Lords	Franconia	14th century	city-building

Observed

time	country/region	game	civilisation in game	time in game	genre
2025?		烽火与炊烟 The Bustling World	China	middle antiquity	action role-playing
2025?		Sid Meier's Civilization VII	multiple	4000 BC – 2020	turn-based strategy

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