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 mentioned here must also reflect the cultures of the civilizations. So games like FIFA, Wargame (Eugen Systems) are not included.

Games with many supernatural elements are not included.

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:

information	Fandom
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	civilisation in game	time in game	genre
1995		Caesar II	Rome	Roman Empire	city-building
1996		Sid Meier's Civilization II	multiple	4000 BC – 2020	turn-based strategy
1997		Age of Empires	multiple	Middle Stone Age – Iron Age	real-time strategy
1998		Caesar III	Rome	Roman Empire	city-building
1999		Age of Empires II	multiple	Middle Ages	real-time strategy
1999		Pharaoh	Egypt	Ancient Egypt	city-building
2000		Europa Universalis	multiple	1492 – 1801	grand strategy
2000		Shogun: Total War	Japan	Sengoku period	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2001		Europa Universalis II	multiple	1419 – 1820	grand strategy
2001		Sid Meier's Civilization III	multiple	4000 BC – 2020	turn-based strategy
2001		Stronghold	England	1066	real-time strategy
2002		Anno 1503: The New World	Europe	16th century	city-building
2002		Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom	China	2033 BC – 1234	city-building
2002		Medieval: Total War	multiple	1087 – 1453	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2002		Stronghold: Crusader	Europe, Arabia	First Crusade – Third Crusade	real-time strategy
2003		Rise of Nations	multiple	Ancient time – Modern time	real-time strategy
2004		Far Cry	South Pacific	2004	first-person shooter
2004		Rome: Total War	multiple	270 BC – 14	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2005		Age of Empires III	multiple	1492 – 1876	real-time strategy
2005		Hearts of Iron II	multiple	1936 – 1947	grand strategy
2005		Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile	Egypt	Ancient Egypt	city-building
2005		Sid Meier's Civilization IV	multiple	4000 BC – 2020	turn-based strategy
2006		Anno 1701	Europe	18th century	city-building, real-time strategy
2006		Just Cause	Caribbean	2006	action-adventure
2006		Medieval II: Total War	multiple	1080 – 1530	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2007		Europa Universalis III	multiple	1399 – 1821	grand strategy
2008		Far Cry 2	Africa	2006	first-person shooter
2008		Mount & Blade: Warband	multiple	Middle Ages	action role-playing
2009		Anno 1404	Europe, Arabia	15th century	city-building, real-time strategy
2009		Hearts of Iron III	multiple	World War II	grand strategy
2009		Empire: Total War	multiple	1700 – 1799	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2010		Just Cause 2	Southeast Asia	2010	action-adventure
2010		Sid Meier's Civilization V	multiple	4000 BC – 2020	turn-based strategy
2010		Napoleon: Total War	multiple	1797 – 1800	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2010		Sengoku	Japan	Sengoku period	grand strategy
2010		Victoria II	multiple	1836 – 1936	grand strategy
2011		Total War: Shogun 2	Japan	Sengoku period, Gempei War, Boshin War	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2012		Far Cry 3	Pacific	2012	first-person shooter
2012		Crusader Kings II	multiple	1066 – 1453	grand strategy
2013		Europa Universalis IV	multiple	1444 – 1821	grand strategy
2013		March of the Eagles	Europe	1805 – 1820	grand strategy
2013		Total War: Rome II	multiple	272 BC – 29	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2014		Banished	Western Europe	Middle Ages	city-building
2014		Far Cry 4	Himalaya	2014	first-person shooter
2015		Just Cause 3	Mediterranean	2015	action-adventure
2015		Total War: Attila	multiple	Migration Period	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2016		Hearts of Iron IV	multiple	1936 – 1948	grand strategy
2016		Sid Meier's Civilization VI	multiple	4000 BC – 2020	turn-based strategy
2018		Far Cry 5	Montana	2018	first-person shooter
2018		Ancestors Legacy	multiple	Early Middle Ages	real-time strategy
2018		Just Cause 4	South America	2018	action-adventure
2018		Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia	multiple	Early Middle Ages	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2019		Anno 1800	Europe	19th century	city-building, real-time strategy
2019		Imperator: Rome	Rome	304 BC – 27 BC	grand strategy
2019		Total War: Three Kingdoms	China	220 – 280	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2020		Crusader Kings III	multiple	867 – 1453	grand strategy
2020		Total War Saga: Troy	Aegean	Trojan War	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2021		Age of Empires IV	multiple	Early Middle Ages – Renaissance	real-time strategy
2021		Far Cry 6	Caribbean	2021	first-person shooter
2021		Old World	multiple	Ancient time – Classical time	turn-based strategy
2022		Knights of Honor II: Sovereign	multiple	Middle Ages	real-time strategy
2022		Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord	multiple	Middle Ages	action role-playing
2022		Victoria 3	multiple	1836 – 1936	grand strategy
2023		Land of the Vikings	Norsemen	Viking Age	city-building
2023		Total War: Pharaoh	multiple	Late Bronze Age	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics

Observed

time	country/region	game	civilisation in game	time in game	genre
2024?		Manor Lords	France	Middle Ages	city-building

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