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.

Civilisations

Locations

Occupations

Here are games with Metacritic score no less than 70 or is above or equal to 4.0 on GOG if unavailable on Metacritic. A little fictional settings are allowed. 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	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	game	civilisation in game	time in game	genre
2024?	Celestial Empire	China	middle antiquity	city-building
2024?	Manor Lords	Western Europe	Middle Ages	city-building

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