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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.

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time	country/region	game	time in game	civilisation in game	genre
1995		Caesar II	Roman Empire	Rome	city-building
1996		Sid Meier's Civilization II	4000 BC – 2020	multiple	turn-based strategy
1997		Age of Empires	Middle Stone Age – Iron Age	multiple	real-time strategy
1998		Caesar III	Roman Empire	Rome	city-building
1999		Age of Empires II	Middle Ages	multiple	real-time strategy
1999		Pharaoh	Ancient Egypt	Egypt	city-building
2000		Europa Universalis	1492 – 1801	multiple	grand strategy
2000		Shogun: Total War	Sengoku period	Japan	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2001		Europa Universalis II	1419 – 1820	multiple	grand strategy
2001		Sid Meier's Civilization III	4000 BC – 2020	multiple	turn-based strategy
2001		Stronghold	1066	England	real-time strategy
2002	,	Anno 1503 Anno 1503: The New World	16^th century	Europe	city-building
2002		Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom	2033 BC – 1234	China	city-building
2002		Medieval: Total War	1087 – 1453	multiple	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2002		Stronghold: Crusader	First Crusade – Third Crusade	Europe, Arabia	real-time strategy
2003		Rise of Nations	Ancient time – Modern time	multiple	real-time strategy
2004		Far Cry	2004	South Pacific	first-person shooter
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		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		Anno 1701	18^th century	Europe	city-building, real-time strategy
2006		Just Cause	2006	Caribbean	action-adventure
2006		Medieval II: Total War	1080 – 1530	multiple	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2007		Europa Universalis III	1399 – 1821	multiple	grand strategy
2008		Far Cry 2	2006	Africa	first-person shooter
2008		Mount & Blade: Warband	Middle Ages	multiple	action role-playing
2009		Anno 1404	15^th century	Europe, Arabia	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		Just Cause 2	2010	Southeast Asia	action-adventure
2010		Sid Meier's Civilization V	4000 BC – 2020	multiple	turn-based strategy
2010		Napoleon: Total War	1797 – 1800	multiple	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2010		Sengoku	Sengoku period	Japan	grand strategy
2010		Victoria II	1836 – 1936	multiple	grand strategy
2011		Total War: Shogun 2	Sengoku period, Gempei War, Boshin War	Japan	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2012		Far Cry 3	2012	Pacific	first-person shooter
2012		Crusader Kings II	1066 – 1453	multiple	grand strategy
2013		Europa Universalis IV	1444 – 1821	multiple	grand strategy
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
2014		Banished	Middle Ages	Western Europe	city-building
2014		Far Cry 4	2014	Himalaya	first-person shooter
2015		Just Cause 3	2015	Mediterranean	action-adventure
2015		Total War: Attila	Migration Period	multiple	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2016		Hearts of Iron IV	1936 – 1948	multiple	grand strategy
2016		Sid Meier's Civilization VI	4000 BC – 2020	multiple	turn-based strategy
2018		Far Cry 5	2018	Montana	first-person shooter
2018		Ancestors Legacy	Early Middle Ages	multiple	real-time strategy
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	19^th century	Europe	city-building, real-time strategy
2019		Imperator: Rome	304 BC – 27 BC	Rome	grand 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		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		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	Norsemen	city-building
2023		Total War: Pharaoh	Late Bronze Age	multiple	turn-based strategy, real-time tactics