Historical strategies are a category of games where the user has to lead a state or a certain region during that period of the development of the world that is chosen as the setting in the project. The developers in each such masterpiece are trying to make the world diverse, to create for the player many opportunities in terms of development and interaction with the outside world.
Series "Cossacks"
One of the first games in the historical strategy genre was the starting part of the Cossacks series. This is a project of Ukrainian developers, which tells about the history of Europe of the 15-18 centuries. At the time of 2017, the lineup includes three games and has become a cult in the industry. The gameplay provides for the construction of a personal town, castle or even state on an extensive map, army training and constant battles with enemies. In campaign mode, the player performs various missions, and in multiplayer battles on the map with real users. The strategic component includes the relief of the territory, classification of troops and battle tactics against different types of soldiers in the enemy army.
Total War Series
If you ask a fan what historical strategies are most interesting and remembered by the gameplay, he will definitely answer: Total War series. This famous brainchild of Creative Assembly studio includes more than ten projects that allow a person to travel to many historical periods. Here the heyday of the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages, feudal Japan, the powder age, the Napoleonic Wars and much more.
The player chooses for himself a state that includes several different cities. You can develop them, build different buildings, increase the loyalty of society, the income from trade, hire an army and much more. Such historical strategies on PCs are also loved for the opportunity to manage troops with your own hands in every hassle, siege, or defense of the castle. Each unit has a certain number of soldiers who clearly follow the instructions of the user. The gameplay includes many other features. Among them, diplomacy and politics play an important role.
Other famous games
In addition to the two series mentioned, there are other worthy historical strategies on the PC. The best of them allow you to engage in diplomacy and war on a global map, as in the Europa Universalis line of projects. It will not work to manage troops in manual mode, but realism is performed at a high level. It will be incredibly difficult to conquer the world without calculating the steps a few moves further.
Historical strategies of such a plan as
Lionheart: Kings' Crusade have a fantasy component, but they describe an important period in history related to the Crusades. In the game, the user will conquer territories on behalf of the English king Richard, nicknamed the Lionheart. A large map, many tasks, pumping generals and many other aspects await gamers in this masterpiece. Also, the attention of users deserves the strategy of the Stronghold series, where the developers equated real time to the game clock. It will take more than one week to build a powerful state.