Human history has always been one of the most popular scenarios when it comes to video games, and in 2022 a number of titles have appeared again that have transported us either to the recent past or far back to antiquity.
Streamer and YouTuber Steinwallen, as a history expert, dedicates himself to this variety of games all year round and has most likely played everything that even remotely juts into our earth’s past.
So who better to nominate the best historical video game of the year? This is exactly what Steinwallen has done together with its community for the eighth time.
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These are the 8 best historical games of 2022
43 games were available for voting and were also suggested by the YouTuber’s community. Steinwallen set the following requirements for potential candidates:
- It had to be a historical game
- Fantastic or ahistorical elements are allowed as long as they are not game-changing
- Only full versions, no DLCs
- It must have been released in 2022, no early access or open beta
- Only new games, no remakes or remasters
- PC focus, no pure console games
A total of 1,236 spectators then voted with up to 4 votes on the best historical games of the year, from which Steinwallen then made an elegant list. The list was featured in the streamer’s year in review, which you can watch in full on YouTube. Many other historical games were also mentioned here.
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Most of the votes were distributed over eight games. Here you can see what they are and how many votes they received:
8th place: The Guild 3 (150 votes)
The Guild 3 was in a catastrophic state when it was released in Early Access, but it has still caught on.
The Guild 3 was in development for a long time, but the result is now quite impressive and offers an often unintentionally funny trading simulation in the Middle Ages, which despite all its mistakes always knows how to entertain. Steinwallen also stressedthat no one would have expected that this game would even get the curve.
In our test, Die Gilde 3 received 72 gameplay points.
7th place: Strategic Command: American Civil War (202 votes)
Strategic Command: American Civil War is aimed primarily at strategic thinkers.
An insider tip makes it to number 7. Strategic Command: American Civil War is a turn-based strategy game about the American Civil War. For stone walls
6th place: A Plague Tale: Requiem (205 votes)
There are also supernatural elements in A Plague Tale: Requiem, but the focus is on the Middle Ages.
The predecessor to A Plague Tale: Requiem was a surprise hit and the second part also convinces with a wonderful look and an emotional story. stone walls emphasized in his tweet also that the successor offers a little more of what made the predecessor popular.
In our test, the action-adventure got a total of 86 points.
5th place: Expeditions: Rome (238 votes)
In Expeditions: Rome you travel as a Roman to many parts of the ancient world.
The strategic role-playing game Expeditions: Rome is the only game in antiquity to make it to fifth place. For stone walls the success is mainly due to the innovative mix, which was very popular with many players.
We gave this mix an 80 in the test.
4th place: Knights of Honor 2 (322 votes)
There is no way around Knights of Honor 2 for fans of the Middle Ages.
Knights of Honor 2 is the best alternative for those who have been waiting for Medieval 3 for far too long. The strategy game was convincing across the board and is for stone walls a surprisingly good mix of Total War and Crusader Kings.
In our test there were 78 points.
3rd place: Mount & Blade 2 (445 votes)
Mount & Blade 2 isn’t actually set in our world, but it’s still heavily medieval.
Mount & Blade 2 was in development for a long time, but was finally released in 2022. The mixture of role-playing and strategy game gives you an incredible amount of freedom in a medieval world and that’s exactly why it is according to Steinwallen also unrivalled.
The final version of Mount & Blade 2 got 80 points in the GameStar test.
2nd place: Pentiment (471 votes)
In Pentiment we visit a Bavarian village that is still strongly influenced by the Middle Ages even in the 16th century.
The heart project Pentiment, which was developed by real history nerds and tells an exciting criminal story in early modern Upper Bavaria, was voted second place. Steinwallen is also enthusiastic from the great storytelling and the courageous setting.
We got an impressive 86 points in the test.
1st place: Victoria 3 (842 votes)
Victoria 3 is set in the Victorian era and spans 100 years.
Paradox’s political simulation, in which we direct the fortunes of a nation from the 19th to the 20th century, made it to first place with Victoria 3. In his tweet about the winner Steinwallen writes that he rarely had so much fun with such an imperfect game.
In our test, Victoria 3 was rewarded with 82 points.
What do you think of Steinwallen’s list? Do you agree with the rankings or was there a historic game that you missed that you would have seen much higher up? Write us your opinion in the comments!
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