Historical theme
Every paid Steam game tagged Historical, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 4,750 games in the catalog, 2,945 with a sales estimate.
Games
4,750
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$10.4B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$7.6K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
29.0%
854 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Hearts of Iron IV 11.5%
- Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 6.0%
- Europa Universalis IV 4.4%
- Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord 4.1%
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II 2.8%
- Other (2940 games) 71.2%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Historical games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hearts of Iron IV Paradox Development Studio | 2016-06-06 | 363,397 | 93,196 | 23,984,202 | $1,198,970,258 |
| 2 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2016-10-20 | 380,963 | 162,314 | 10,476,483 | $627,541,332 |
| 3 |  Europa Universalis IV Paradox Development Studio, Paradox Tinto | 2013-08-13 | 135,165 | 47,844 | 9,161,713 | $457,994,033 |
| 4 |  Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord TaleWorlds Entertainment | 2022-10-25 | 300,581 | 248,034 | 8,477,926 | $423,811,521 |
| 5 |  Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Warhorse Studios | 2025-02-04 | 199,947 | 255,607 | 4,798,728 | $287,875,693 |
| 6 |  Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Romania | 2026-07-09 | 31,551 | 104,629 | 4,708,305 | $282,451,217 |
| 7 |  Assassin's Creed® Odyssey Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Kiev, Ubisoft Shanghai | 2018-10-05 | 190,194 | 61,984 | 4,184,268 | $251,014,237 |
| 8 |  Crusader Kings III Paradox Development Studio | 2020-09-01 | 143,243 | 98,474 | 4,469,693 | $223,439,953 |
| 9 |  Sid Meier's Civilization VII Firaxis Games | 2025-02-10 | 63,081 | 84,558 | 3,007,087 | $210,435,948 |
| 10 |  Manor Lords Slavic Magic | 2024-04-26 | 93,307 | 170,000 | 5,100,000 | $203,921,538 |
| 11 |  Battlefield™ V DICE | 2020-10-22 | 271,222 | 114,017 | 3,863,337 | $193,128,217 |
| 12 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2010-09-23 | 211,242 | 91,020 | 6,337,260 | $189,864,310 |
| 13 |  Assassin's Creed® Origins Ubisoft Montreal | 2017-10-26 | 129,972 | 36,075 | 3,023,518 | $181,380,845 |
| 14 |  Battlefield™ 1 DICE | 2020-06-11 | 229,890 | 53,107 | 4,274,994 | $170,957,010 |
| 15 |  Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, Feral Interactive | 2019-11-14 | 183,968 | 38,725 | 4,415,232 | $154,488,968 |
| 16 |  Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software | 2024-05-16 | 98,573 | 77,154 | 2,365,752 | $141,921,462 |
| 17 |  Assassin's Creed® Unity Ubisoft | 2014-12-19 | 86,549 | 9,232 | 4,327,450 | $129,780,226 |
| 18 |  Imperator: Rome Paradox Development Studio | 2019-04-25 | 26,942 | 13,616 | 3,152,214 | $126,057,038 |
| 19 |  Kingdom Come: Deliverance Warhorse Studios | 2018-02-13 | 187,343 | 95,863 | 4,121,546 | $123,605,165 |
| 20 |  Hell Let Loose Expression Games | 2021-07-27 | 150,311 | 21,086 | 2,104,354 | $105,196,656 |
| 21 |  Nioh 3 KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2026-02-05 | 19,825 | 87,541 | 1,313,115 | $91,904,919 |
| 22 |  Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition World's Edge, Relic Entertainment, Forgotten Empires, Climax Studios | 2021-10-28 | 96,680 | 64,911 | 2,126,960 | $85,057,130 |
| 23 |  Mount & Blade: Warband TaleWorlds Entertainment | 2010-03-31 | 172,634 | 32,799 | 4,223,667 | $84,431,103 |
| 24 |  Total War: THREE KINGDOMS CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2019-05-23 | 94,113 | 191,816 | 2,070,486 | $82,798,735 |
| 25 |  Company of Heroes 2 Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2013-06-25 | 113,462 | 161,908 | 4,140,556 | $82,769,714 |
Releases per year
Is Historical trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
23
2010
22
2011
14
2012
22
2013
64
2014
68
2015
74
2016
129
2017
80
2018
107
2019
209
2020
278
2021
286
2022
329
2023
433
2024
461
2025
638
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Historical games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kingmakers Redemption Road | 8 |
| 2 |  Chronicles: Medieval Raw Power Games | 26 |
| 3 |  God Save Birmingham Ocean Drive Studio, Inc. | 61 |
| 4 |  Stronghold 4 Firefly Studios | 64 |
| 5 |  Anvil Empires Siege Camp | 65 |
| 6 |  Fourteen Years of Flames 烽火工作室 | 75 |
| 7 |  The Defiant 浩汤科技 | 156 |
| 8 |  Espiocracy Ex Vivo Studios | 166 |
| 9 |  Viking City Builder PlayWay S.A., President Studio | 186 |
| 10 |  County of Fortune Nepos Games | 223 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Historical games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Romania 2026-07-09 | $282,451,217 |
| 2 | | $91,904,919 |
| 3 |  | $43,490,106 |
| 4 |  | $24,156,773 |
| 5 |  | $20,166,436 |
| 6 |  | $17,490,144 |
| 7 |  | $15,699,468 |
| 8 |  | $15,210,996 |
| 9 |  | $14,255,866 |
| 10 |  | $11,788,252 |