Historical theme
Every paid Steam game tagged Historical, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 4,313 games in the catalog, 2,562 with a sales estimate.
Games
4,313
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$10.2B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$11.6K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
31.3%
801 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Hearts of Iron IV 12.1%
- Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 6.1%
- Europa Universalis IV 4.5%
- Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord 4.1%
- Manor Lords 3.0%
- Other (2557 games) 70.1%
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 | 376,916 | 93,196 | 24,876,456 | $1,243,574,035 |
| 2 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2016-10-20 | 379,187 | 162,314 | 10,427,643 | $624,615,816 |
| 3 |  Europa Universalis IV Paradox Development Studio, Paradox Tinto | 2013-08-13 | 137,413 | 47,844 | 9,314,085 | $465,611,109 |
| 4 |  Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord TaleWorlds Entertainment | 2022-10-25 | 297,708 | 248,034 | 8,443,284 | $422,079,767 |
| 5 |  Manor Lords Slavic Magic | 2024-04-26 | 91,731 | 170,000 | 7,650,000 | $305,882,308 |
| 6 |  Battlefield™ V DICE | 2020-10-22 | 270,060 | 114,017 | 6,049,344 | $302,406,707 |
| 7 |  Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Warhorse Studios | 2025-02-04 | 195,705 | 255,607 | 4,696,920 | $281,768,231 |
| 8 |  Assassin's Creed® Odyssey Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Kiev, Ubisoft Shanghai | 2018-10-05 | 188,538 | 61,984 | 4,147,836 | $248,828,682 |
| 9 |  Crusader Kings III Paradox Development Studio | 2020-09-01 | 143,788 | 98,474 | 4,950,079 | $247,454,449 |
| 10 |  Sid Meier's Civilization VII Firaxis Games | 2025-02-11 | 61,977 | 84,558 | 3,408,735 | $238,543,275 |
| 11 |  Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, Feral Interactive | 2019-11-14 | 182,409 | 38,725 | 5,622,883 | $196,744,676 |
| 12 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2010-09-23 | 210,854 | 91,020 | 6,325,620 | $189,515,575 |
| 13 |  Nioh 3 KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2026-02-05 | 19,402 | 87,541 | 2,626,230 | $183,809,838 |
| 14 |  Assassin's Creed® Origins Ubisoft Montreal | 2017-10-26 | 128,951 | 36,075 | 2,999,766 | $179,955,962 |
| 15 |  Battlefield™ 1 DICE | 2020-06-11 | 227,641 | 53,107 | 4,233,172 | $169,284,548 |
| 16 |  Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software | 2024-05-16 | 96,630 | 77,154 | 2,319,120 | $139,124,009 |
| 17 |  Assassin's Creed® Unity Ubisoft | 2014-12-19 | 85,718 | 9,232 | 4,429,722 | $132,847,363 |
| 18 |  Kingdom Come: Deliverance Warhorse Studios | 2018-02-13 | 185,819 | 95,863 | 4,088,018 | $122,599,660 |
| 19 |  Victoria 3 Paradox Development Studio | 2022-10-25 | 61,219 | 69,663 | 2,234,058 | $111,628,431 |
| 20 |  Hell Let Loose Expression Games | 2021-07-27 | 149,781 | 21,086 | 2,096,934 | $104,825,731 |
| 21 |  DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2025-01-16 | 30,190 | 69,318 | 1,207,600 | $84,519,924 |
| 22 |  Mount & Blade: Warband TaleWorlds Entertainment | 2010-03-31 | 172,142 | 32,799 | 4,211,630 | $84,190,484 |
| 23 |  Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition World's Edge, Relic Entertainment, Forgotten Empires, Climax Studios | 2021-10-28 | 95,682 | 64,911 | 2,105,004 | $84,179,110 |
| 24 |  Total War: THREE KINGDOMS CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2019-05-23 | 93,727 | 191,816 | 2,099,485 | $83,958,405 |
| 25 |  Company of Heroes 2 Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2013-06-25 | 113,172 | 161,908 | 4,129,973 | $82,558,160 |
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
63
2014
68
2015
74
2016
127
2017
79
2018
106
2019
190
2020
225
2021
233
2022
271
2023
354
2024
402
2025
464
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Historical games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kingmakers Redemption Road | 8 |
| 2 |  Chronicles: Medieval Raw Power Games | 31 |
| 3 |  God Save Birmingham Ocean Drive Studio, Inc. | 63 |
| 4 |  Anvil Empires Siege Camp | 69 |
| 5 |  Fourteen Years of Flames 烽火工作室 | 78 |
| 6 |  Stronghold 4 Firefly Studios | 80 |
| 7 |  ArcheAge Chronicles XLGAMES | 100 |
| 8 |  Espiocracy Ex Vivo Studios | 177 |
| 9 |  The Defiant 浩汤科技 | 188 |
| 10 |  Viking City Builder PlayWay S.A., President Studio | 195 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Historical games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $183,809,838 |
| 2 |  | $73,958,192 |
| 3 |  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 | $50,213,550 |
| 4 |  | $38,930,538 |
| 5 |  | $31,929,603 |
| 6 |  | $24,156,773 |
| 7 |  | $19,413,967 |
| 8 |  | $15,699,468 |
| 9 |  | $15,210,996 |
| 10 |  | $14,139,745 |