Best old strategies. The most historically accurate PC games Primitives to play

Perhaps they were not very comfortable in the caves, but very familiar. The incomprehensible and unknown surrounding world is dangerous and full of other living beings. This is how your primitive people see the world - stounis. The game will take you to ancient times, when the fire was rebellious, and the primitive man was not the king of nature. Under your leadership, the Stoneies will discover the world of the Stone Age. Together with you, they will overcome all obstacles and dangers and expand the boundaries of their capabilities. You will teach them how to use fire, make clothes, build huts, pray in ancient stone shrines, supply the village with food, and hunt effectively. They will go from a simple raw stone to a technologically advanced metal knife, from a wooden spear to a firearm, from being alone to a developed society. Register on the portal ru.upjers.com now!

Elements in the service of your primitive people

They have to conquer the elements. Your primitive people will cope with the weather, earth, fire and learn how to use water for economic purposes. A game about the primitive society of Stony. Your browser or mobile phone will open the way to the hitherto unexplored world of primitive people. The inhabitants of the Stone Age will learn to control fire, cultivate the land, slowly turning into an agricultural culture, they will accept the gifts of the earth, picking berries, mushrooms, using stones to create the first primitive tools. They will understand that it is necessary to use water not only for drinking, but also for watering plants and in the production of products. Developing their settlement and moving further up the evolutionary ladder, the Stones will learn how to process animal skins, create warm clothes and shoes, and move into huts built by their own hands. You will help them organize work and life in the primitive village.

Adventures in primitive times

In those days, life itself was full of dangers. It was scary to leave the cave - the unknown and wild animals were waiting around. What could be more interesting, especially when you are safe at home, warm in front of your computer screen? This is a Stones game. We are pleased to present the application, beloved by many players from different countries, which has now been released as a browser game! Free and no download. The only thing you need is passion and the desire to play. The primitive people we call the stoneies are already waiting for you! You will lead them onward towards adventure and teach them much of what modern man can do. For them, you are the whole world. Manage your primitive settlement, with you they will become more fearless, more industrious and in every sense more interesting. Join the community of Stoneies lovers and feel like a real leader.

From hunting and gathering to metal production

Would you like to return to long forgotten times and see how primitive tribes lived? Just a few clicks of the mouse separates you from a unique adventure! Register on our portal now and start playing Stonies, which will open the primitive world of the Stone Age to you. No need to install any additional programs on your computer, just play Stoney's browser game for free. The prehistory will show you the way from primitive hunting and gathering, a disorganized group of a few people to the development of a real village, the organization of a farm, the opening of the first workshops that create copper and iron tools. You will become a true leader of the ancient world and will control the life of the entire settlement. Discover an exciting prehistoric human simulation game. Excellent comic-style 3D graphics will please connoisseurs of high-quality games, and interesting non-trivial tasks will appeal to anyone! Make history yourself!

Primitive man in your modern browser

Where can you find primitive man? In your browser! Where to find the best yoke about the Stone Age and primitive people? Stonies is already available on our portal as a browser version. If you like playing on a mobile device, just download the Stones app, if you like computer or browser games, then open the upjers portal and plunge into the mysterious world of prehistoric man. You are waiting for a time when the fire was not yet subdued, and the stone ax was the best tool of labor. With your primitive people you will go through different eras, conquer the fire, learn to cultivate the fields, grow plants, stock up and hunt. After a while, your wards stoney will open the first production, master the processing of metal and create more advanced household items, material processing and hunting. From stone knife to copper and iron. And this whole world will open to you on the screen of your monitor. Adventure is calling! Back to the past!

Technologies do not stand still, and what used to seem like a myth and history can now become a reality ... virtual, but still. Playing games related to ancient eras and mythology, you can touch history, feel like a participant in ancient events, or just play as your favorite characters.

1. Riddle of the Sphinx: Egyptian Adventure
Release year: 2000
Genre: Quest
Developer: Omni Creative Group
Publisher: Akella / DreamCatcher

For many years, the archaeologist Gil Joffers went in search of a secret room,
hidden in the thickness of the ancient statue of the Sphinx. However, the results of the search exceeded
all his expectations - entering the room, Jill discovered an ancient sealed manuscript.
Having deciphered the ancient writings, the scientist understands that by breaking the seal, he woke up an ancient curse.
Jill carefully hides the deciphered scroll and urgently sends for you - his best friend.
Arriving in Egypt at the foot of the great pyramids, you realize that you are too late: Sir Jill has disappeared without a trace...

2. Caesar 4
Release year: 2006
Genre: Strategy
Developer: Tilted Mill Entertainment
Publisher: Vivendi Games

"Caesar IV" takes you back to the time of the great Caesar. Become the governor of one of the provinces of the great Roman Empire, create a miracle with the village entrusted to you and turn it into a huge metropolis with all the benefits of ancient civilization. Remember that you are the sole ruler, weighed down by the burden of responsibility for your subjects. You are obliged to provide the townspeople with everything they need, they must be safe, full and clean.

3. Heroes of might and magic 3
Year of issue: 2002 - 2013
Genre: Strategy, RPG
Developer: New World Computing, WoG Team
Publisher: 3DO Company, WoG Team
Heroes of Might and Magic 3: The Complete Collection; abbreviated as Heroes 3, Heroes 3, HoMM3) is a cult fantasy turn-based strategy computer game, the third part of the Heroes of Might and Magic series of games. It was developed by New World Computing and released by The 3DO Company in 1999. Heroes 3 develops the ideas laid down in the first and second parts of the series. The essence of the game has remained unchanged: the player controls the heroes leading the army of mythical creatures into battle. The game combines two components: strategic (heroes travel around the main map of the game, exploring the territory and capturing all kinds of objects) and tactical (heroes fight enemy troops on a separate map).

4. Total War: Rome 2
title Total War: Rome 2
developer The Creative Assembly
SEGA publisher
genre Strategy / 3D /
Historical strategy Total War: Rome 2 will focus on full-scale battles with terrifying scenes of violence. On the screen you can see a huge number of soldiers at any time of the battle. Detailed landscapes and other components of the environment will also be beautifully drawn. In addition to land battles, naval battles will also be available in Total War: Rome 2. Moreover, one and the other can be conducted simultaneously.

5. Prince: Legends of the Forest Country
Release date: 09/06/199901/04/2001
Genre: RPG
Developer: 1C, Snowball Studios
Publisher/Distributor: Strategy First; CIS: 1C
Prince" is a role-playing game, the plot of which is based on the plots of the Chronicle of Times universe. Everything in this game is shrouded in a mystical haze of legends and rumors. The game adheres to the best traditions of the RPG genre, the main of which is the absolutely complete freedom of action of the character and the interactivity of the game world.
The combat system of the project is based on many calculations that take into account a huge number of various parameters of the character and the current situation. In addition to a deeply thought-out combat system, the game boasts a huge variety of quests that can be solved in various ways.
As the game progresses, you will not only control your character. You will be given the opportunity to become a city manager and direct the development of the settlement - build and destroy various buildings, train and fire various specialists, collect tribute from loyal subordinates and gather an army for yourself.
Another feature of the game is that each of the three characters has his own path, along which he must go through the intricate roads of the "Forest Country".

6. Aztecs. Empire battles
Release year: 1999
Developer: New Media Generation
Russian language
What can a great commander dream of? Of course, about world domination, power, money, influence ...
It's all there in the game "Aztecs. Empire Battles. Three great races (Rosses - strong in spirit and craftsmen, China - distinguished by the supernatural capabilities of their warriors and the Aztecs - keeping the secrets of many technologies) unleash a war for world domination!

7. Total War: Shogun 2
Brand: 1C-SoftKlab, Feral Interactive / Creative Assembly
Release year: 2011
Interface language: Russian
Japan. Cruel 16th century. The country is tormented by endless civil strife. Nine legendary commanders are waging an irreconcilable struggle for power, their conspiracies and conflicts are tearing the state apart. But only one will rise above all and become the new shogun - the sole ruler of the empire ... The destiny of the rest will fall from his sword. Features of the game: Nine clans - strong and weak. Lead one of the nine factions that existed in feudal Japan. Among them are the powerful warlike Oda clan and the very influential Tokugawa family. Under your strict guidance, any of the clans will be able to come to power. The power of eloquence. Daimyos and generals, just like in the Rome Total War game, will try to inspire their armies to feats of arms. The game provides more than 100,000 options for speeches, depending on the nature of the speaker, the location of the troops and the relationship with the enemy. Siege war. Japanese siege methods differ significantly from those used ...

8. Age of Mythology
Game language: Russian / English
Release year: 2003
A strategy game that takes the player to ancient times, when heroes fought mythological monsters. The game is based on the myths and legends of Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt and Scandinavian Vikings. In order to achieve the best results and defeat the enemy as soon as possible, players can choose not only the historical path of development of these three great civilizations, but also available mythical creatures, such as Minotaurs, Centaurs, Phoenixes and Valkyries.
The myths of ancient Hellas come to life on your PC in Age of Mythology: The Titans, the sequel to the stunning 3D strategy game that revolutionized the RTS genre. A new fourth race, the Atlanteans, has been added, which has a simplified economic development model and a number of other advantages, which will allow new players to quickly delve into the intricacies of the ancient military craft. New gods and 12 new divine powers, new types of troops - 15 human and 10 mythical. Titans enter the arena of hostilities - very expensive, but super-strong and huge masters of destructive elements. Beautiful animated inserts and improved graphics with colorful visual effects of new magic spells will not leave anyone indifferent. The Titans is a new era of computer mythology.

9. Hegemony. Wars of Ancient Greece
Release year: 2012
Interface language: Russian
Ancient Greece was mired in the chaos of endless civil strife. Which of the rulers is worthy to become the first among equals? Lead Macedon, Athens or Sparta in three historical campaigns, unleash a massive campaign for any of the twenty-six Greek factions in free play mode. Besiege cities, conduct reconnaissance, block supply routes, use diplomacy and economic connections - choose your style of war! This game was created in strict accordance with the historical realities of that distant but most interesting era and will be a great gift for all fans of military strategies. Game Features: Experience all the realities of a global war: reconnaissance, raids, city sieges, epic battles. Use diplomacy: make alliances, threaten to invade, undermine the economy of the enemy. Lead the armies of Macedonia, Sparta and Athens: three historical campaigns for dominion over all of Hellas.

10 Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within
Release date: 02.12.2004
Genres: Action
The Prince of Persia, in an attempt to change his fate, goes to the Island of Time, where once upon a time the Empress of Time created the Sands of Time and the Dagger of Time, from where they were later stolen by the same Indian Maharaja, whose palace the army of the prince, along with his father, attacked in the first part of the game . The Prince intends to meet with the Empress and prevent the creation of the Sands of Time, thereby completely canceling their existence in history. On the way to the island, the prince's ship is attacked by sand demons led by a certain woman, Shadi. In the battle, the prince loses his ship, his men and weapons, but makes it to the Island of Time. Chasing Shadi, he sees her leaving through a portal and follows her.

Further adventures of the Prince on the Island of Time will constantly lead him to portals in time using the same Sand of Time, and the Prince will be able to move from the flourishing past of the Island of Time (characterized by entire buildings and actively working mechanical traps) to the gloomy present (dark, full ruins, new obstacles and new traps).

Games that show the story in the most authentic way, but that focus primarily on fun gameplay and combat.

Video games constantly feature mystical artifacts from ancient civilizations, Nazis riding dinosaurs, and even Gandhi starting a nuclear war. Historical accuracy has never been a priority, and those games that try to fit the story still make some pretty serious assumptions to make the story and the gameplay itself as diverse as possible. And they can be conditionally divided into two groups: games that use certain historical events (or cultural stereotypes) to start the plot, and games whose developers really study historical facts in order to recreate them as accurately as possible in the virtual world.

A variable like "historicity" is very difficult to evaluate in games - and yes, it's a real word. Usually games that are okay with recreating the story are pretty boring, so this list includes games where the emphasis is on interesting gameplay. I tried to include in this selection games that most accurately and reliably reflect those periods of history that are often distorted or shown incorrectly in pseudo-historical games.

So here are the most historically accurate PC games, listed chronologically (based on their setting).

Attila took the slightly outdated Total War formula and diluted it with a living world, where we saw all the cultural, political and economic difficulties that Rome faced in its decline. Instead of showing us a stereotypical horde of evil barbarians who appeared out of nowhere, the game shows us the reason for the appearance of these invaders - climate change led to the fact that in the northern regions it became increasingly difficult to feed the population, and in parallel with this, the Huns migrated to the territory of Eastern Europe .

In addition, it was the first, which showed that not every society has permanent cities, and demonstrated their complex relationships, which were built as opposed to open war.

The plot of any part of Assassin's Creed is poorly correlated with real historical events (nevertheless, it affects them from time to time - take at least the siege of Masyaf from the first part of the series). However, it is these games that allow us to walk around Renaissance Florence or medieval Jerusalem. Crowds of local residents, architectural features, a lot of small details - all this is recreated as close as possible to the era shown.

Personally, I like Constantinople from Revelations, which was captured by the Ottoman Empire - perhaps one of the most interesting cities in history is shown in one of the most interesting periods.

With expansions featuring satanic cults and sudden Aztec invasions, CK2 is increasingly out of touch with real history. But initially the game did a pretty good job of recreating the politics of Western Europe between the 11th and 15th centuries AD. In our time, we are accustomed to the concept of the state, but if we lived, say, in any of the French regions in 1150, then we would swear allegiance to a specific person, and not to a flag or constitution. And it is between such feudal lords that the main interactions and conflicts unfold in CK2.

A powerful kingdom can fall apart under a weak ruler, just as an initially weak state can become great under a wise king. The hierarchical system of feudalism shown in the game is disputed by many historians, but thanks to great additions like the Conclave, the game manages to show the connection between nobility and power, which was of great importance at that time.

I was very impressed that the developers of Expeditions: Viking were clearly inspired not by stereotypes, but by real historical facts. For me personally, the Viking Age is of the greatest interest, and therefore I become especially picky when evaluating games on this topic. In the same game, we see everything that a real Viking ruler would do.

Here we have to settle the blood feud of several clans. At the same time, it is necessary to show oneself as a strong and fair ruler, because people will not follow just one big name. The game even reflects the effect of the infamous attacks on Scandinavia, after which the region managed to recover, build infrastructure and eventually create three influential European kingdoms.

Banished is a fairly simple game. Some would even say that it is too simple, but the mechanics that come to the fore here are directly related to all the things that, for example, British settlers in the Virginia colony in the 17th century would encounter. Your main goal is to make sure that people live in warmth, while remaining full and healthy. You need to use the available resources and trade to support the growing population. A harsh winter or the spread of a disease can wipe out your entire colony - and that's exactly what happens sometimes, as it does with most real European settlements in the New World.

In the game Pirates! there are enough pirate stereotypes, but its creators quite plausibly reflect all the realities that ship captains faced in the heyday of piracy. Your team is a bunch of criminals gathered from all over the Caribbean, and they will work for you exactly until they find a more profitable occupation. Separately, it is worth mentioning the political games between Spain, England, France and Holland, since you will always work for at least one of these parties. And, of course, there are excellent naval battles in the game, taking into account the direction of the wind, as well as the size of the ships and their guns, which allows you to understand what it was like for real naval officers of those times.

Vicktoria 2 is perhaps the most difficult and serious game on the list with a fairly high barrier to entry, but it deserves attention if only because it highlights aspects of the story that are usually ignored in other games. The level of education of the population is important here. The more educated it is, the more productive it becomes ... and the faster it can lead to the emergence of phenomena such as communism, demands for the abolition of slavery, the introduction of voting and labor rights.

That is, to standard modern conditions. It also focuses on industrialization, war speculation, and the pros and cons of free markets versus a single economic system. If you are willing to spend a few days learning, then the game is definitely worth your time.

Old but good game. Various variations of the project have been published since 1971 (also a kind of historical project), and all of them were noted for their educational value. This is a well-deserved achievement. If modern man tried to imagine all the difficulties that American pioneers faced when traveling from the town of Independence to the Willamette Valley in the middle of the 19th century, it would not even occur to him to count the number of spare wagon trailers that needed to be taken on the road.

But in The Oregon Trail, even such trifles are taken into account. It is highly likely that after this game you will begin to seriously fear dysentery, and this is in our age of advanced medicine - the conditions of that time are so well conveyed.

I understand that this was supposed to be some kind of deep and thoughtful war game that takes into account the weight and height of every real soldier who took part in the battles, but Ultimate General strikes the perfect balance between attention to history and interesting gameplay. The newly released campaign mode even tells us about how the generals of the time had to enlist the support of the government in order to receive the necessary support and have a say in important decisions.

This should impress all history buffs: every map from Steel Division is modeled after real aerial photographs taken during the Normandy invasion, down to the location of villages and even hedgerows. It also presents realistic shot distances and damage inflicted by military equipment and weapons. The same applies to the speed and maneuverability of vehicles shown in the game. Heavier vehicles appear in battle later, and this is due to the fact that it takes more time to get to the desired point.

However, the most notable thing about the game is that it emphasizes the importance of reconnaissance of the battlefield and develops the idea that battles are won not by those who have more military power, but by those who have the right intelligence.

Series "IL-2 Sturmovik" - The most reliable military flight simulator

I think many fans of flight simulators remember the first time they tried to roll over in the IL-2 and, seeing how the screen darkened, decided that something was wrong with the monitor. The fact is that the game shows not only the most authentic controls, but also the most realistic gravitational effects that pilots experience at high speeds. You can faint both from a lack of blood in the head, and from its overabundance. The pluses of the game include the fact that the IL-2 attack aircraft itself was recreated in great detail, and the battles unfold according to the most plausible scenarios.

Battlefield 1, move over. Verdun meticulously recreates the military operations that took place on the Western Front, and at the same time remains an excellent multiplayer shooter. All inaccuracies of the game are forgivable, since they are more related to the scale of events, and not to their details. After all, it would be impossible to wait for the required number of players on one server in order to plausibly recreate the biggest battles of the First World War - and this expectation would definitely not be liked by everyone who decided to devote a couple of hours to the game before going to bed. But the game pleases with such details as the uniform of the soldiers, in which everything - from the material to the buttons - was copied from historical photographs.

The careful modeling of orbital mechanics, motion and aerodynamics used in the Kerbal Space Program makes it a true textbook on space programs. Developers from the Squad studio understand this themselves, and therefore are working on the Making History add-on. But if you don't want to wait, there are a number of fan-made extensions at your disposal. Several dozen mods, the most striking of which is the Historical Missions Pack, will allow you to participate in the launch of the first German V2 rockets, as well as in the development of the modern SpaceX program.

This has almost nothing to do with real history, only my own guesses based on observation of modern society. I've always been impressed with how thoughtfully the authors of Deus Ex show us the possible future of humanity. Interfaces for the interaction of the brain with computers, high-tech prostheses and artificial intelligence are becoming the cornerstone, while interplanetary flights and lightsabers still remain only in fantasies. If I were a gambler, I would bet a large amount on the fact that in the future we are waiting for the world of Adam Jensen, and not Captain Picard.

is a new action game set in the Stone Age. Video games rarely go back to prehistoric times: of course, it happens that the heroes fall into the age of dinosaurs, but usually this is due to time travel. However, in the 8-bit and 16-bit era, cavemen often appeared in platformers. We will remember them today.

Joe & Mac Series

A couple of weird platformers about cave friends Joe and Mac. I learned about the first part from the Dendy Video-Ass magazine and immediately began looking for a cartridge for my eight-bit console. In vain - it turned out that the game is so-so. Joe & Mac had bad graphics and wild controls: after a double jump, the heroes flew to heaven and fell right on the dinosaurs. But there was a nice retro objectification: the whole adventure was started only in order to steal more ladies from rival tribes. Subsequently, I found out that Joe & Mac had a sequel for the Super Nintendo - and it is already really worth getting to know fans of the genre.

Big Nose Freaks Out

Before doing Colin McRae Rally, Codemasters released this. Big Nose Freaks Out is a cheap 8-bit platformer made with Sonic the Hedgehog in mind. The hero moved around the prehistoric worlds on the original one-wheeled skateboard and beat enemies with a club, which at some point started fire. The final boss is a dinosaur in a balloon. Even as a child, I understood that this was the worst trash, but I still went through the game a couple of times.

Adventure Island Series

Adventure Island doesn't directly say what era the game takes place in, but the scenery here is clearly prehistoric. The main character Master Higgins does not follow his girlfriend Tina, and she is kidnapped by villains over and over again. In response, he sets off in pursuit through the jungle, caves and valleys. Adventure Island is one of the few games where you can trip to your death; she was also remembered for a skateboard that allows the hero to miss an extra hit and - from the second part - eggs, inside of which dinosaur helpers sat. In the era of Adventure Island 4, the series ceased to be a classic platform game and turned into a "metroidvania" - but this game no longer went beyond Japan.

Prehistoric series

This is where the old-fashioned “bakers” should shed a nostalgic tear: if you had a computer in the mid-90s, then you definitely played Prehistorik. Now, of course, you won’t look at this without tears - neither in the first nor in the second part there was even normal horizontal scrolling. But the PC couldn't offer anything better, so everyone ran through the caves, beat dinosaurs with clubs, picked berries, and jumped their asses on spiders - the game gave out bonuses for the latter. Prehistorik is a game that has become a cult not because of its quality, but only because the platform could not offer anything else.

Chuck Rock Series

Another series of primal thrash, this time from the future creators of Tomb Raider. The protagonist of the first part, the caveman Chuck, walked through the levels and beat opponents with his beer belly, and the last boss of the game was a tyrannosaurus boxer in family shorts. In the second part, we already controlled the son of Chuck. All of this was framed with startlingly nasty Boogerman-style graphics and ear-piercing melodies. Why play this when there are Super Mario World, Sonic the Hedgehog and other cool platformers nearby, it was not clear even then.

The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy

Surprisingly successful eight-bit platformer about the Flintstones. In The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy, Fred sets out to save the dinosaurs Dino and Hoppy from the hands of the future villain Dr. Butler. All this translates into an exciting platform game with different levels: leaving Bedrock, Fred manages to visit the jungle, the ice village, the ocean and the castle, as well as play prehistoric basketball. The final level takes place in the future - and there Fred meets George from the Jetsons. A very colorful game - perhaps the best of all presented in this material.

From the review you will learn about two projects dedicated to that ancient era. Read on and hurry to be transported back to the times when herds of mammoths roamed the vast plains, and savages dressed in skins waged an endless war with each other.

Far Cry Primal

This addictive prehistoric man game for PC is the latest in the shooter genre, which is expected to be released in a month. Imagine that you are an experienced hunter who survived the death of his fellow tribesmen. Survive the battle with nature and become the founder of a new powerful tribe.

Primitive people led a life full of hardships and dangers. Track and slaughter prey, but be vigilant: wolves and saber-toothed tigers lie in wait in the thickets. To increase your chances of survival, craft weapons such as bows and arrows, clubs, and stone-tipped spears. And be sure to learn how to make a fire - it will warm at night and drive away predators.

Playing FarCry Primal on PC, you will not avoid clashes with hostile tribes. In the confrontation with them, new tribesmen, whom you will find when completing game tasks, will help.

Also, the developers promise gamers a lot of other interesting features. Among them:

• domestication of animals and birds;
• realistically recreated ecosystem;
• different climatic zones;
• the unique language in which the characters communicate.

Escilon

The famous strategy is the only example of an online game about primitive people. Enter the role of a Neanderthal and go to the harsh era of the great glaciation.

In this online game, he does the same thing as his prototypes a hundred thousand years ago. Hunt, tame animals and conquer neighboring tribes. And during breaks, chat with other players, discussing upcoming attacks and completing quests.