Historical games
Young Sherlock: The Legacy of Doyle
TBA
1987 Japanese adventure game based on the 1985 film Young Sherlock Holmes, but with a completely different original story. It was developed by Pack-In-Video for the MSX home computer platform.
MSX
Your Meal, My Lord
Jun 2, 2026
Medieval Food-Tasting Sim. You are the royal food taster. Inspect every dish before it reaches the court. Or don't - Lord Snodtooth was going to die of something eventually, and …
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Your Very Last Words
Feb 21, 2023
Live the last ten minutes in the life of Juan Fuentes, who has been given the chance to choose his very last words before death. Captured by Victoriano Huerta's army …
PC
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Yukkuri Tanoshimu Otona no Jigsaw Puzzle DS: Sekai no Meiga 1 - Renaissance, Baroque no Kyoshou
May 7, 2007
Yukkuri Tanoshimu Otona no Jigsaw Puzzle DS: Sekai no Meiga 1: Renaissance, Baroque no Kyoshou is a Puzzle game, developed and published by Interchannel, which was released in Japan in …
NDS
Yukuhito no Pleroma
Dec 29, 2016
A visual, sound, and novel game that illustrates a Gnostic world. A story that combines human history, religion, politics, fiction, and prophecies.
PC
Yume Maboroshi no Gotoku
Dec 17, 1993
A Super Famicom RPG set in a version of feudal Japan. It was developed by TOSE and published by Intec. Yume Maboroshi no Gotoku ("A Dreamlike Illusion", roughly) is an …
SFAM
Yumemidori Nostalgia
Apr 18, 2014
Yumedori Nostalgia is a pure love visual novel woven by the precarious twists of fate.
Android
Switch
iOS
Yuushi no Monshou: Deep Dungeon II
Dec 31, 1988
· Port
of Yuushi no Monshou: Deep Dungeon
Yūshi no Monshō is the sequel to Deep Dungeon: Madō Senki. Hundreds of years have passed, the spirit of the long forgotten evil Emperor Ruu has returned. A hero claiming …
MSX
Yvy
Nov 30, 2025
YVY is a fast-paced rogue-lite dice battler set in a world inspired by 16th-century Brazil. Channel the power of ancient divinities, craft your perfect dice by strategically choosing each face, …
PC
Zan II: Spirits
May 29, 1992
A Super Famicom strategy war sim from Wolf Team. It is set in the Sengoku era of Japanese history. Zan II: Spirits is the first Super Famicom game in Wolf …
SFAM
Zan III Spirits
Mar 11, 1994
A strategy sim from Wolf Team based on Japan's Sengoku era and the third in their Zan Spirits series. Zan III Spirits is the third game in Wolf Team's series …
SFAM
Zan: Kagerou no Toki
Sep 15, 1989
The first game in the Zan series.
PC-9800 Series
Sharp X68000
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Zanda Bakumatsu Shinsengumi
Jan 30, 2002
A typing game like Typing of the Dead but set during the Bakumatsu period of Japan.
PC
Zeus Begins
Aug 15, 2019
Help the young Zeus to come back to Olympus and defeat Cronus. Cronus ate all of his sons but Zeus escaped with the help of his mother, he trained so …
PC
Zezenia Online
Jul 7, 2016
Zezenia Online is a growing free-to-play 2D MMORPG. Large map with 4 continents, hundreds of spells, monsters and quests to explore with 7 subclasses.
PC
Zhōngguó Xiàngqí
TBA
An adaptation of Chinese Chess for Genesis. Released only in Taiwan.
Genesis/MegaDrive
Zipangu Jima: Unmei ha Saikoro ga Kimeru!?
Oct 7, 1999
The main object of this history-based simulation board game is to control as many battle positions as possible. Procurement of all necessary resources is ultimately determined by a roll of …
PS1
PS3
PSP
Zipper
May 23, 2022
Zipper is a tactics puzzle that recalls 8-bit isometric classics on the ZX Spectrum and MSX. A ridiculously swift swordsman seeks revenge on a castle full of enemies.
Playdate
Zoo Economy
TBA
Zoo Economy is a strategy-puzzle game where you exchange animals. Complete historic based story missions or play in sandbox. Get animals, breed them, attract visitors, sponsor expeditions for unique animals, …
PC
Zundamon Castle
Dec 6, 2024
A very cute RTS! Modify the voxel ground and defend your castle with Zundamons! A game set in Japan's medieval period, created by Japanese developers.
PC
Zupay: Shadows of Independence
TBA
They messed with your homeland. A violent demon saved you from death and now pushes you to get revenge. In this Hack and Slash, explore a revolutionary land, merge with …
PC