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🔍 Exploring video games and the historic events, people, and mythologies that inspire them 🎮 Successfully funded on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playingwithhistory/playing-with-history-pixels-polygons-and-the-past
Over The Top: WWI from Flying Squirrel Entertainment is out now on PC. Experience huge online battles designed for up to 200 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, and planes tearing up fully destructible battlefields!
In Playing With History, we talk to Titan Quest II Lead Narrative Designer, Matthew Cropley, about Greek mythology and how it inspires both the story and gameplay of
the action RPG sequel: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pla...
THQ and Grimlore Games have shared their 2026 roadmap for Titan Quest II, promising new content, features, and systems including crafting and summoning.
Out now: @playkhiimori.bsky.social from Aesir Interactive is a unique historical open-world video game that casts players as a courier in 13th century Mongolia, taming not only horses but your wild and perilous surroundings.
Are you a history buff with a passion for gaming? Our upcoming book was recently funded on Kickstarter and includes over 200 pages of deep dives and interviews about historical video games: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pla...
In case you missed it, here's our big interview with #TotalWar creators, Creative Assembly, where we talk about their journey from pumping out sports sims to creating a historical gaming juggernaut: www.thesixthaxis.com/2026/02/25/f...
A demo for Windrose is currently available to download for free via Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4291770/...
Set during the Golden Age of Piracy, Windrose is the latest historical video game to go viral, promising a sandbox 18th century world where pirates must build, craft, and battle to survive, either alone or with online crewmates.
Are you a history buff with a passion for gaming? Our upcoming book was recently funded on Kickstarter and includes over 200 pages of deep dives and interviews about historical video games: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pla...
From Time Commanders to flaming pigs, we interviewed @creative-assembly.com about the origins of the @totalwar.bsky.social franchise, ancient battle tactics, and the undying appeal of Ancient Rome. You can read it via @thesixthaxis.com: www.thesixthaxis.com/2026/02/25/f...
Fancy getting a peek of what @playing-with-history.com will offer? Have read " From Sports Sims to Strategy Kings: The Total War Story" where Jim and Adrian interviewed key figures from Creative Assembly about the iconic series.
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The Forgotten City is just one of the games we explore in our Ancient Rome chapter of Playing With History. Find out more about our upcoming book and how to get a copy while it's still available: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pla...
In The Forgotten City, players are caught in a time loop as they explore a subterranean Roman society governed by The Golden Rule. Beneath its mystery is a fascinating look at law and moral philosophy.
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Download the demo now, via Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1895900/...
You can now play the demo for @1348exvoto.com as part of #SteamNextFest - set against the tumultuous backdrop of medieval Italy, lead a young knight errant on a chivalric quest that promises brutal, bloody combat.
Time is running out to secure a copy of our upcoming book, Playing With History. Featuring over 200 pages of deep dives and interviews with game developers and historians, late pledge on #Kickstarter will close on March 31st: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pla...
Valheim is one of the many games featured in our Viking chapter. Here's how to get a copy of our upcoming book, Playing With History: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pla...
We recently interviewed the team at Iron Gate Studio about Valheim, and how the beloved sandbox survival puts a unique spin of Norse mythology #Valheim
No magic, no dragons, or any familiar fantasy trappings. Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an unapologetically grounded RPG that even features combat moves based on medieval fighting manuals. A free next-gen upgrade is out now! #KCD #KingdomComeDeliverance
In our upcoming book, Playing With History, we interview the game's developer, Mimimi Games about its two more recent titles, Desperados III and Shadow Gambit. Learn more: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pla...
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun will launch for the Nintendo Switch 2 on March 18th, 2026. One of our all-time favourite stealth games, it combines strategic gameplay, character synergies, and a Feudal Japan setting.
Sony Santa Monica has announced two exciting updates for the God of War franchise as it heads back to Ancient Greece. 2D side-scroller, Sons of Sparta, is out now with a trilogy remake in development! #GodofWar
We recently interviewed Titan Quest II's Lead Narrative Designer, Matthew Cropley, about Greek mythology and how it inspires both the story and gameplay of @thqnordic.com’s action RPG sequel: www.thesixthaxis.com/2026/02/05/t...
Amidst all the writing and design work, we rolled credits on our first game of 2026: Hellblade II. A visual masterpiece that explores myths, monsters, and the human mind. Expect a double-feature in our upcoming book, Playing With History.
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra remains a mysteriously enticing proposition. With some big industry names attached and a story set against a grounded WWII backdrop, we hope to see more from Skydance in the coming months!
From the creators of Ghostrunner comes @valormortis.bsky.social, which reimagines the Napoleonic Wars in a grim soulslike shooter. Expect a unique cocktail of muskets, sabres, and horror from developer One More Level when it hits later this year.
There’s still time to reserve a copy of our upcoming book - here’s how: kickstarter.com/projects/pla... #gaming #history #kickstarter
It was a great privilege talking to Dominic Sandbrook for our first book. Game publishers take note - in our interview, the great historian, author, and podcaster makes a pitch for the greatest Viking video game, starring the legendary Harald Hardrada.
Black Myth: Zhong Kui builds on the greatness of Wukong, bringing to life more Chinese folklore with plenty of demon-slaying. Expect precise combat fused with deep mythology in Game Science's upcoming successor #ZhongHui #BlackMythWukong