Gaming by Year

Video games set in each specific year, fantastical or not.

I'm working on adding games, so if you know of any that I'm missing feel free to leave it in the comments!

225 Games

Egypt 1156 B.C.: Tomb of the Pharaoh
Egypt 1156 B.C.: Tomb of the Pharaoh
1156 BC
Shadow of Rome
Shadow of Rome
44 BC
Colosseum: Road to Freedom
Colosseum: Road to Freedom
192
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
1094
Ghost of Tsushima
Ghost of Tsushima
1274
Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno
1300
A Plague Tale: Innocence
A Plague Tale: Innocence
1348
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
1403
Castlevania Legends
Castlevania Legends
1450
Sengoku
Sengoku
1467
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
1476
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
1479
Misericorde: Volume One
Misericorde: Volume One
1482
Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado
Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado
1519
The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript
The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript
1522
Jerusalem: The Three Roads to the Holy Land
Jerusalem: The Three Roads to the Holy Land
1552
Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer
Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer
1562
9 Monkeys of Shaolin
9 Monkeys of Shaolin
1572
Castlevania: The Adventure
Castlevania: The Adventure
1576
Soul Edge
Soul Edge
1583
SoulCalibur
SoulCalibur
1586
SoulCalibur IV
SoulCalibur IV
1590
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
1591
Nioh
Nioh
1600
The Plot
The Plot
1605
SoulCalibur V
SoulCalibur V
1607
Ganryu
Ganryu
1612
Versailles 1685
Versailles 1685
1685
Cutthroat Island
Cutthroat Island
1688
Castlevania
Castlevania
1691
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
1695
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
1698
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
1748
China: The Forbidden City
China: The Forbidden City
1775
Cassius
Cassius
1781
Blair Witch Volume 3: The Elly Kedward Tale
Blair Witch Volume 3: The Elly Kedward Tale
1785
Samurai Shodown
Samurai Shodown
1787
Mozart: The Conspirators of Prague
Mozart: The Conspirators of Prague
1788
Steelrising
Steelrising
1789
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
1792
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1793
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
1796
Return of the Obra Dinn
Return of the Obra Dinn
1807
Guns of Fort Defiance
Guns of Fort Defiance
1812
The Whisperer
The Whisperer
1814
Freedom!
Freedom!
1830
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
1839
Lamplight City
Lamplight City
1844
Walden, a game
Walden, a game
1845
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
1848
Castlevania
Castlevania
1852
Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II
Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II
1857
Ultimate General: Gettysburg
Ultimate General: Gettysburg
1863
Voyage: Journey to the Moon
Voyage: Journey to the Moon
1865
3 Skulls of the Toltecs
3 Skulls of the Toltecs
1866
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1868
Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston
Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston
1871
80 Days
80 Days
1872
American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice
1874
Alice: Madness Returns
Alice: Madness Returns
1875
Darkwatch
Darkwatch
1876
Way of the Samurai
Way of the Samurai
1878
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One
1880
Dust: A Tale of the Wired West
Dust: A Tale of the Wired West
1882
Call of Juarez
Call of Juarez
1884
The Order: 1886
The Order: 1886
1886
Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels
Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels
1887
Du Lac & Fey: Dance of Death
Du Lac & Fey: Dance of Death
1888
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo
1889
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1890
1893: A World's Fair Mystery
1893: A World's Fair Mystery
1893
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
1894
Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis
Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis
1895
Arida: Backland's Awakening
Arida: Backland's Awakening
1896
The Yukon Trail
The Yukon Trail
1897
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
1898
Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
1899
Nostalgia 1907
Nostalgia 1907
1907
Suggested by EVX
The Room VR: A Dark Matter
The Room VR: A Dark Matter
1908
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
1910
Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead Redemption
1911
BioShock Infinite
BioShock Infinite
1912
Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts
1913
Suggested by ZapRowsdower
The Last Express
The Last Express
1914
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
1915
Suggested by ZapRowsdower
1917: The Alien Invasion DX
1917: The Alien Invasion DX
1917
Vampyr
Vampyr
1918
Revenant Hill
Revenant Hill
1919
Mexico 1921: A Deep Slumber
Mexico 1921: A Deep Slumber
1921
Suggested by EVX
Call of Cthulhu
Call of Cthulhu
1924
Black Mirror
Black Mirror
1926
Direct Drive
Direct Drive
1927
Shadow Hearts: From the New World
Shadow Hearts: From the New World
1929
Suggested by ZapRowsdower
Rule of Rose
Rule of Rose
1930
Suggested by ZapRowsdower
Empire City: 1931
Empire City: 1931
1931
Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
1933
Call of the Sea
Call of the Sea
1934
Overboard!
Overboard!
1935
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon
1936
Amnesia: Rebirth
Amnesia: Rebirth
1937

7 Comments

ZapRowsdower

1 year ago

Here's some suggestions, though I don't know if you mind doubling up on years.

Assassin's Creed:
1- 1191
Revelations- 1511
Freedom Cry- 1735

For the Shadow Hearts games,
Koudelka- 1898
Shadow Hearts 1- 1913
Shadow Hearts Covenant- 1915
Shadow Hearts: FTNW- 1929

Gabriel Knight Trilogy
GK1: 1993
GK2: 1995
GK3: 1999

Tex Murphy: Under A Killing Moon- 2042

Rule of Rose: 1930

Wolfenstein: The New Order -1960

Technobabylon- 2087

Waking Mars- 2097

Wasteland Trilogy:
1- 2087
2- 2102
3- 2107

CMike

1 year ago

Yeah I originally conceived this list as one game for every year, and only games that take place within a single year. When there's more than one for a year it's pretty subjective which one I pick, I try to choose the one that I think best represents that particular year.

Appreciate the suggestions and I'll definitely add in the ones that fit!

Dadhunter

11 months ago

Gun (1880)
Higurashi (1983)
Vampire the Masquerade (2004)

CMike

11 months ago

Thanks @Dadhunter!

Artyom

9 months ago

Love this list, it's such a cool idea.

I would add a Warhammer 40K game just to have 41st millennium on the list, would be fun.

ZapRowsdower

9 months ago

Got a new one for you; Obsidian, the 1997 adventure game, takes place in 2066.

CMike

9 months ago

@ZapRowsdower Thank you!
CMike

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