Best Alternate History Games on Steam
Games imagining changed timelines, rewritten conflicts, or history with a twist.
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1Hearts of Iron IV - Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Jun 6, 2016
In this game, you can…
- stage a surprise airborne invasion that takes an enemy capital before your own sea landing even leaves port.
- start as tiny Bolivia and snowball from beating one neighbor into grinding down half a continent, then gearing up to fight Brazil.
- oust Stalin in a civil war, reunite China as a warlord, or put another Napoleon on France's throne in the same game.
- manually switch combat plans mid-battle multiple times to change how a fight plays out instead of just watching it resolve.
- drive a tank army straight through a country that has no anti-tank and rip the front so wide it looks like someone took a bite out of the map.
- race the clock in a WW1 mod: stabilize a collapsing front, rush 1918 fighters to wipe the enemy air force, then snake an armored car into Paris seconds before the USA joins.
- turn a small nation into an industrial powerhouse through years of buildup, then flip the switch into rapid conquest the moment you're ready.
2Kingdom Come: Deliverance II - A thrilling story-driven action RPG, with a rich open world, set in 15th century Medieval Europe. Experience the ultimate medieval adventure - through the eyes of young Henry - as you embark on a journey of epic proportions.
Feb 4, 2025
In this game, you can…
- get ambushed mid-wagon ride, fight beside guards, then keep chatting like nothing happened.
- have towns remember your thefts so people grow suspicious, change locks, and hire guards.
- win a tournament, then get spared by would-be attackers who recognize you later in the street.
- pick a lock in a sleeping house, loot the chest, slip through a garden, and vanish into the trees unseen.
- walk through a world where every NPC works, goes to the pub, then sleeps on a daily routine.
- travel while conversations keep happening in motion, with jokes and gossip continuing through the journey.
- bathe, eat, and wear clean clothes because shopkeepers and strangers treat you differently when you look filthy.
- bring a dog companion that can track, help in fights, and still needs feeding and petting like a real animal.
3BioShock Infinite - Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia.
Mar 25, 2013
In this game, you can…
- snap off a rail mid-ride, rain bullets from above, then drop back down into a brutal aerial takedown.
- tear open reality to pull in weapons, turrets, and other gear, then reshape a fight on the fly.
- reach the final reveal and have the story pivot hard into alternate realities that reframe what you just played.
- ride hanging rail lines between skyscrapers and keep firing without ever touching the ground.
- mix elemental powers with gunfire, like tossing murder crows into a crowd and shocking whoever survives.
- throw up a bullet-catching shield, soak incoming fire, then hurl it back as a blast that clears space.
- get a companion who actively tosses you ammo, healing, cash, and power refills during fights without needing babysitting.
4The Outlast Trials - Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
Mar 5, 2024
In this game, you can…
- get hit with hallucinogenic chemicals and start seeing a skeleton in a black suit while you're still being hunted.
- run twisted objectives like destroying evidence, electrocuting the snitch, refueling generators, and hauling boxes through hostile maps.
- roam a shared hub between trials, decorate your room, and challenge people to chess or arm wrestling.
- hide in lockers or trash bins, hold your breath, and wait out patrols.
- inspect doors for wire traps, then sprint for another exit mid-chase when the one you picked is rigged.
- wear night-vision goggles that run on batteries, then hunt for a recharge while the lights go out.
- revive teammates through chaos, with one person repeatedly pulling the whole run back from collapse.
- bring different tools to heal, see through walls, blind enemies, stun them, or pop locks so the team can improvise roles.
5Wolfenstein: The New Order - Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.
May 19, 2014
In this game, you can…
- storm a beachfront fortress, then later end up in space on a Nazi moon base.
- dual-wield basically every weapon, including shotguns, assault rifles, and laser guns.
- find a hidden Wolfenstein 3D-style game inside the modern campaign.
- stab Nazis from stealth with a knife or a silenced pistol, then instantly switch to loud firefights when you're spotted.
- take out commanders first so they stop calling in reinforcements during a fight.
- choose which comrade dies early on, then play through two different timelines.
- climb towers, fire giant cannons, and crush massive Nazi robots during the opening assault.
- wake up after a 14-year gap to a world where the Nazis won and the resistance is underground.
6Call of Juarez: Gunslinger - From the dust of a gold mine to the dirt of a saloon, Call of Juarez® Gunslinger is a real homage to the Wild West tales. Live the epic and violent journey of a ruthless bounty hunter on the trail of the West’s most notorious outlaws.
May 22, 2013
In this game, you can…
- rewind a level mid-fight when the narrator changes his story.
- watch the same scene reshape itself after someone in the bar corrects your version of events.
- dodge the bullet that would have killed you, then sprint for cover and jump back into the fight.
- get thrown into a completely different route and enemy lineup because the storyteller "remembers" it differently.
- enter showdowns where you keep your hand near the gun, focus on your opponent, and quickdraw at the exact instant.
- fight a three-way standoff where you have to out-draw two opponents in the same duel.
- slow time after a kill streak, tag glowing enemies, and chain headshots while everything else barely moves.
- shoot dynamite out of the air as it's flying toward you.
- dual-wield revolvers and fire both hands independently while clearing a whole room
7BioShock™ - BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.
Aug 21, 2007
In this game, you can…
- survive a plane crash, find a lighthouse, pull a lever, and descend into a glowing art-deco city built under the ocean.
- hypnotize one Big Daddy to fight another, then wade in while they tear each other apart.
- kill a Big Daddy, then choose whether to harvest or rescue the Little Sister it was protecting.
- shoot electricity into a puddle and fry everyone standing in it.
- freeze an attacker solid, then smash them to pieces with a wrench.
- hack a turret or security camera, then let it turn on enemies instead of you.
- hack vending machines and first-aid stations to cut prices and change what they do.
- piece together a whole city's collapse by finding scattered audio diaries and following the clues they leave behind.
8Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic - Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Jun 20, 2024
In this game, you can…
- turn building a single asphalt road into an end-to-end chain: quarry gravel, mine coal, generate power, refine oil into bitumen, then feed an asphalt plant and coordinate pavers and trucks.
- trace one barrel of oil from distant pumps to trains, through storage tanks and a refinery, then split it into fuel for stations and bitumen for asphalt.
- sell oil, build and sell planes, fly in tourists from either side of the border, and turn that revenue into a fully self-sufficient republic.
- build a coal power plant that only works after you've set up mining, processing, storage, conveyors, transport lines, and a worker bus network to staff everything.
- deadlock a city by fixing one problem at a time: add buses for workers, run out of fuel, build a gas station, then realize the gas station has no electricity.
- run a realistic power grid with substations, transformers, switches, and line capacity instead of citywide "power coverage."
- choose who can own cars by controlling how many are sold and who's allowed to drive or park, shaping the whole transit system.
- process crimes through courts and jails, then bus prisoners to job sites so the prison system becomes a labor network.
9A Plague Tale: Requiem - Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
Oct 17, 2022
In this game, you can…
- command a living tide of rats to wipe out enemies.
- run into a wall of thousands upon thousands of rats.
- pin enemies with a crossbow, then pull your bolts back out of their bodies.
- crack a guard in the skull with a slung stone.
- sneak through an arena, go loud, or mix both in the same encounter and still find multiple routes forward.
- race for a door or lever, break line of sight, and slam it shut just before the guards catch you.
- shape your upgrades just by playing your way, with stealthy habits building stealth skills and violent habits building combat skills.
- use fire and sunlight to herd rats, then chain alchemy effects so the environment itself becomes your weapon and your cover.
10Wolfenstein: The Old Blood - Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ is a standalone prequel to the critically acclaimed first-person action-adventure shooter, Wolfenstein®: The New Order. This adventure spans eight chapters and features the hallmarks of MachineGames – thrilling action, immersive story, and intense FPS combat.
May 4, 2015
In this game, you can…
- split your metal pipe into two weapons, dual-wield them, then snap it back together into a sledgehammer.
- watch the story pivot into occult chaos with ancient relics, flaming zombies, and something huge waking underground.
- find hidden Wolfenstein 3D-style nightmare levels tucked into the campaign as secret throwback missions.
- escape prison with a pipe, then use it for silent kills, prying open hatches, and smashing through doors.
- sneak through whole combat zones, quietly take out commanders, and prevent them from calling in reinforcements.
- ride a cable car while enemy jets attack, fighting to stay alive as the whole firefight moves across the line.
- sneak past squads of supersoldiers, then flip the switch into a loud firefight once you're in position.
- dual-wield two shotguns or two assault rifles and turn a corridor into flying chunks of wall and bodies.
