It's almost here! Samples of our gamer's guide to history have landed - after a final round of checks, we will officially be going to print. If you've yet to grab yourself a copy, our Pledge Manager is still open 🔗👇

As we put the finishing touches on Playing With History, here's a sneak peek at how we decided to end our first book...

Not only does #AssassinsCreed Black Flag Resynced look incredible, the changes being made to stealth, combat, and parkour make it a must-have for us here at PWH HQ. FYI the game features heavily in our Golden Age of Piracy chapter 👇️

From developer Rebel Wolves and the director of The Witcher 3, Blood of the Dawnwalker is set in 14th-century Eastern Europe during a time defined by ravaging plagues and political instability. So, what happens when you throw vampires into the mix?

Late pledges for PWH end today! Here are some recent highlights: 🪓 Pitching the perfect Viking video game with @theresthistory.bsky.social ’s Dominic Sandbrook 🏛️ Creative Assembly talk Rome: Total War and Time Commanders 👺 Discussing Nioh 3’s dark mix of history and Japanese folklore

@playing-with-history.com will start shipping in late May, and you can still back it for a few more days to get your copy. www.thesixthaxis.com/2026/03/25/p... #gaming #videogames #gamenews

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Playing With History - the gamer's guide to history - explores historical video games with historians and devs. Find out how to grab a copy.

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Read our new @thesixthaxis.com interview with the producer and director of Koei Tecmo’s action RPG sequel, Nioh 3, and the history that inspired this critically-acclaimed video game series: www.thesixthaxis.com/2026/03/25/n...

"In a world without gold, we might have been heroes". Blackbeard's final line from Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag that has always stuck with us. We hope the game's remake will delve deeper into one of the most fascinating figures from the Golden Age of Piracy #AssassinsCreed

We couldn’t possibly write a book about historical video games without including Creative Assembly’s landmark @totalwar.bsky.social series. Our book features an interview with the studio about TW’s origins and our collective obsession with Ancient Rome.

Base-building colony simulator Going Medieval from developer Foxy Voxel and @MythwrightGames has hit version 1.0 on Steam. This huge update introduces an endgame as well as new rooms, roles, events and myriad other features.

Hollow Mire from Mowlo Games is one of the titles featured in our upcoming book, Playing With History. Set in Post-war England, we interviewed the developers about how this time period and setting lend themselves to crafting an engrossing adventure game with supernatural horror elements #indiegames

In which historic era have you spent the most playtime? Ancient Greece? World War II? There's still time to reserve a copy of our upcoming gamer's guide to history via Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pla... #gaming #history #kickstarter

Sherman Commander is a tactical tank simulator from Iron Wolf Studio and publisher @daedalic.bsky.social. Launching later this week on PC, the game combines action and RTS elements as players order units while controlling an M4 Sherman.

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Command a platoon of Sherman tanks over the most famous theaters of WWII. Take the commander’s seat and give specific orders to your crew, or open the tactical map to coordinate your actions with…

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Check out @thesixthaxis.com's interview with @ubisoft.com about their multiplayer swashbuckling sim, Skull and Bones, and how the developers fused pirate legends with real-world history: www.thesixthaxis.com/2026/03/07/s...

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!

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.

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...

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.

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. www.thesixthaxis.com/2026/02/25/f... #gaming #videogames #gamenews

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We talk to Creative Assembly about 25 years of Total War, the series' origins, early evolution, and something about flaming pigs?

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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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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...

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

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...