{"id":1089151,"date":"2026-01-24T12:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T12:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=501698"},"modified":"2026-01-24T12:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T12:12:13","slug":"2025-may-be-the-year-of-the-historical-fiction-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/2025-may-be-the-year-of-the-historical-fiction-game\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 may be the year of the historical fiction game"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-may-be-the-year-of-the-historical-fiction-game.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Games can transport players to any number of sci-fi, fantasy, or horror settings, but some of the best and biggest aim for realism and simulation. A notable number of highly anticipated AAA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24188125\/2025-video-game-release-dates-new-upcoming\">games coming in 2025<\/a> are opting for something in between imagined worlds and reality: Historical fiction games will be big in the coming year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In games like <em>Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows<\/em>, players will be able to live out the fantasy of time-traveling to feudal Japan and living their own story as real-world samurai Yasuke and the shinobi Naoe. Players of <em>Sid Meier\u2019s Civilization 7<\/em> will write their own histories, thinking daily about the Roman empire of their dreams as Augustus, as freedom fighter and Union Army heroine Harriet Tubman, or as a dozen other military and thought leaders as they shape civilization to their liking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In a surprising number of 2025 games, players will experience original fiction stories set against historical settings and events. Here are some of the highlights.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Assassin&#039;s Creed Shadows: Extended Gameplay Walkthrough | Ubisoft Forward\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FjAzNpMYTxw?rel=0\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" allowfullscreen allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24156633\/ubisoft-assassins-creed-shadows-trailer-release-date-codename-red\">Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows<\/a><\/em> is set in 16th-century feudal Japan, during the final stage of the Sengoku period. Set against the backdrop of civil war and at the height of daimyo Oda Nobunaga\u2019s power, players will assume dual roles as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24204308\/assassins-creed-shadows-yasuke-samurai-ubisoft-controversy\">samurai Yasuke<\/a> \u2014\u00a0based on the real-world person \u2014\u00a0and kunoichi Naoe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Like the TV series <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24085152\/hulu-shogun-episode-1-review-fx\">Sh\u014dgun<\/a><\/em>, <em>Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows<\/em> will showcase the influence of Portuguese traders and Christian missionaries, who helped bring technologies like cannons and long guns to the island nation. It may also show key historical events like Nobunaga\u2019s attack on the ikki of the Iga province, where Naoe is from. Those events will be woven into Assassin\u2019s Creed\u2019s ongoing conflict between the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar Order, adding a layer of fiction to real-life historical events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows<\/em> will be released on Feb. 14 on PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X. The game will also be available for Mac and iPad.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sid Meier\u2019s Civilization 7<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sid Meier\u2019s Civilization VII - Gameplay Reveal Trailer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kK_JrrP9m2U?rel=0\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" allowfullscreen allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gamescom\/443918\/civilization-7-hands-on-preview\">Civilization 7<\/a><\/em> will let players mix and match leaders and civilizations \u2014\u00a0or civs \u2014\u00a0in ways that distort history. Benjamin Franklin and Confucius can meet and potentially go to war as players rewrite history, blending the cultural traditions, architecture, and technology of wide-ranging civilizations as they evolve across eras. Unlike past Civilization games, players will have a broader selection of leaders, which now include philosophers, scientists, politicians, and religious figures, not simply heads of state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">While much of <em>Civ 7<\/em>\u2019s historical fiction writing will be done by players themselves as they grow their settlements into sprawling civilizations, Firaxis\u2019 strategy game may offer the most varied and interesting version of turning history into (fan) fiction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Sid Meier\u2019s Civilization 7<\/em> will be released on Feb. 11. It\u2019s launching simultaneously on PC and consoles \u2014\u00a0PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X \u2014\u00a0for the first time in the franchise.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Official Story Trailer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vPS-pgg3scE?rel=0\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" allowfullscreen allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Set in 15th-century medieval Europe, <em>Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2<\/em> will let players explore an open-world Bohemian Paradise and the city of Kuttenburg as blacksmith Henry of Skalitz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Henry will undertake a \u201cjourney to avenge his murdered parents, taking him from aspiring warrior to rebel\u201d in Warhorse Studios\u2019 sequel to <em>Kingdom Come: Deliverance<\/em>. The game\u2019s fictional story will be set against the Hussite Wars \u2014&nbsp;and Henry will face Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg and his allies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2<\/em> will be released on Feb. 4 on PS5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ghost of Y\u014dtei<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ghost of Y\u014dtei - Announce Trailer | PS5 Games\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7z7kqwuf0a8?rel=0\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" allowfullscreen allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Sucker Punch Productions\u2019 <em>Ghost of Tsushima<\/em> was grounded in the real-world story and setting of Tsushima Island. The game was set during the first Mongol invasion of Japan, and starred Jin Sakai, a fictional samurai.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Ghost of Y\u014dtei<\/em> will be set more than 300 years after the events of the original game, and will once again utilize a real-world Japanese setting for its story. But Sucker Punch hasn\u2019t said much about what <em>Ghost of Y\u014dtei<\/em> protagonist Atsu will be doing in the sequel. Here\u2019s what the studio has said, as it relates to the PlayStation 5 game\u2019s historical fiction setting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cOur story is set in the lands surrounding Mount Y\u014dtei, a towering peak in the heart of Ezo, an area of Japan known as Hokkaido in present day,\u201d wrote senior communications manager Andrew Goldfarb on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2024\/09\/24\/ghost-of-yotei-is-coming-in-2025\/\">PlayStation Blog<\/a>. \u201cIn 1603, this area was outside the rule of Japan, and filled with sprawling grasslands, snowy tundras, and unexpected dangers. It\u2019s a far cry from the organized samurai clans who lived in Tsushima, and it\u2019s the setting for an original story we can\u2019t wait to tell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Ghost of Y\u014dtei<\/em> will be released sometime in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra | Story Trailer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lb2wwEx6DVw?rel=0\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" allowfullscreen allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Featuring an original story set during World War II, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24106916\/marvel-1943-rise-of-hydra-captain-america-black-panther-game\">Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra<\/a><\/em> will star two superheroes of the era: Captain America and Black Panther. Fighting alongside Howling Commandos member Gabriel Jones and Wakandan Spy Network leader Nanali, the two WWII-era heroes will battle the forces of Hydra \u2014&nbsp;Marvel\u2019s Nazi stand-ins \u2014&nbsp;in Occupied Paris.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra<\/em> will be the first game from Skydance New Media, which is led by Amy Hennig, former creative director of the Uncharted series, and Electronic Arts veteran Julian Beak. The studio announced its Marvel project in 2021 as \u201ca narrative-driven, blockbuster action-adventure game, featuring a completely original story and take on the Marvel Universe.\u201d Expect era-appropriate warfare boosted by the magical technology of Wakanda and inventor Howard Stark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Players will get their hands on <em>Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra<\/em> sometime in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/501698\/2025-historical-fiction-games\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Games can transport players to any number of sci-fi, fantasy, or horror settings, but some of the best and biggest aim for realism and simulation. A notable number of highly anticipated AAA games coming in 2025 are opting for something in between imagined worlds and reality: Historical fiction games will be big in the coming year. In games like Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows, players will be able to live out the fantasy of time-traveling to feudal Japan and living their own story as real-world samurai Yasuke and the shinobi Naoe. Players of Sid Meier\u2019s Civilization 7 will write their own histories, thinking daily about the Roman empire of their dreams as Augustus, as freedom fighter and Union Army heroine Harriet Tubman, or as a dozen other&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/2025-may-be-the-year-of-the-historical-fiction-game\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1089152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1089151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2025 may be the year of the historical fiction game | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Games can transport players to any number of sci-fi, fantasy, or horror settings, but some of the best and biggest aim for realism and simulation. 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