10 Best Historical First-Person Shooter Video Games

With WWII games reaching its peak in the early 2000s with games from both the Wolfenstein and Medal of Honor series, it was only a matter of time before someone thought of making a game where friends can fight in the War online. Thankfully Developer Cornered Rat Software saw the idea and released the game World War II Online, an MMOFPS game set in WWII.

The game was marketed as a "virtual battlefield", which is a fancy name for a video game that accurately simulates war, making World War II Online one of the most interactive WWII shooters in the genre. Besides shooting other players in the face, the game allows for vehicle driving like aircraft and land vehicles, RPG elements in the form of military ranks and strategic gameplay where one can manage logistics and direct soldiers in the fight.

It is also one of the largest historical FPS games out there, so instead of fighting just a small 5 vs 5 skirmish, players can expect something that feels more like an actual war.

The game would be re-released numerous times over the years and it also helped inspired other virtual battlefields set in WWII like Heroes and Generals.