While there have been a number of historically accurate medieval games released over the years, with the Kingdom Come: Deliverance series leading the way, some games do not strive for realism, or fall short at easy hurdles. Most notably, there are a few tropes about the Middle Ages in films, TV, and video games, with everything being drab and dirty, when in fact the era was exceptionally colorful, even gaudy.
At other times, games mix and match armor, outfits, and architecture from different centuries, with these games often having no grounded setting, instead taking place in a generic European location, although this isn’t always a problem. Lastly, there are the historically inaccurate medieval games with realistic and detailed worlds, but ahistorical gameplay. Typically, these games disregard the importance of armor, with protagonists dodging, rolling, and duel-wielding their way to victory, although these can also rank among the most fun medieval games.