Late modern period

Historical theme

From 19th century (~1850) to present and beyond to the unknown future.

876
games
93
platforms
Preceded by:
* Early modern period (14xx – 18xx)

Succeeded by:
* Unknown (the future)

Related:
* 19th century
* 20th century
* 21st century
... and possibly more

Notable events:
* World War I (1914 – 1918)
* World War II (1939 – 1945)
* Industrial Revolution (~17xx)
* Digital Revolution (~1980 – ...)

Overlaps:
* Victorian era (1837 – 1901)
* Belle Époque (1870s – 1914)
* Information/computer/digital Age (1960s or 1970s till later)
* Industrial Age (late 17xx till mid 19xx; notable explosive growth started in 1830s)
* Atomic age

Popular tags

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Parent group

Time periods

Child groups

World War I, World War II, American Civil War, Gulf War, Industrial age, Digital age

Games by year

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The first Late modern period video game was released on January 28, 1947.

Capcom, Konami and Activision published most of these games.

Platforms

Linux 165
Windows 110
Mac OS Classic 53
Apple II E 43
MS-DOS 43
NES 42
PS3 27
X360 24
PS2 22
Amiga 20
Mega Drive 18
Mac OS X 16
Tandy Coco 16
Arcade 15
Xbox 14
C64 13
PS 12
GBA 9
Atari 2600 9
GameCube 9
Xavix 9
Atari ST 8
Atari 400/800 8
Wii 8
Amstrad CPC 8
N64 8
Dreamcast 8
NeXT 7
BeOS 6
ZX Spectrum 6