All Categories
Every category in Sorting History — 19 and counting — from US History to French History, from Ancient Civilizations to Film. New categories are added regularly, and players vote on which one comes next. Each new Premium category is paired with an existing Premium category flipping permanently free for everyone.
Free for everyone
Play these any time, no subscription needed. Each has 100+ researched historical events.
- US History — Jamestown to today
- World Wars — 1914 to 1945, both sides
- Scientific Discoveries — Pythagoras to James Webb
- Music & Entertainment — medieval troubadours to streaming
- Sports History — ancient Olympics to today
- Ancient Civilizations — Sumer to early medieval
- European History — fall of Rome to today
- TV History — Baird's first demo to streaming bundles
- German History — Charlemagne to Merz
- Portuguese History — founding kingdom to the modern republic
- Food & Drink — what humans have been eating for 8,000 years
- Women's History — 2,000 years of women shaping the world — now free for everyone (2026-07-01)
- South American History — pre-Columbian civilizations to the modern republics — now free for everyone (2026-08-16)
- French History — Clovis to the Fifth Republic, free from launch, paired with the French app language
- Dutch History — the Low Countries from the Republic to today — now free for everyone (2026-10-01)
Premium
Available to Explorer and Historian subscribers ad-free, and to free players via a single rewarded ad for 1-hour access. One Premium category flips to permanently free with each new Premium release.
- Medieval History — the category you voted for: castles, knights and the Middle Ages. New 2026-10-01.
- Space Exploration — the category you voted for: ancient rocketry to the Lunar Gateway. New 2026-08-16.
- Film History — the category you voted for: silent classics to modern blockbusters. New 2026-07-01.
- Japanese History — the classical era to modern Japan, paired with the Japanese app language
Historian-only epic packs
Deep-dive expansions with 500+ events each. Historian subscription required.
- US History Epic — 523 events. Live now.
- European History Epic — 500+ events, Roman era to today. The community-voted second Epic. Live now.
- World Wars Epic, Sports History Epic, Film History Epic, TV History Epic — in production
In the queue (community voting)
Future categories. Players vote on which one comes next.
- African History, Asian History, Black History, LGBTQ History, Religious Events
- Ancient Rome, Revolutions & Independence, Natural Disasters
- Artists & Literature, Animal History, Geography History
- Technological Inventions, Medical Breakthroughs, Economic Events
App languages
Sorting History is fully localized in 7 languages: English, German, European Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish (LATAM), Japanese, and French. Set your device language, or switch in Settings. Each language launch is paired with a matching history category — Japanese History (2026-06-15) and French History (2026-07-01).
