Winter War 1939

First-person World War II combat with troops under your command

Thorium Game Lab · Released Jul 17, 2020

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 179
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 6 years ago; Jul 21, 2020
Minimum PC: 1 GB VRAM; 2 GB RAM · 0.6 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Winter War 1939?

A single-player first-person shooter set during the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union. You fight for either side to capture strongholds, command soldiers, and operate tanks, aircraft, and artillery. Battles take place on historical battlefields or maps you generate in sandbox mode.

For you if...

+you enjoy gathering resources to build defenses and weapons
+you like using skis and terrain to outflank enemies

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer battles with or against other people

What players say

87% of 179 reviews are positive

Players praise the scale of the battles. Recurring complaints concern basic visuals and weak AI. A recent reviewer also reports the cursor slipping onto other monitors during play.

Screenshots and trailer

Winter War 1939 system requirements

Minimum: 1 GB VRAM, 2 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
Processor: i3-2400 CPU @ 2.2 GHz
Graphics: 1 GB VRAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 600 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Does Winter War 1939 have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Winter War 1939 run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 24
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Winter War 1939 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam