Battle Cry of Freedom

Civil War multiplayer shooter with AI troop command

Flying Squirrel Entertainment · Released Mar 1, 2022

Action Indie Massively Multiplayer RPG Simulation Strategy

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 2,520
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 2; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 3 years ago; Mar 26, 2023

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Battle Cry of Freedom?

In this first- and third-person multiplayer shooter, you fight as Union or Confederate forces in American Civil War battles. Matches involve musket fire, artillery, and melee combat, with roles including infantry, cavalry, engineers, and surgeons. Commander Battles let you direct a company of AI soldiers.

For you if...

+you enjoy commanding AI soldiers across Civil War battlefields
+you like choosing between infantry, cavalry, and artillery roles

Not for you if...

−you want a story campaign instead of multiplayer battles

What players say

72% of 2,520 reviews are positive

Players praise commanding AI units and the attention to Civil War detail. Their most common complaint is the dwindling multiplayer population; some also report lag and say updates have stalled.

Screenshots and trailer

Battle Cry of Freedom system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 8 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: 3.5 GHz Quad Core
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 960
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 30 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 27
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default configuration is not performant

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian, Romanian, Turkish.