Strategic Command: American Civil War
Turn-based Civil War strategy with armies, diplomacy, and river warfare
Fury Software · Published by Matrix Games · Released Jul 14, 2022
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 254
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 15
- peak 24h 16
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 10 months ago
- Nov 11, 2025
What is Strategic Command: American Civil War?
A turn-based strategy game played on a hex map of North America during the American Civil War. You command the Union or Confederacy through campaigns, moving armies, organizing recruits, researching upgrades, and managing production and diplomacy as the war determines whether the country remains united.
For you if...
- +you enjoy making historical decisions across a large campaign map
- +you like balancing recruitment, research, and battlefield positioning
- +you want to test your plans against an AI opponent
Not for you if...
- −you prefer real-time battles over turn-based planning
- −you dislike managing supply alongside combat and diplomacy
What players say
85% of 254 reviews are positive
Players praise the historical decisions and the challenge posed by the AI. Some players find supply hard to learn, while others say combat settles into static front lines that do not fit the Civil War.
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Strategic Command: American Civil War system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor
- 1.5 GHZ Processor or Equivalent
- Graphics
- 8MB video memory
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Third-party account
- Slitherine PBEM++ for Multiplayer
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Spanish - Spain, French, German.
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Recent updates
- Nov 11, 2025 · Free Content and Update v1.11.04 - Out Now
- Sep 19, 2025 · Strategic Command: American Civil War - Update v1.11.01
- Jun 29, 2023 · SC: American Civil War - 1904 Imperial Sunrise release and update 1.08.00
- Mar 30, 2023 · Strategic Command: American Civil War - v.1.07.00
- Feb 1, 2023 · Strategic Command: American Civil War - v.1.06.00
2 DLC available.
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