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Making History: The Great War

Turn-based World War I grand strategy with economic management

Muzzy Lane Software, Factus Games · Published by Factus Games · Released Jan 29, 2015

IndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
74% of 427
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
3
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
8 years ago
Oct 15, 2018
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Making History: The Great War?

You lead a nation during the World War I era in a turn-based grand strategy game. Manage its economy, diplomacy, and military; build trenches, direct artillery and aircraft, and decide how to govern conquered territory. You can play as any independent nation or create custom scenarios with an editor.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy methodical, turn-based planning across a global war
  • +you like choosing between direct rule and puppet states

Not for you if...

  • −you want fast battles without turn-based planning
  • −you dislike managing supplies alongside diplomacy and combat

What players say

74% of 427 reviews are positive

Players describe the mechanics as complex but complain that the AI sometimes makes strange decisions.

Screenshots and trailer

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Making History: The Great War system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 / Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP with Service Pack 2
Processor
Pentium 4 or better
Graphics
256 MB DirectX 9.0c-Compliant, Shader 2.0 3D Video Card
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Notes
Windows-Compliant Keyboard & Mouse

Does Making History: The Great War have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Making History: The Great War run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
1
Steam features
Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, German, Simplified Chinese.

Does Making History: The Great War 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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