Battleplan: American Civil War
Civil War strategy with short battles fought by brigades and divisions
The Mustard Corporation · Published by KPL, Osprey Publishing · Released Jul 4, 2014
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 58% of 78
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 10 years ago
- Apr 28, 2016
Metacritic: 66/100 (critic reviews)
What is Battleplan: American Civil War?
A single-player, top-down strategy game combining real-time and turn-based play in the American Civil War. You command Union or Confederate troops across ten battles, played as a campaign or individual engagements, directing movements, keeping units supplied, and building earthworks and pontoon bridges.
For you if...
- +you prefer lightweight wargames that are quick to learn
- +you want adjustable difficulty and control over battle speed
Not for you if...
- −you want detailed troop animations rather than abstract unit blocks
- −you prefer empire-building to managing individual battles
What players say
58% of 78 reviews are positive
Players praise the messenger system, command delays, and emphasis on strategic movement. Complaints center on unreliable troop control and limited tactical depth.
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Battleplan: American Civil War system requirements
Minimum: GL 2.1, 1 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Battleplan: American Civil War?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- Pentium 4 or Athlon 64
- Graphics
- GL 2.1
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
Does Battleplan: American Civil War have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Battleplan: American Civil 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
- Achievements
- 95
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Battleplan: American Civil 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- Apr 28, 2016 · Battleplan: American Civil War Version 1.4 is Now Available!
- Apr 28, 2016 · Battleplan: American Civil War Version 1.4 is Now Available!
- Sep 8, 2014 · Battleplan: American Civil War Version 1.3 is now available!
- Sep 8, 2014 · Battleplan: American Civil War Version 1.3 is now available!
- Aug 18, 2014 · Version 1.2 of Battleplan: American Civil War is now available
