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Commander: The Great War

Turn-based World War I strategy on a large hex map

The Lordz Games Studio · Published by Slitherine Ltd. · Released Jul 25, 2014

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
80% of 295
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
5
right now
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update
10 years ago
Dec 1, 2015

What is Commander: The Great War?

Commander: The Great War is a turn-based strategy game about commanding military forces during World War I. You fight with land, air, and naval units on a hex map across five campaigns, each starting in a different year of the war.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy turn-based campaigns set in World War I
  • +you like commanding varied units across a hex map
  • +you want multiplayer battles conducted by email

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer real-time battles over turn-based campaigns
  • −you prefer small maps to campaigns spanning multiple regions

What players say

80% of 295 reviews are positive

Players criticize the AI, describing either missed opportunities or an unfair defensive advantage.

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Commander: The Great War

Commander: The Great War system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
Processor
Pentium 4
Graphics
Graphics: With OpenGL 1.3 support (GeForce FX / Radeon R300)
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Unsupported

  • Not supported on SteamOS

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, German, Italian.

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