Civil War: 1863
Turn-based Civil War battles commanding Union and Confederate forces
HexWar Games · Published by Hunted Cow Games · Released Jun 21, 2016
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 59% of 51
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 1 week ago
- Oct 26, 2026
What is Civil War: 1863?
Civil War: 1863 is a single-player, turn-based strategy game built around missions based on American Civil War battles. You command either Union or Confederate forces, moving units such as infantry, cavalry, and artillery while changing formations and using generals to support troops.
For you if...
- +you enjoy planning flanking attacks in turn-based battles
- +you prefer separate missions across multiple campaigns
Not for you if...
- −you want real-time combat instead of turn-based battles
- −you need multiplayer rather than a single-player campaign
Screenshots and trailer
Civil War: 1863 system requirements
Minimum: OpenGL 2.1 supporting, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Civil War: 1863?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent
- Graphics
- OpenGL 2.1 supporting graphics card
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does Civil War: 1863 have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Civil War: 1863 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
- 28
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Civil War: 1863 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
- Aug 19, 2026 · Game Update v6.1.0
- Aug 11, 2026 · Game Update v6.0.1
- Nov 1, 2024 · Game Update 5.0.3
- Nov 18, 2021 · Civil War: 1863 - version 5.0.2 update
- Oct 13, 2021 · Civil War: 1863 Version 5.0.1 Update
