Making History II: The War of the World

Turn-based World War II strategy where you guide any nation

Muzzy Lane Software · Published by Factus Games · Released Aug 27, 2010

Indie Simulation Strategy

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 80% of 399
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 9; right now
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update: 7 years ago; Oct 15, 2018

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 38/100 (critic reviews)

What is Making History II: The War of the World?

Making History II is a turn-based grand strategy game set before and during World War II. You guide a nation on a world map, developing cities, managing resources, researching weapons, and directing land, sea, and air forces as the war unfolds.

For you if...

+you enjoy planning an economy alongside military campaigns
+you want to change history by guiding different nations

Not for you if...

−you want real-time action instead of turn-based planning
−you would rather skip resource management and military logistics

What players say

80% of 399 reviews are positive

Players praise the World War II strategy and say its systems are easier to follow than those in some other grand strategy games.

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Making History II: The War of the World system requirements

As published by the developer.

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: 1 GB RAM / 2GB recommended
Storage: 2 GB
Notes: Windows-Compliant Keyboard & Mouse