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Ultimate General: Civil War

Real-time Civil War tactics with persistent army management

Game-Labs · Released Jul 14, 2017

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Reviews
Very Positive
88% of 8,642
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
70% of 17 in 30 days
Players
376
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
8 years ago
Jun 5, 2018
Minimum PC
HD 4000
2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Ultimate General: Civil War?

A single-player real-time tactics game set during the American Civil War. You command units through a campaign of linked battles while managing army composition, equipment, reinforcements, and advancing officers; historical battles are also playable separately.

For you if...

  • +you want a demanding single-player Civil War campaign
  • +you enjoy preserving veteran units across linked battles
  • +you prefer real-time command over turn-based play

Not for you if...

  • −you want an open campaign with freely chosen battles
  • −you dislike timed objectives and fixed mission structures
  • −you mainly want multiplayer competition

What players say

88% of 8,642 reviews are positive · 70% of 17 in the last 30 days

Players praise building and equipping armies, along with the tactical variety in battles. The most common complaints concern enemy scaling that makes major victories feel less consequential and clunky or inconsistent unit behavior.

Players over time

▼ -10% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 447 players on Sep 27, 2026.

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Oct 1, 2026365
Sep 30, 2026373
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Screenshots and trailer

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Ultimate General: Civil War system requirements

Minimum: HD 4000, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 - 32 bit
Processor
Intel i3
Graphics
512Mb VRAM, Minimum 1366x768 resolution, Intel HD 4000 and higher, GeForce 8800 and higher, AMD Radeon X1600
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 - 64 bits
Processor
Intel i5
Graphics
1GB VRAM, 1920x1080 resolution, Nvidia 960 or Radeon R9 285
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0

Does Ultimate General: Civil War have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Ultimate General: Civil War run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
39
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean.

Does Ultimate General: 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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