Wargame: European Escalation

Cold War real-time strategy commanding tanks and helicopters across Europe

Eugen Systems · Released Feb 22, 2012

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 78% of 3,400
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 7; right now
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update: 2 years ago; Jan 16, 2024

What is Wargame: European Escalation?

This real-time strategy game is set in a 1980s Europe where the Cold War threatens to become a world war. You build an army and command tanks, helicopters, and infantry across large maps in a military campaign or multiplayer battles.

For you if...

+you like large-scale Cold War battles with varied units
+you want a challenging single-player military campaign

Not for you if...

−you want an easy introduction to real-time strategy
−you prefer fast battles over deliberate battlefield planning

What players say

78% of 3,400 reviews are positive

Players praise the range of units and the campaign's challenge. They criticize computer opponents for overwhelming them with units and complain about missed shots and wasted missiles. Some also report excessive brightness and difficulty finding multiplayer games.

Screenshots and trailer

Wargame: European Escalation system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: WINDOWS XP SP3/WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7
Processor: AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.5 GHZ
Graphics: 256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 3.0 COMPATIBLE. ATI RADEON X1800 GTO/NVIDIA GEFORCE 7600 GT OR HIGHER
Memory: 1024 MB (XP)/2048 MB (VISTA/7)
Storage: 10 GB
Notes: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR ONLINE GAMING AND GAME ACTIVATION