Making History: The First World War

Turn-based grand strategy combining global warfare and economic management

Factus Games · Released Mar 5, 2021

Reviews: Mixed; 69% of 115
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 3; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Oct 19, 2024
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Making History: The First World War?

This turn-based grand strategy game covers World War I on a global map. You govern any independent nation of the era, develop cities and railroads, manage resources and domestic policies, and direct military campaigns. Historical events frame the conflict, but your decisions can change its outcome.

For you if...

+you enjoy exploring alternate outcomes to historical conflicts
+you like governing colonies, protectorates, and puppet states

Not for you if...

−you want real-time battles rather than turn-based planning
−you prefer warfare without managing industry and domestic policy

What players say

69% of 115 reviews are positive

Players praise the expanded historical events and added unit types compared with earlier entries. More recent reviews repeatedly report crashes, out-of-memory errors, and save failures that can halt campaigns.

Screenshots and trailer

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Making History: The First World War system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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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: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0
Notes: Windows-Compliant Keyboard & Mouse

Does Making History: The First World War have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Making History: The First World War 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, Linux
Achievements: 100
Steam features: Workshop, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English, Simplified Chinese, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, French, Turkish, Ukrainian.

Does Making History: The First World 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 Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam