Making History: The Second World War (2018)
- Developer
- Factus Games
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Indie, Simulation, Strategy
- Rating
- 3.9 of 5, 289 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 64 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A deliberate, open-ended grand strategy game where you shape WWII outcomes through industrial and military decisions.
turn-based grand strategyhistorical simulationopen-endedresource managementimmersivealternative historymethodical pacing
What players say
Players praise its deep turn-based strategy and unique stacking mechanic for realistic combat, but many report persistent out-of-memory crashes that make late-game play frustrating. There is disagreement over whether it feels like a reskin of earlier games, and some note the UI is dated compared to competitors like Hearts of Iron IV.
Screenshots
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