Commander: The Great War (2014)
- Developer
- The Lordz Games Studio
- Publisher
- Slitherine Ltd.
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Strategy
- Rating
- 4.0 of 5, 294 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 30 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A slow, methodical turn-based wargame that feels like commanding troops on a hex-grid map with realistic historical constraints.
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What players say
Players call it a solid but imperfect WW1 hex game. It is easy to learn but demands careful planning, and the AI is praised for reacting to moves yet criticized for abandoning key fronts. A common complaint is the lack of diplomacy, though the Potblitz mod fixes that. Some users report crashes on modern PCs.
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