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Commands & Colors: The Great War (2017)

Commands & Colors: The Great War cover
Developer
HexWar Games
Publisher
Hunted Cow Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Strategy
Rating
2.3 of 5, 102 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

Playing feels like commanding units with methodical, turn-based decisions in a historically grounded board game adaptation.

tacticalturn-basedhistoricaldeliberatechallengingmethodicaltense

What players say

Players are split on whether the game captures the board game's spirit, but many report bugs like broken AI, card glitches, and freezes. Some also note the lack of multiplayer and a clunky interface.

Screenshots

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