Underplayed Gems

Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865) (2021)

Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865) cover
Developer
Grand Engineer Corps
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Strategy
Rating
3.8 of 5, 2,367 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 28 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A slow-burning, cerebral real-time strategy game that makes you feel like a 19th-century general managing logistics, armies, and large-scale battlefield maneuvers.

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What players say

Players praise its depth and historical atmosphere but are sharply divided: many say battles are janky, the UI is buggy, and the command delay makes every order feel like a fight against the game itself. Reviews with hundreds of hours recommend it for history buffs, while shorter ones call it broken and not worth the price.

Screenshots

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