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Battleplan

Battleplan

Worth buying? What 200 Steam reviews say.

Mostly Positive · 72%2026

US Steam price, checked 6 h ago

The verdict

A novel operational-level WW2 game where you draw battle plans and watch divisions execute them. Skip it if you want a polished launch, stable performance or a clear UI.

Great for

WW2 history buffs and HOI4 fans who want operational-level planning without micromanagement

Main risk

Crashes, lag, bugs and a clunky UI make it frustrating at the $30 launch price

What players love

Unique plan-drawing operational gameplay

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“you can give broad, but deep orders and then wait and watch as your war machine goes to battle, revising and creating new battleplans as you go”

Steam review · 8.5 h played  ↗

Responsive devs patching quickly

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“Issue got fixed, thank you for the quick reaction! Glad the devs are really responsive.”

Steam review · 10.6 h played  ↗

What players complain about

Buggy and game-breaking at launch

Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews

“Just loading a save is a gamble because you never know what might break as a result.”

Steam review · 25.9 h played  ↗

Since the last analysis (Oct 13)

  • New complaintUnclear orders and weak tutorial (#4)
  • New complaintWorse order system than the demo (#5)
  • New complaintAllies only, limited content (#6)
  • New praiseArmy building, supply and depth (#4)
  • Complaint goneShallow depth and overpriced
  • Complaint goneWeak tutorials, steep learning curve
  • Complaint goneAwkward order drawing and unit control
  • Praise goneOperational-level scale fills a niche
  • Praise goneRuns well for some players
  • Praise goneArmy meta-progression between missions
  • Praise movedResponsive devs patching quickly: #6 → #2

System requirements

Steam Deck: Unknown
OS64-bit Windows 11 / 10
ProcessorIntel Celeron G4920 (Legacy: i3-2100) , AMD Athlon 200GE
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GT 1030 (Legacy: Nvidia GeForce GTS 450), AMD Radeon RX 460 (Legacy: ATI Radeon HD 5570)
Storage8 GB available space

Analyzed Oct 20, 2026  ·  200 reviews

141 positive, 59 negative

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