Faithful Advance Wars-style gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Scratches that itch that no advance wars successor did so far.”
Steam review · 20.9 h played ↗
Wargroove
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Very Positive · 83%Very Positive · 83%Chucklefish2019Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A polished, charming Advance Wars-style fantasy tactics game with great pixel art, a big campaign and a map editor. Skip it if you want varied factions, a smart AI or fast pacing.
Great for
Advance Wars fans who want a fantasy take, plus co-op and map-editor tinkerers
Main risk
Identical factions and slow missions where the AI wins by unit spam leave it feeling shallow and tedious
What players love
Beautiful pixel art and animations
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“All of that comes together with a beautiful pixel-art style that reminds me of old-school strategy games, and a very upbeat, catchy soundtrack that fits perfectly.”
Steam review · 76.4 h played ↗
Powerful map and campaign editor with workshop
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“there's a huge amount of community content in the in-game workshop. There are thousands of maps, campaigns, puzzles, and more to try out.”
Steam review · 76.4 h played ↗
Huge amount of content and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“there is a ton of content for this game.”
Steam review · 313.4 h played ↗
Fun co-op and multiplayer with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“with local co-op and competitive, there are many ways to enjoy a game with a friend.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Critical hit system and tactical depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“this game also have a system of critical hits that don't depend on RNG.”
Steam review · 68.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Cheap AI and unfair mission design
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the only way to make it a challenge is to constantly pit the player against overwhelming odds.”
Steam review · 11 h played ↗
Identical factions and commanders
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“in truth the units of each faction are exactly the same stats & cost wise, with only the name and sprite to separate them.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Clunky UI, unskippable tutorials and dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Can't skip cut scenes after losing - should be a simple QOL thing”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
Slow, tedious, overlong missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Wargroove doesn't respect the player's time.”
Steam review · 16.4 h played ↗
Scripted puzzle-like missions with one solution
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“It's not strategy. It's rote memorization of the order of operations the devs want you to do.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Speed-based ranking punishes careful play
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“your post game rank was literally based on number of turns and nothing else and it completely ruined it for me”
Steam review · 31.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorCore i3 or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 and/or OpenGL 3.3 compatible video card
Storage1 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorCore i5 or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 and/or OpenGL 3.3 compatible video card
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows 7
ProcessorCore i3 or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 and/or OpenGL 3.3 compatible video card
Storage1 GB available space
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