Men of War™

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%2009

The verdict

A hardcore, micromanagement-heavy WWII tactics classic with direct unit control, strong campaigns and a great editor. Skip it if you want a smooth modern RTS, skirmish vs AI or working multiplayer.

Great for

Patient WWII fans who enjoy hard, micromanaged tactics, direct unit control and mission editing

Main risk

Punishing difficulty, clunky controls and weak AI make it frustrating, with no tutorial

What players love

Nostalgic classic that holds up

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“This game is is still amazing to this day”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗

“Yes, the graphics aren't there anymore, yes it's old. But it has soul. Clearly better than many new games.”
Steam review · translated · 30 h played ↗

“An ageless classic; it's still a pleasure to play.”
Steam review · translated · 19.2 h played ↗

Direct control and deep tactical detail

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“What really stood out was the ability to micromanage individual soldiers. Every unit has a unique name, an inventory, and limited ammo, which forces you to think more tactically.”
Steam review · 22.5 h played ↗

“this game has realistic physics, and a great ballistic system making tank, and gun duels to be very exciting, and stressful!”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗

“The series' key feature is direct control mode, letting you take over any soldier or vehicle and fight like in a third-person shooter.”
Steam review · translated · 7.2 h played ↗

Varied, challenging campaigns

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“the diversity from one mission to the next? Outstanding.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗

“A legend of the Men of War series, with its legendary story campaigns.”
Steam review · translated · 214.3 h played ↗

“the soviet campaign is a stand out.”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗

Rewarding difficulty that demands thinking

Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews

“This strategy won't let you relax; you can't just click and win, you have to think. But it's worth it.”
Steam review · translated · 24.1 h played ↗

“is a very difficult game, but not unfair.”
Steam review · 9.5 h played ↗

Powerful editor and mod support

Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews

“Level editor? 10/10 Love it! I spend most of my time in the editor! It allows you to create any kind of battle you'd like!”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗

“This game allows you to create scenarios with AI battling each other like you are a kid with a huge toy box.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗

“get the game and download the Dynamic Campaign Generator. It turns this game into an epic campaign spanning the Sino-Russian war to Korea.”
Steam review · 52.9 h played ↗

Cheap and runs on low-end PCs

Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews

“Ridiculously cheap on sale and a very fun experience for low-end devices.”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗

“+Will run on a shit computer.”
Steam review · 546.6 h played ↗

What players complain about

Poor AI forces constant micromanagement

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“the AI is catastrophiclly bad to the point were to get anything done you have to control each soldier individualy.”
Steam review · 43.1 h played ↗

“the AI is not advanced enough to do anything by themselves. If their veichle gets damaged and cant fire, they just sit there and do nothing”
Steam review · 10.1 h played ↗

“This isn't strategy, it's micromanagement; the player has to play almost every unit at once.”
Steam review · translated · 28.8 h played ↗

Won't run properly on modern PCs

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“The mouse is not calibrated and seems about 1/4 of the screen away from where the actual mouse is pointed.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗

“If your running Windows 10 and modern hardware (I'm running an RTX card) you'll likely come across the EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION, this has effectively killed the game.”
Steam review · 42.4 h played ↗

“the arrow doesn't match the actual position; as a result it's impossible to play on Windows 10.”
Steam review · translated · 4.5 h played ↗

Clunky controls, UI and no tutorial

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“Extremely confusing UI, no tutorial, or any clues how to play the game.”
Steam review · 33.5 h played ↗

“there is absolutely *no* tutorial. The game just sort of thrusts you into the action”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗

“Worst controls ever experienced in a video game”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗

Extremely hard, even on easy

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews

“There is so much happening, and you have nowhere near enough resources to replace fallen soldiers and equipment.”
Steam review · 25.1 h played ↗

“Hope you're up for a challenge, I had to play on easy in slow motion by the second mission and was still having problems.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗

“There are tons of enemies on the map, you have almost nothing to fight back with, and little time to set up.”
Steam review · translated · 31.3 h played ↗

Multiplayer dead and no skirmish vs AI

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews

“The multiplayer doesn't work, you need to sign into something from GameSpy, problem is- GameSpy went defunct in 2013.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

“The main problem of this version is dead multiplayer, completely shut down because GameSpy closed.”
Steam review · translated · 0.4 h played ↗

Inconsistent armor penetration and unfair combat

Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews

“AI tears through your tanks front armor like paper where as you need to hit them 40 times in the rear to kill them.”
Steam review · 33.8 h played ↗

“a German Tiger pierced a Churchill's side like a pencil through paper.”
Steam review · translated · 29.9 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSMicrosoft® Windows® XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 — This product does not support Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT or XP x64/Vista x64!

ProcessorIntel® Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or AMD™ Athlon™ 64 3000+

MemoryXP – 1 GB RAM / Vista – 2 GB RAM

Graphics3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required – 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 128 MB Video Memory. ATI® Radeon® 9600 or Nvidia® GeForce® 5900

Storage6.5 GB + 1 GB Swap File

Recommended

OSMicrosoft® Windows® XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 — This product does not support Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT or XP x64/Vista x64!

ProcessorIntel® Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz or AMD® Athlon® 4400+

Memory2 GB RAM

Graphics256 MB 3D Hardware Accelerator Card with Shader 3.0 support ** - ATI® Radeon® 2600 or Nvidia® GeForce® 8600

Storage5.5 GB + 1 GB Swap File

OSMicrosoft® Windows® XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 — This product does not support Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT or XP x64/Vista x64!

ProcessorIntel® Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or AMD™ Athlon™ 64 3000+

MemoryXP – 1 GB RAM / Vista – 2 GB RAM

Graphics3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required – 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 128 MB Video Memory. ATI® Radeon® 9600 or Nvidia® GeForce® 5900

Storage6.5 GB + 1 GB Swap File

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