Best WW2 RTS with deep realism
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Steel Division 2 is a step up from something like Company of Heroes in terms of realism and scale.”
Steam review · 29 h played ↗
Steel Division 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%Eugen Systems2019RTS · Strategy · Simulation
$39.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
Deep, realistic large-scale WW2 RTS with great co-op and Army General campaigns, but a thin multiplayer scene, cheating AI and pricey DLC. Skip it if you mainly want solo play on a budget.
Great for
Patient WW2 history fans who like deep tactics, deck-building, Army General campaigns and co-op with friends
Main risk
Cheating AI, few maps and a tiny player base, with lots of content locked behind pricey DLC
What players love
Army General and single-player campaigns
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Special mention to the Army General campaigns and the focused operations, but the skirmishes are plenty of fun too”
Steam review · 121.1 h played ↗
Great co-op and multiplayer with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the coop is great and all the scenarios and operations/campaigns can be played together.”
Steam review · 60.6 h played ↗
Huge variety of divisions and units
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The game is so packed to the rafters with units, each with their own historically accurate stats and equipment”
Steam review · 73.9 h played ↗
Slow, thoughtful pacing rewards strategy
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“This is much more of a chess-like strategic movement strategy game than APM and spam like Starcraft or Red Alert.”
Steam review · 19.2 h played ↗
Decent AI for solo play (to some)
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“Bots in this game is somehow way better and smarter than Warno.”
Steam review · 18.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Overpriced, content locked behind DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Cannot recommend due to a solid 80 percent of the game being locked DLC.”
Steam review · 11.6 h played ↗
Poor balance and unrealistic combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“in practice it's really just a glorified arcade game.”
Steam review · 13.8 h played ↗
Dead multiplayer and server problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“i spent 40 min just sitting in a 10x10 lobby before it started.”
Steam review · 11.6 h played ↗
AI cheats and spams units
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“AI artillery is pin point accurate, fast firing and always acts like it has line of sight on your whole army.”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
Few maps, repetitive, no battle timer option
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“The best part is the campaign, but for that, you play the same battle maps over and over.”
Steam review · 40.1 h played ↗
Mods break and require all DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“any update no matter how minor completely 100% breaks every single mod”
Steam review · 60.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable50 GB
Minimum
OS64-bit Windows 11 / 10 / 8.1 / 7 with Service Pack 1
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)
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit Windows 11 / 10 / 8.1 / 7 with Service Pack 1
Processor4 cores Intel | AMD CPU (Intel i3-8100, AMD Ryzen 3 1200)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia Geforce GTX 1060 3 GB (Legacy: Nvidia Geforce GTX 780), AMD Radeon RX 580 (Legacy: AMD Radeon R9 290X)
Storage50 GB available space
OS64-bit Windows 11 / 10 / 8.1 / 7 with Service Pack 1
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)
Storage50 GB available space
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