Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

Steam Deck · unrated

Shenandoah Studio · Strategy · Sep 17, 2015

Worth it for the right player.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

72%
Mostly Positive
170 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 170 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 119 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise119 helpful reviews25% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It performs well, and provide some reasonable replayability as it is playable from both opposed sides with a varied style play that depends on the AI personality that you may choose (represented by a different general on either the Axis or Allied sides).
13 of 119 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
- Playing (and winning) all the scenarios and the campaign, both as the Allies and Germany take 4 hours, which really amounts to next to nothing, making it good for multiplayer only
9 of 119 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
You may elect to play specific sequences of days (scenarios) or the whole campaign.
8 of 119 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
My favorite part of the game is probably the amount of meticulous research and data that has been provided in the "Reports" that you get at the end of every day and also the "History" menu which is pretty much just a nice bit of background for those interested in the battle itself.
7 of 119 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
- Some weird AI choices makes it too easy
6 of 119 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Played through the game once as the Germans, and the graphics and gameplay look terrific.
5 of 119 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Gameplay13 reviews
Multiplayer9 reviews
Story and characters8 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Difficulty6 reviews
Graphics5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Combat7 reviews
100%
Bugs4 reviews
75%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
31
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.