Gary Grigsby's War in the East

Gary Grigsby's War in the East

Steam Deck Unsupported

2by3 Games · Strategy · Jul 9, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $79.99. It has been as low as $23.99.

90%
Very Positive
581 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 581 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I have finished the campaign once on the Axis side on something like medium difficulty, if I remember correctly.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
✅Finally, someone has perfected the controls and gameplay in these games.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
It is a game you will either spend tens (ok, hundreds) of hours with... or you will just not get over the first hurdle of user interface & the manual.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Though the game has a solid AI, there are a robust set of multiplayer options.
9 of 300 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 love4 themes
Story and characters48 reviews
Gameplay20 reviews
Interface16 reviews
Multiplayer9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty13 reviews
85%
Graphics10 reviews
80%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat20 reviews
80%
Crashes9 reviews
22%

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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $79.99. The lowest we've tracked is $23.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $79.99

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Player review score
90%
Very Positive
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