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Commands & Colors: The Great War

Wait48%

Mixed · 108 player reviews · Low confidence

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Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS

HexWar Games · Strategy · Jan 19, 2017

Player review score
48%
Mixed
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
21
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Commands & Colors: The Great War?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 108 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 86 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
29% of themes are praise14% are divided57% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
10 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
It captures the tension, uncertainty, and grinding nature of trench warfare through its card-driven mechanics and scenario design, even if its digital execution feels austere by modern standards.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
10 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
I like the graphics upgrade here but I don't like how the graphics seem to be putting actual gameplay in the backseat.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay10 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
27% still recommend
Interface
71% still recommend
Combat
83% still recommend
Multiplayer
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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