Wargame: European Escalation

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Eugen Systems · Strategy · Feb 23, 2012

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
29
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio3 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Wargame: European Escalation?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 42 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

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
40% of themes are praise20% are divided40% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Ultimately, Fatal Error was a fine add-on to extend replayability of Wargame.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall i do enjoy the atmosphere and the graphics of this game.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In conclusion, Wargame: European Escalation is a strong strategy game that incorporates a solid and logical story, has a great variety of playable units across many factions, and has an appropriate, yet challenging focus on tactics based on environmental awareness.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
+The sounds of the weapons are something you can feel, they hold up quite nicely.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay65 reviews
Graphics42 reviews
Story40 reviews
Combat15 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
78% still recommend
Crashes
0% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
81% still recommend
Difficulty
79% still recommend
Interface
64% still recommend
Linux compatibility
50% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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