Making History: The Calm & the Storm

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 633 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Muzzy Lane · Strategy · Mar 13, 2007

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$3.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Making History: The Calm & the Storm?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 633 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
45% of themes are praise33% are divided22% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Simple game mechanics make this game relatively easy to get the hang of.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Another plus, is that the multiplayer in this game doesn’t have lag or syncing issues.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This is a little gem worth playing, especially when you like the more reduced strategic games without a hard learning curve.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I'd also definitely recommend playing with friends, preferably in a LAN setting.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay28 reviews
Multiplayer18 reviews
Difficulty16 reviews
Co-op7 reviews
Divided opinion
Graphics
86% still recommend
Story
100% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
78% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$3.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.79.

8 points recordedtoday · $3.99

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