Crit

Axis & Allies 1942 Online

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 5k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Beamdog · Wargame · Nov 9, 2021

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
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
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio8 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Axis & Allies 1942 Online?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k 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
36% of themes are praise9% are divided55% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Additionally, the game includes an AI opponent that can be adjusted in difficulty, making it a solid option for solo play and practice.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game also supports asynchronous multiplayer, allowing players to take their turns at their own pace, which is perfect for longer, more thoughtful matches.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As for the gameplay, its impecable, the interface, the music, the sounds, its really fast to find a game, the matchmaking seem even, no crash, and the only time i had one, the restart was exactly after the dice rolls in the middle of a battle, so not even reroll.
Servers and matchmaking
Players who bring up Servers and matchmaking mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Literally the only useful thing in this game is the auto matchmaking system.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Co-op31 reviews
Multiplayer22 reviews
Gameplay21 reviews
Servers and matchmaking6 reviews
Divided opinion
Monetization
33% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
40% still recommend
Difficulty
65% still recommend
Graphics
35% still recommend
Crashes
44% still recommend
Bugs
40% still recommend
Interface
38% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $6.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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