after getting into Strategy I got an itch for some WW2 Strategy games. I want it to be a single player and play as the axis. Any recommendations? No paradox shit do a 4x would be cool
Best WW2 strategy games recomentaditions
after getting into Strategy I got an itch for some WW2 Strategy games. I want it to be a single player and play as the axis. Any recommendations? No paradox shit do a 4x would be cool
Also maybe the Spanish nationalist being playable i don't really like the nazis
>In order of my favourites
>RTS
Codename Panzers
Gates of Hell
Men of War
Company of Heroes
Blitzkrieg
>Tactics
Close Combat, 3 being the most fun
Silent Storm
Commandoes
>Big Boy Strategy
Strategic Command World War 2
Order of Battle
Panzer Corps
Unity of Command 2
For the 2nd requirement:
Codename Panzers Phase 2 is Italians and Germs
Panzer Corp 2 has a Spanish civil war campaign
Gates of Hell has 2 missions as the Blue Division
Battle for Spain if you don't mind the tism
This is a great list, anon, good job. I would add Command Ops 2 to the Big Boy section, it's a great real-time wargame that is easy to get into.
>easy to get into
I guess I'm just moronic than
looks great thanks anon
>MoW
>StratCom
>Close Combat
>Silent Storm
Excellent taste and a great list. I would also add Decisive Campaigns series, Combat Mission 1-3 and Graviteam tactics to the list
>Men of War
original or assault squad 2?
Go for AS2, more polished compared to older titles and pretty sure there are ported campaign missions from earlier games, including soldiers.
Are you the Spanish Civil War anon from before?
No
Why did Spanish nationalists fail even though they weren't even invaded?
They would be fricked by neo liberal Europe since they actually wanted a Spanish state with the Church and its people first, its a shame but Franco could not do it
every one has autism in fricking here you gay fricking c**t and read the fricking first message you homosexual. as long as i kill commies im ok
seems like he profiled you spot on
Company of Heroes is pretty good.
Heard things about Men of War but I never played it myself.
>Company of Heroes
there's only a soviet campaign, i don't relly like multiplayer that much
Well you can just play against bots in the multiplayer mode. You aren't forced to play with others.
The original has 3 campaigns, one of which lets you play Axis and some gimmicky mini-campaigns, two of which are focused on the axis. CoH 2 has the Ardennes Assault campaign which is Americans and the theater of War though the latter is more gimmicky skirmish matches/scenarios, though those aren't highly regarded.
Basically, CoH1 may have what you want if you just want campaigns. If you enjoy bot bashing, CoH2 may be worth booting up or grabbing it when they throw it out for free again.
>I don't want to play multiplayer
>I only want to play out my wehraboo fantasy
>I don't want it to be made by the company that is known for exactly the type of game that will fill my gay c**t autism niche
you're a Black person
yes do
on a serious note I'm most likely autistic and have vey little friends to sperg about moron shit no one cares other than me. thats why.
>I only want to play out my wehraboo fantasy
Yes
Cope
Seethe
Dilate
>Wanting to play as the germans is bad... Because.Because i said so chud!
back 2 reddit, israelitelover
I just don't want to play as the soviets that is really all, yuck
Recs
Hoi3 is the go to for most of this board and its a solid choice even though its paradox. HOI3 and 4 are the most "sandboxy" ww2 strats that arent completely fisher price.
War in the East is good (haven't played 2 but 1 is good)
Graviteam is solid as well. Not a true 4x, but you do get to control units on a big map and then go watch battles unfold on a smaller map. Map battles are not at all micro intensive which adds to the "strategic feel"
Do Not Recommend
Steel Division 2 while it does have a plethora of campaigns and features small and large battles, it does not really do a good job of making them fun or interesting. Most battles are holding off AI spam and the Auto-sim is not good
Making history is another bad choice unless you want a SUPER casualized experience. It was my first ww2 strategy game and is made for an age range of 8-14.
Strategic command is a little more in depth than the aforementioned but super large scale has issues.
Overall I'd recommend War in the East if you want something really deep and Axis focused.
Go with graviteam if you want smaller campaigns and 3d battles.
>I recommend the autistic game that is unplayable if you know anything about WW2 eastern front unless you pair up with a grognard and set up a play by email you will finish in a decade
>Has played WitE and knows its a pile of shit
This is accurate. Spend your $100 elsewhere.
Hey PBEM is fun and most games end by mid-42, so "only" a couple of months to play a game.
steel division normandy 44 and steel division 2.
they are different in scale/micro/etc, so if you dont like one doesnt mean you necessarily wont like the other.
>Shit Division
>Shit Division 2x
>To a new strategy player
waaaaaa waaaaaaaaaaaa, anon likes games i dont like!
It's okay to have shit taste.
It's even better to keep it to yourself.
if it makes you mad, why would i keep it to myself?
>Op wants singleplayer games!
>Recommends Steel Division
SD is not a bad game per se, but the SP leaves much to be desired. GTMF does it better if big map to battle sim is your style.
looks really deep and cool. thoughts frens?
Its shit and you can't play as an Axis country.
china was almost an axis country
But it wasn't, so it isnt.
its rimworld
I think the decisive campaigns series, starting from Barbarossa, is alright in SP.
John Tilllers Campaign Series
I'd suggest Armoured Commander II, it's not pure strategy game but roguelike with rpg/strategy elements. Basically you play as tank commander, you have your crew, your tank and you do various assignments. There are like 50+ campaigns spanning from '39-'45 so there's quite a lot of content.
Gary Grigsby's War in the East1&2.
Panzer Corps1&2.
That's all you'll ever need.
>Gary Grigsby's War in the East1&2.
>SP
The ai is dumb as shit to the point where you might as well play hoi3. The only thing slowing you down are the supplies and railway repairs.
There is that one mod for Panzer Corps, Battlefield Europe it was called I think, giving you a seriously huge map of Europe to fight over. It turns Panzer Corps into a discount big boy strategy. Wish someone made something like that for PC2, but the 3D map of entire Europe might be too much for the engine to handle.
This, if I can get my lazy third worlder ass to cope with the high prices.
Just pirate it, don't like it - don't buy it. If you like it and want to support them buy it. Don't let the israelites dictate your life.
i dont even know how to pirate
Suffer then
go to cs rin and download. its so fricking easy a 10 year old could do it. It takes 10 minutes to do your research on how to pirate. IF you cant be bothered to do that but work for hours to pay for a gorillion paradox DLC that are overpriced than you deserve to be poor.
Thank you friend, i try the game before buying it
Hearts of Iron III.
R.E.D. WW2 mod for Civ5. Best WW2 experience
Empire Earth map editor
Digital Reality & StormRegion both made some decent World War 2 RTTs. They're a bit eurojanky and I'm not sure about the English translations but they're worth a look. Rush for the Bomb especially since it takes place in Spain.
DR:
Afrika Korps vs. Desert Rats, D-Day, War Front: Turning Point (alternate WW2 with mechs and shit)
SR:
Codename: Panzers – Phase One, Codename: Panzers Phase Two, Rush for Berlin + Rush for the Bomb
Graviteam: Tactics Mius Front and Tank Warfare Tunisia 1943 are extremely good, highly autistic wargames that you should check out. Both sides of each campaign are playable, so you can enjoy being a wehraboo if you want
hoi4 is exactly the game you want to play Anon, nothing matches its in depth strategy and realistic game mechanics.
Men of War Assault Squad 2 (robz realism mod + robz improved AI)
Without a doubt Hearts of Iron IV is the very best simulation.
Command Ops 2
Graviteam Tactics: Mius Front
Tank Warfare: Tunisia 1943
Gary Grigsby WITE 2
Everything else can go straight into the trash.
What about combat mission, i like the ww2 stuff
Also darkest hour and the decisive campaigns titles are really good
is there a 4x game like civ or old world or some shit that is set just in ww2? hexes, turn based, all that jive
Civ IV had some WW2 mods and scenarios that were surprisingly decent
Men of War Ass Squad 2, play it vanilla then mod the shit out of it. Or Blitzkrieg 1 with the Wrecks Stay mod
>Graviteam: Tactics Mius Front
its EXTREMELY complicated and the tutorial is beyond worthless
it took me 100+ hours to get good enough at it to pull off the tactics i wanted, but now its THE most rewarding strategy game i have ever played and im completely addicted
if you want to watch some videos to get a general idea of the game and how it plays i suggest this guy:
Game is literally tactics. Dumbfrick pig fricking tardos somehow think its a strategy game. You fricking morons
i would love to hear what your obviously extremely narrow definition of a strategy game is then anon and then shit all over it
Hearts of Iron IV is the most in-depth WW2 strategy game on the market right now. But it's very hard for beginners to pick up and play, so you might want to try a different game.
Will be dethroned by victora 3 hardcore simulation soon.
He said Hoi4 is hard for beginners lmao, that game was literally made for beginners they might aswell port it for consoles
It is a joke you dumbass. Why do you keep saying lmao in every thread?
Do I know you or something?
I'm crying from laughter because you said Hoi4 is not for beginners
HOI4 is one of the most complex games ever created. Even most players with 1000s of hours still learn new things about it all the time, especially with concepts like naval warfare which is so in-depth to the point of real-life simulation. It's okay if you're bad at it, there's no need to be upset about not understanding the game. There are some good tutorials out there you can try, but they're all hours upon hours long because it's all so complex.
I'm just trying to troll you lol I play that game more than any other paradox title, with more dlc support on the way its without doubt one of the best grand strategy games on the market, only thing I dislike is the frontlines mechanic but that's on me.
Not even close to what vicky 3 war system will be.
>HOI4 is one of the most complex games ever created
I know this is a bait post but I'll entertain you
>Even most players with 1000s of hours still learn new things about it all the time
I've played like 50 and I've seen enought
>especially with concepts like naval warfare which is so in-depth to the point of real-life simulation
It has nothing on games like RTW2. It's a convoluted mess since Man the Guns, I'll give you that much.
I am not the one you originally responded. I just noticed every single post you make involves "lmao" when dealing with hoi4 fanboys. I get that hoi4 is shit (I refunded the game because the map looks like a neon seizure simulator and the gameplay is literally shit), but you seem to have an obsession with hoi4. Why is that? Is it because it's a DLC riddled fest that shits upon hoi3? Make a coherent argument.
>blabla you seem to have an obsession with hoi4 blablabla
No shit moron, I love that game wtf?
If Hearts of Iron is so easy why are you crying over it? Can't beat it? Maybe you should try something like a facebook strategy game, that might be more on your level.
WinSPWW2
Armoured Commander
hoirts of oihrn fhoir4