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Battle Academy
A turn-based strategy game like no other has landed on Steam. Approachable, absorbing and visually impressive yet detailed, Battle Academy aims to revolutionise the strategy games market with a blend of intuitive design and compelling gameplay.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
“Battle Academy, developed and published by Slitherine Ltd., is a turn-based World War II strategy game that focuses on tactical clarity and thoughtful decision-making rather than overwhelming players with dense simulation systems. It places you in command of Allied forces across…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“really brings back memories of myself playing this game on my iPad 10+ years ago”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played“This is my favorite WW2-themed turn-based strategy, that I discovered during my childhood like, 10 years ago or so. Gameplay is unusually captivating (although needs polishing, which was made in BA2) but still challenging and deep. With a bunch of DLCs to take on - this is my…”
— a player, Steam review · 117 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.
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Latest official news
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Slitherine lands on Bundle Stars!
Amazing news! We are happy to announce that Slitherine lands on Bundle Stars! Starting from today a number of our games will be sold on the Bundle Stars store at a very special discount price! If you
Slitherine lands on Bundle Stars!
Amazing news! We are happy to announce that Slitherine lands on Bundle Stars! Starting from today a number of our games will be sold on the Bundle Stars store at a very special discount price! If you
Battle Academy is in a weekly Humble Bundle!
What have the Middle Ages, the Second World War, Ancient Rome and Hellish demons got in common? Probably nothing, apart from the fact they are the settings of our games in the Weekly Humble Bundle! St
Battle Academy is in a weekly Humble Bundle!
What have the Middle Ages, the Second World War, Ancient Rome and Hellish demons got in common? Probably nothing, apart from the fact they are the settings of our games in the Weekly Humble Bundle! St
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · World War II · Turn-Based · Wargame · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Replay Value · Historical (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian |
| Official site | http://www.slitherine.com/games/bbc_ba_pc |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista/7/8/10 Processor: Intel P4/AMD Athlon XP or better Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 128 MB DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics Card DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Additional Notes: 1GB RAM for Vista or above