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Headquarters: World War II

Headquarters: World War II

Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.

Released Apr 11, 2024 Developer Starni Games Publisher Slitherine Ltd. Platforms Windows PvPTurn-Based TacticsTactical RPGWargameTurn-Based Strategy
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

77.1%positive685 reviews
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“What a fantastic game this is. It's easy to learn but puts you in a lot of tricky situations. Access to hot seat, pbem++ and live MP matches make it even better. There's a lot of single player campaign to chew through too. Reminds me of The Troop / a turn based COH. Looks good…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Tactical game where you command a company of units. It has authentic ruleset similar to Battle Academy. Missions are fun and relaxing at least a few first which I played before writing this review. I plan to play more.”

— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played
Not recommended · 4 found this helpful

“I really want to like this game, but ultimately its flaws just make it a super frustrating experience. It does have some really neat mechanics, like the reaction shot/over watch system, but the way the game handles unit movement and placement in the campaign make the game super…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

352all-time peak
0 100 200 2025 2026 132 avg · Apr 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

102achievements
7.8%median completion
2.6%rarest: The Victoria Cross (Market Garden)
46.2% of players 45.9% of players 37.4% of players 30.8% of players 26.6% of players 26.0% of players 26.0% of players 22.7% of players 21.8% of players 21.2% of players 19.8% of players 19.3% of players 18.6% of players 18.5% of players 18.5% of players 18.4% of players 18.1% of players 16.6% of players 15.8% of players 15.8% of players 15.0% of players 14.9% of players 14.7% of players 14.6% of players 14.4% of players 14.3% of players 13.5% of players 13.2% of players 12.9% of players 12.9% of players 12.8% of players 12.6% of players 12.3% of players 12.3% of players 12.2% of players 11.4% of players 11.2% of players 10.9% of players 10.4% of players 10.2% of players 10.1% of players 9.9% of players 9.9% of players 9.6% of players 9.5% of players 9.4% of players 9.0% of players 8.7% of players 8.5% of players 8.0% of players 7.8% of players 7.8% of players 7.6% of players 7.4% of players 7.2% of players 6.4% of players 6.0% of players 5.8% of players 5.5% of players 5.4% of players 46.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
46.2%The Commendation Medal — Successfully complete "Omaha Beach Landing"
45.9%The Combat Infantryman Badge — Complete all secondary objectives in "Omaha Beach Landing"
37.4%The Bronze Star Medal — Successfully complete "The Battle of Graignes"
Rarest badges of honor
2.6%The Victoria Cross (Market Garden) — Complete all secondary objectives in "Operation Berlin"
2.6%The Medal of Honor (Ardennes) — Complete all secondary objectives in "Wardin Counterattack"
2.6%The Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Oak Leaf (Ardennes) — Complete all secondary objectives in "Mageret Assault"

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$39.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$23.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-14
US39.99 USD
EU38.99 EUR
UK33.50 GBP
Australia58.50 AUD
Canada51.99 CAD
Japan4,500 JPY
Brazil107.99 BRL
China136.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$20 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$44

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-17 09-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 08, 2026
Headquarters: World War II - v1.04.13 out now

With the release of Headquarters: Cold War, there have been various fixes and improvements within the Headquarters engine. Work done on HQ: Cold War directly impact on improvements for WWII too: • Fix

Apr 08, 2026
Headquarters: World War II | Spring Classic Knockout Challenge Tournament

Join the Knockout Challenge with a mixture of Battalion battles and classic capture flags for prestige points maps. Each round the player with the least points per round will be knocked out. Until onl

Mar 19, 2026
Headquarters: Cold War is now available

Step into a new chapter of the Headquarters series and experience tactical warfare in a hypothetical Cold War conflict between NATO and the USSR in the early 1980s . Command modernized armies, deploy

Dec 09, 2025
Headquarters: Cold War is coming soon

During Slitherine Next, we officially announced Headquarters: Cold War , the next entry in the Headquarters series. Set in a fictional 1984 conflict between NATO and the USSR, the game brings the Head

Dec 02, 2025
Headquarters: World War II | Steam Workshop support is now available

Steam Workshop support is now available in Headquarters: World War II. With the latest update, players can create, share, and download custom maps directly through the game. A new option in the in-gam

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresSimulation, Strategy
Player tagsPvP · Turn-Based Tactics · Tactical RPG · Wargame · Turn-Based Strategy · War · Strategy RPG · Board Game · Tabletop · Strategy · Tanks · 3D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian *
Achievements102
Official sitehttps://www.slitherine.com/game/headquarters-world-war-ii
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Processor: i5-4460 (or equivalent) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTX 950 (2GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 35 GB available space