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Order of Battle: World War II

Order of Battle: World War II

Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.

Released Apr 30, 2015 Developer The Artistocrats Publisher Slitherine Ltd. Platforms Windows StrategyFree to PlayWorld War IISimulationTurn-Based
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

78.3%positive3,002 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Well I do really like the game but every once in awhile it does things that makes no sense. IE... a few times i have attacked troops that has 1 hp left. They were by themselves. Mine had 10 hp. Before i attack it says 4+ kill with 0 loss but when attack it did nothing to him.…”

— a player, Steam review · 4,884 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I played though the free to play bootcamp in about 5 hours or so. It was pretty fun. I had a good time; however no way I'm paying the $254.83 for the DLC pack for a ten year old game when i can play panzer general or other similar titles for free or normative price. I'd gladly…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Not recommended · 20 found this helpful

“dont buy this garbage game literally everything is locked behind a paywall and there are like 20 something walls that all give the most miniscule amount of content. ypu camt even play singleplayer aside from the tutorial. what a money grabbing scam. the amount of money youd have…”

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

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:14 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

177playing at last check
22024-hour peak
909all-time peak
0 250 500 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 423 avg · Feb 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

38achievements
4.5%median completion
1.6%rarest: Elite Submarine
58.8% of players 22.8% of players 16.6% of players 15.7% of players 14.6% of players 9.0% of players 8.3% of players 7.1% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.6% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 5.8% of players 5.6% of players 5.6% of players 5.3% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 58.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
58.8%Taken by Force — Capture a Victory Point with an advance move.
22.8%Hoarder — Accumulate a reserve of 1000 Resource Points in a campaign game.
16.6%Naval Legend Bronze — Destroy 5 ships with a single unit in a campaign game.
Rarest badges of honor
1.6%Elite Submarine — Gain 5 experience stars on a Submarine class unit during a campaign game
1.8%Ghost Ship — Reform a single naval unit 5 times during a campaign game.
1.9%Order of the Rising Sun — Use the Banzai Charge ability to destroy an enemy unit, dealing at least 5 points of damage.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

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

May 07, 2024
Order of Battle: World War II - New tournament open for sign-ups

Open - May/June 2024 Do not miss the chance to sign-up to the new tournament "Open - May/June 2024". You can sign-up here. There will be 3 Tournament Maps: Round 1: Island Hopping Round 2: Wake Island

Jul 26, 2023
Order of Battle: World War II Patch Notes, July 26th 2023

Roughly 8 years since Order of Battle: Pacific first released, we are now proud to present the latest update to Order of Battle: World War II. As you can see in the detailed changelog below, this is n

Jan 25, 2023
Order of Battle: World War II - Open February Tournament

Open - February 2023 Tournament. Do not miss the chance to sign-up to the new tournament Open - February 2023. You can sign-up here. There will be 3 Tournament Maps: Round 1: Bootcamp Battle - GB vs U

Jan 19, 2023
Order of Battle: World War II - Winter 2022/2023 Tournament

Hello everyone, The Order of Battle: World War II - Winter 2022/2023 Tournament is over. After 3 exciting rounds of intense battles, we have a winner, Celeborn Check the full ranking here It was a clo

Nov 30, 2022
Order of Battle: World War II - Winter 2022/2023 Tournament

Winter 2022/2023 Tournament. Do not miss the chance to sign-up to the new tournament “Winter 2022/2023". You can sign-up here. There will be 3 Tournament Maps: Round 1: Karjalan Kesä Round 2: Island H

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresSimulation, Strategy, Free To Play
Player tagsStrategy · Free to Play · World War II · Simulation · Turn-Based · Wargame · Turn-Based Strategy · Multiplayer · Hex Grid · Singleplayer · War · Turn-Based Tactics (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian
Achievements38
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://orderofbattle.slitherine.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: 8 / 10 (the game runs on Windows 7 but no support will be provided) Processor: Pentium 4 or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512 Mb DirectX 11 video card with shader model 2.0 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card