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SGS Afrika Korps
The game recreates the campaigns and battles of Erwin ‘Desert Fox’ Rommel’s legendary Afrika Korps, in Libya between 1941 and 1942. Play the Axis forces to conquer the most valuable prize of all: the Suez Canal. Or command the 8th Army soldiers, the famous Desert Rats, to repel the invaders.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“SGS Afrika Korps is one of the smaller-sized titles, a good entry game to the SGS series. Pros: + Interesting combat system, different enough from the classic hex-and-counter wargames. It takes a while to get used to the d20 attack mechanics against no armor/defense factor for…”
— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played“Information / Review English SGS Afrika Korps is a strategy simulation game that depicts the campaigns and battles of Erwin Rommel's legendary Afrika Korps. The game was developed like its predecessor by The Strategy Game Studio. Gameplay / Story In mid-November 1941, the…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“I don’t want to leave a negative review, however I simply can’t give this a thumbs up due to the lacklustre AI. It was said to me over at winter war (their other game) the AI was being improved, and that with each game the improvements would be ported back. This seemed…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedLatest official news
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Version 1.5 available
The game is now using version 1.5 of the engine. Please find below the list of changes and improvements added NEW Battle view: Battle location highlighted on the map for easier recognition. Battle Lis
Version 1.5 coming up for April 25th
On next April 25th , our game will be ported to version 1.5 of the engine. In addition to minor content changes and fixes, this version - already in place on most of our recent titles - will offer a m
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Here is a new trailer for this future wargame in the SGS Battle series, on the topic of the emblematic siege battle of Dien Bien Phu that ended French rule over Indochina in 1954. https://www.youtube.
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Simulation · Wargame · Turn-Based Strategy · Historical · World War II · 2D · Alternate History · PvP · Turn-Based Combat · Singleplayer · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Remote Play Together · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Polish |
| Official site | https://strategygamestudio.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2.5 GHz Intel Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600 or equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 750 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Additional Notes: Max 21:9 ratio on full screens. Use windowed mode on Xtra large monitors.