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Strategic Command: World War I
Strategic Command: World War I is a new chapter in the Strategic Command Franchise. Relive this momentous conflict from the opening shots of 1914 to the final offensives. Strategic Command: World War I covers all the main aspects and theatres of the war.
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 2026-05-15.
“The Strategic Command game system sucks. It is horrendous. It has 1 unit per hex, including 1 warhip per tile. Which is ridiculous. WW2 in this system sucks. The scale is off, there is no maneuver. American Civil War sucks - it becomes WW1. But this one - the WW1 one - is MAGIC.…”
— a player, Steam review · 43 hrs played“Straightforward system, epitome of "just one more turn." One of the best strategic-scale WWI games available.”
— a player, Steam review · 214 hrs played“I just finished this game for the first time. It was my first play thru of the WW1 version as the Entente. I beat the game early in January of 1917. USA didn't even have to get involved. I do enjoy Strategic Command titles, and this one is no different. I recommend this game if…”
— a player, Steam review · 60 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Latest official news
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Update v1.17.00
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SC: World War I - Battles for Ypres is out now
You can watch the Gameplay Trailer here below: Strategic Command: World War I - Battles for Ypres is now available for $14,99 . The DLC contains six fast-paced campaigns covering all the major Battles
Preview Stream and Release Date Revealed
Today at 8PM CEST, we will be hosting a special event on our Matrix Games Twitch Channel . DasTactic will play the Battles for Ypres DLC while speaking with Robert Carver, one of the developers and th
Battles for Ypres - Dev Diary #2
Welcome to our second Dev Diary for our forthcoming WWI DLC Battles for Ypres by Robert Carver In our first dev diary we covered the first and second battles for Ypres in 1914 and 1915, as well as the
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · World War I · Wargame · Military · Turn-Based Strategy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Cloud · Remote Play Together · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 (Windows XP is not supported) Processor: 1.5 GHZ Processor or Equivalent (Running the game in higher resolution requires more processing power.) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 8MB video memory DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card