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Strategic War in Europe

Strategic War in Europe

Set during the events of WW2, Strategic War in Europe is a classic turn-based strategy game that combines a deep strategic layer with accessibility and ease-of-use.

Released Mar 21, 2014 Developer Wastelands Interactive Publisher Conglomerate 5 Platforms Windows StrategyIndieWorld War IITurn-Based StrategyWargame
View on Steam ↗ $5.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

50.2%positive223 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Set during the events of WW2, Strategic War in Europe is a classic turn-based strategy game that combines a deep strategic layer with accessibility and ease-of-use.”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“All I wanted to do was attack Denmark as the Axis, but after I declare war it just crashes. :(”

— a player, Steam review · 5 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.

2,616all-time peak
0 100 200 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 127 avg · May 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 2026-09-19.

64achievements
0.5%median completion
0.5%rarest: West before East
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Almost everyone has
3.8%First Blood — Destroy an enemy unit.
3.0%Take No Prisoners — Make an enemy unit withdraw.
2.5%Onboard — Load a unit on a transport ship.
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%West before East — As USA in the 1944 campaign, control Paris, Strasbourg, Cologne, and Berlin.
0.5%Vive la France — As France in the 1940 campaign, defend Paris for five turns.
0.5%U96 — Build 96 submarines in any number of plays.

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.

$5.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$0.77lowest since tracking began2026-08-31
US5.99 USD
EU5.89 EUR
UK4.99 GBP
Australia8.79 AUD
Canada7.79 CAD
Japan700 JPY
Brazil20.49 BRL
China26.00 CNY

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

China≈$3.9 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$6.7

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

$0 $5 $10 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Nov 26, 2025
Brotherhood – OUT NOW!

Hey everyone! Today is a big day for us - Brotherhood is officially out! We've spent a long time working on the game, listening to your feedback, tweaking the mechanics and polishing the atmosphere, a

Nov 26, 2025
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Greetings, dear players! We are thrilled to announce that playtest sign-ups for Stones Keeper II: Chaos Lord are now officially open! You can register right now by clicking the button on the store pag

Nov 12, 2025
Decadent Heir – Playtest Sign-Ups Now Open! Exclusive Reward Awaits!

https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/44355443/59eefb9e477a69b81d4dc62bc71e1882538e3442.jpg Hello, dear players! We’re excited to announce that Decadent Heir is now open for playtest registration

Sep 05, 2025
Heads Will Roll: Reforged - Sins of the Floating City — Now Available!

https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/35094948/7bf0f72feda243af1df42f81d5973459d413e37b.jpg The fourth major expansion for Heads Will Roll: Reforged has been released! https://store.steampowered.

Jun 05, 2014
Strategic War in Europe Achievements fixed

We have fixed the achievements issue in Strategic War in Europe, and now they are displayed and counted properly. Please keep in mind that for some of the achievements, you need to keep your opponent

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Indie · World War II · Turn-Based Strategy · Wargame · Turn-Based · Historical · Hex Grid · War (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish, French, Polish, German
Achievements64
Official sitehttp://wastelands-interactive.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1.2 Memory: 1024 MB RAM Graphics: 256 MB DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 500 MB available space