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The Troop
The Troop is a turn-based, platoon-level tactical game set in WW2. From the early hours of D-Day to Falaise, play as British and Canadian or German forces in desperate fighting across Normandy.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Excellent and well balanced game. Particularly enjoying the Campaigns. The gripes about AI having an edge are overstated. Sometimes a shot out of nowhere can knock out one of your tanks but that is realistic. The line of sight rules are fair and as long as time is used wisely…”
— a player, Steam review · 200 hrs played“I was skeptical at first when I started playing but 27 hours in and the game's AI is actually very good. It uses interlocking fields of fire. Deploys in depth. Seeks out strong points. The visuals are good. Watching your tank rounds ricochet off enemy armor is disheartening but…”
— a player, Steam review · 58 hrs played“[h1]The Troop: A Great War Ruined[/h1] I love the mechanics and idea of this game. I detest the execution. Someone below wrote a review that sums my feelings up perfectly. I want to like this game. I start it thinking I'm going to have fun. I end up basically rage-quitting and…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:04 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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June 2026 Update
Flashback 1940 units stats amendments and cost adjustments New unit perk: low velocity gun Game Manual link in menu Infantry weapon teams setup/packup visuals improved Incorrect "hidden unit" icon app
Flashback 1940
This free content update brings the Battle of France to the Troop. New units for use in skirmish and Battlegroup modes, plus one new skirmish map - "Interception". Try a little early war combat for a
December 2025, Christmas Update
Game updates: LOS tool highlight linger Unit stats updates 1 storey buildings grenade bug fix Battlegroup player force generator revisions US Forces DLC: 2 new campaigns: 101st Airborne, Panzer Lehr L
Units patch
- Jagdtiger hull mg - Char B Flamm tracks fix - Char B Flamm size fix - Pershing morale value fix - Various other small unit visual adjustments
Late War DLC release
Fight in the final chapter of the war in the west. 4 new late-war scenarios from late 1944/45 available in story mode, 3 in skirmish mode. More than 25 new late-war units for US, Commonwealth and Germ
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | World War II · Turn-Based Tactics · Tanks · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Combat · Wargame · Hex Grid · Strategy · Historical · Military · Singleplayer · War (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese * |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz 3.70 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Storage: 8 GB available space