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Ultimate General: Civil War
Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.
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 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
77 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Four score and... 228 hours of play time... I've slapped both old Marse Robert and the old snapping turtle more times than I can count. The perfect game between games.”
“So, the battles themselves are generally enjoyable. The AI sometimes shows some skill. The battle clock is sometimes short making any significant maneuver problematic. Some of the battles have victory conditions that…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Challenging. Gives a scale and weight of battle unmatched by TW”
“i absolutely love this game and its tactics total nostalgia. it is unique and challenging. i just love it and def recommend it to any hardcore RTS fans. have been a fan of this series for a while since gettyburg. good…”
“I play this game on the easiest difficulty, call me a whimp if you want, but so far it has been fun, genuinely one of the best RTS games I've ever played.”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“For those who enjoy tactical and strategic war gaming, this title is bound to delight. Even if Real-Time Strategy isn't your usual method of play, this one is worth a try. One can come in at base level and rise through…”
“I am a long time Total War fan, but as i think most can agree the TW series has seen better days. I had found this game from some of my friends and instantly bought it! but i didnt actually start playing it until a few…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Four score and... 228 hours of play time... I've slapped both old Marse Robert and the old snapping turtle more times than I can count. The perfect game between games.”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“So, the battles themselves are generally enjoyable. The AI sometimes shows some skill. The battle clock is sometimes short making any significant maneuver problematic. Some of the battles have victory conditions that…”
“Played this game on and off for 6 months Win 15 battles in a row decisively army is small but all units 3 stars with purchased weapons Maxed out all important parts of my experience lose one battle by 0.02 secconds…”
“great game set in the civil war, my biggest complaint is that the damage to the enemy in one battle doesnt carry over to the next”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Scaling is garbage, skillful players who play strategically punished. Near impossible to win or even pull a draw at Antietam on Legendary with out losing 70 percent of your army. Shouldnt have to game the system to win.”
“Played this game on and off for 6 months Win 15 battles in a row decisively army is small but all units 3 stars with purchased weapons Maxed out all important parts of my experience lose one battle by 0.02 secconds…”
“I am a long time Total War fan, but as i think most can agree the TW series has seen better days. I had found this game from some of my friends and instantly bought it! but i didnt actually start playing it until a few…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Historically not replicating equal values when you switch sides at the same level of play for instance I my play medium no help no handicap on Confederate side then if I flip to the union to try the battle its a…”
“Battles and campaign are extremely regimented. As soon as you have the enemy on the ropes, the game will reset the battlefield, its like rockstar games where you just straight up are not allowed to play the game certain…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“It´s fun and surprisingly nice to look at. Coming from total wars and other games that let you rotate the map it takes a little time to get used to not to be able to do so, but after a while you realize that there´s no…”
“Battles and campaign are extremely regimented. As soon as you have the enemy on the ropes, the game will reset the battlefield, its like rockstar games where you just straight up are not allowed to play the game certain…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“(Summary) Its okay. 6/10 Its fun, when you know what your doing. I like that theres scenarios for when you lose. But the missions that require you to use someone else's army is sometimes unfair. And I despise timers on every mission. Every ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ time, the ai is saved by the…”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played“Great game, amazing concept, and very pleasant to look at and overall just a really enjoyable time sink (got another 100h on GOG). But after a while, the AI starts to get exhausting with its senseless, endless charges - often it feels like it just wants to annoy the player,…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“In every game I've ever played, Campaigns began with easier challenges and then gradually increased difficulty and complexity. This game's campaigns (both north and south) begin with almost impossible difficulty in the first two missions, but then becomes interesting and fun.…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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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.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Wargame · Real Time Tactics · War · America · Tabletop · RTS · Grand Strategy · Strategy · Historical · Board Game · Strategy RPG · Turn-Based Strategy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean * |
| Achievements | 39 |
| Official site | https://www.ultimategeneral.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 - 32 bit Processor: Intel i3 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512Mb VRAM, Minimum 1366x768 resolution, Intel HD 4000 and higher, GeForce 8800 and higher, AMD Radeon X1600 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space