Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection

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Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a single player and multiplayer strategy game. It was developed by HeroLabs and was released on April 22, 2016. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection" is a turn-based strategy game that includes three historical campaigns set in medieval times and World War II. Players can command armies in epic battles, take control of countries, and engage in single-player and hotseat multiplayer modes. The game features campaigns for the Axis, USSR, and Allies, as well as dozens of skirmish mode maps and seven historical scenario-based maps.

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63%

Audience ScoreBased on 123 reviews

music4 positive mentions

replayability2 negative mentions

The game offers a variety of historical campaigns and sandbox modes, providing players with multiple scenarios to explore and enjoy.
It is accessible for newcomers to the strategy genre, featuring intuitive tutorials and a straightforward user interface that allows for quick learning.
Despite its simplicity, the game delivers a surprising amount of content, with dozens of hours of gameplay available through various campaigns and modes.

The game suffers from a lack of depth and strategic complexity, which may leave veteran players feeling unchallenged and bored after a few missions.
Visuals and technical aspects are dated, reflecting its mobile origins, with basic graphics and a clunky interface that may not meet the expectations of PC gamers.
There are significant gameplay issues, including AI predictability, balance problems, and bugs that can lead to crashes, detracting from the overall experience.

gameplay
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
10%
80%
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The gameplay is centered around turn-based military strategy, where players command armies, capture cities, and manage reinforcements across a territory map. It emphasizes straightforward mechanics, allowing for quick understanding and engagement, though it lacks the depth of more complex strategy games. With multiple campaigns and modes, it offers a breadth of content that appeals to fans of tactical gameplay, despite some criticism regarding its limited scope and lack of diplomatic elements.
- “At its foundation, the gameplay revolves around commanding armies, capturing cities, and managing reinforcements across a map divided into territories.”
- “The turn-based pacing gives players plenty of time to think through their moves, and the mechanics are easy to grasp—capture cities to gain income, build units to expand your forces, and manage reinforcements to sustain your front lines.”
- “The gameplay loop is simple: move units, manage reinforcements, capture territory, and outmaneuver your opponents.”
- “The gameplay is a pretty bad strategy game that fails to explain its mechanics and is ridiculously limited in scope.”
- “If you really like the complicated and in-depth mechanics that you find in games like Hearts of Iron and Victoria 2, though, stay away from this game on PC.”
- “The gameplay is almost identical to World War II, with the exception of names on areas of the map being different, having different units, different music, and a nicer looking in-game interface.”
story
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
72%
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The story aspect of the game is generally viewed as decent, with engaging dialogues and appealing cutscenes, particularly in the WWII campaign. However, players have noted a lack of depth and variety in missions, leading to a sense of repetitiveness, and some expressed a desire for more multiplayer options and expanded single-player content. While the game offers a structured progression system through research points and mission objectives, it struggles to maintain player interest over time, as evidenced by a significant number of uninstalls after minimal engagement.
- “The story is okay, but I liked the dialogues and the nice art style for the cut scenes.”
- “The cut scenes and dialogue between officers are very interesting, as are their campaigns. All it's missing is more 2+ player maps and single-player missions, but other than that, this game is great.”
- “World War II has a campaign mode where you battle your way across Europe via multiple missions.”
- “Hardly a success story; gamers just weren't all that interested in these mobile apps.”
- “I thought it was a game with good tactics and strategy, but I don't understand the battle's result (random? What's the force of each unit?). More than that, the first mission as Crusaders is to take Jerusalem in 18 turns or it's defeat.”
- “Veteran strategy fans may find that after a few missions, the tactical possibilities start to feel repetitive.”
graphics
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
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The graphics of the game are widely criticized for being outdated and lacking in visual fidelity, with flat textures and limited animations that feel more suited to mobile platforms than modern PC standards. While the clean and readable maps serve their functional purpose, many reviewers note that the overall visual presentation is modest and lacks the polish found in larger titles. Despite some appreciation for the game's strategic elements, the graphics are generally considered a significant weakness, detracting from the overall experience.
- “The story is okay, but I liked the dialogues and the nice art style for the cut scenes.”
- “While the game’s graphics aren’t really something to brag about, they serve their purpose well enough as this is the standard interface for this type of strategy.”
- “The graphics and music themselves are very reminiscent of older games, and although this doesn't bother me, some people might be looking for something a little more refined.”
- “The maps are clean and easy to read, but the graphical fidelity is dated, with limited animation and flat textures.”
- “Mobile origins show their limits: the game's design and visuals are clearly inherited from its mobile platform, and while functional, they feel dated on PC.”
- “The graphics are very outdated.”
music
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
24%
58%
18%
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the atmospheric soundtracks that enhance the war experience, while others criticize the repetitive nature of the limited soundtrack, which can become grating over time. Although the music is noted to fit well within the game's themes, its quality and variety are seen as lacking compared to other titles in the genre. Overall, while some find the soundtrack enjoyable, others feel it detracts from the overall experience due to its repetitiveness and poor quality.
- “It is almost a golden rule for strategy games of any given subgenre to have a very good musical score, and this title doesn’t fail to impress either.”
- “The songs and themes fit well within the game modes and settings.”
- “The soundtracks made for this game really capture the feel and presence of going into a war, adding to a wholesome game experience. More importantly, the tracks aren't the annoying type that makes you mute them after hearing them repeatedly.”
- “There is 1 song soundtrack that will drive you crazy after several hours.”
- “The music and guns are really loud and poor quality; I was forced to turn it down.”
- “Now being blunt, it does not have spectacular graphics, the soundtrack is mediocre and repeats a lot, and initial impressions on the gameplay seemed as simple as checkers.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect of the game is described as lacking depth, with a focus on analytical gameplay rather than evoking strong feelings. However, the atmospheric soundtracks enhance the experience, effectively immersing players in the wartime setting without becoming repetitive or irritating.
- “The atmospheric soundtracks made for this game really capture the feel and presence of going into a war, adding to a wholesome game experience. More importantly, the tracks aren't the annoying type that makes you mute them after hearing them repeatedly.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The medieval trilogy enhances replayability with its unique warfare mechanics focused on unit positioning and attrition, while the Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection offers significant replay value through three distinct open-ended campaigns. However, some players feel that the game's design may limit its long-term engagement, particularly due to optimization issues for mobile platforms.
- “The medieval trilogy adds another layer of replayability, providing a different rhythm of warfare that emphasizes unit positioning and attrition over modern industrial power.”
- “Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection has plenty of replay value considering we have three distinct open-ended campaigns.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy of the games is criticized as exploitative, with users labeling them as cash grabs from mobile developers, featuring excessive ads and in-app purchases typical of mobile gaming. One reviewer noted that a game in the collection was originally a mobile title, highlighting concerns about its transition to PC without addressing these monetization issues.
- “These aren't real PC games... it's a cash grab from greedy mobile developers.”
- “I found one of the games in this collection as a mobile game for my phone first (the WW2 sandbox one) and it was pretty fun, but had all the ads and in-app purchases that you see with mobile games.”
- “I immediately checked to see if it had in-game purchases.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, users report mixed experiences with stability; while some have encountered start screen freezes, others note that the game has been completely stable with no crashes or glitches.
- “The start screen freezes frequently, making it hard to get into the game.”
- “Despite my hopes, the game has been plagued by stability issues.”
- “I experienced multiple crashes during gameplay, which ruined the experience.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's atmosphere is significantly enhanced by its atmospheric soundtracks, which effectively capture the essence of war and contribute to an immersive experience. Players appreciate that the music is engaging rather than repetitive or annoying, adding to the overall enjoyment of the game.
- “The atmospheric soundtracks really capture the feel and presence of going into a war, enhancing the overall game experience. Importantly, the tracks are not the annoying type that makes you want to mute them after hearing them repeatedly.”
- “The game's atmosphere is incredibly immersive, drawing you into its world with stunning visuals and a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack that complements every moment.”
- “Every element of the environment contributes to a rich atmosphere that keeps you engaged and invested in the story, making each moment feel significant.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviews indicate that the grinding mechanics in these games are excessively tedious and reminiscent of mobile titles, designed to test players' patience and encourage microtransactions for progression. This attrition-based system often leads to frustration rather than enjoyment.
- “They play like ported mobile games with an extremely grindy attrition-based system, ideally designed to wear down your patience and make you want to buy purchase points for real money.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is praised for its strategic elements, but players note that it requires updates to improve framerate and overall optimization.
- “Great strategy game, but could use an update to increase framerate and general optimization.”

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Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a strategy game.

Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

On average players spend around 71 hours playing Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection.

Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection was released on April 22, 2016.

Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection was developed by HeroLabs.

Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its music but disliked it for its gameplay.

Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Order of Battle: World War II, Medieval Kingdom Wars, Unity of Command 2, Codex of Victory, Colonial Conquest and others.

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