Order of Battle: World War II
Release Date: April 30, 2015
Strategy, World War II, turn-based, free-to-play, 2D, war strategy, multiplayer, singleplayer, PBeM, hot seat
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Order of Battle: World War II is a classic turn-based strategy set during WWII, and a debut game by a studio from Luxemburg, called The Aristocrats. The game was initially supposed to be released as a standalone title called Order of Battle: Pacific, but around a year into the production it was decided that it should become a free-to-play game – on the same occasion, the title has been changed.
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Order of Battle: World War II Description
Order of Battle: World War II for PC, AND and iOS is a classic, turn-based strategy game, set in the realities of World War II. The game is a cooperation between a renown strategy games-publisher and a debuting independent studio called The Aristocrats, established by the developers of the warmly welcomed Panzer Corps series. The game has previously been known as Order of Battle: Pacific, but the devs decided to change the business model to free-to-play and change the title. As a result, the former campaign of the game has been divided into two paid DLCs: U.S. Pacific and Rising Sun. The new game supports all the DLCs that had been published, i.e. Morning Sun, U.S. Marines, and Winter War.
Mechanics
The goal of this game was to develop a complex, old-school strategy game, in which players can take part in many different battles of World War II. The core game, which can be acquired for free, contains a training camp (serving as a tutorial), and one scenario from each of the published DLCs. Purchasing the DLCs allows the player to play on both sides of the grand military conflict of 1939-45: America, Japan, China, Germany, Russia or Finland.
The gameplay is turn based, using classic hexagonal maps. The DLCs provide over 700 units of unique specializations; there are both the icons of World War II, available from the very beginning, and the famous prototypes, wchic appear later in the game. Infantry, artillery, armor, airplanes, and navy, all have their own animations and a unique appearance. The gameplay is complimented by an advanced, yet intuitive system of support and a few dozen legendary leaders, providing offensive and defensive bonuses for the units.
Game modes
Apart from singleplayer game modes consisting in the DLCs’ campaings, Order of Battle: World War II also can be played online. The multiplayer games are designed for 4 players in the hotseat or PBEM++ mode. Furthermore, there’s also Last Man Standing – team competition, or cooperation against AI.
Technical aspects
Released for PC, AND and iOS, Order of Battle: World War II combines an old-school gameplay designed for true strategists, with modern 3D graphics, complimented by dozens of animations and special effects. However, the lovers of classic gameplay can change camera view into a classic 2D table-top game. The game also contains an easy to handle scenario editor, which allows players to spend much more time with the game.
Last updated on May 4, 2016
Order of Battle: World War II Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows April 30, 2015
Xbox Series X/S June 23, 2021
PlayStation 4 August 19, 2021
Xbox One June 23, 2021
Android OS cancelled
Apple iOS cancelled
Developer: The Artistocrats
Publisher: Slitherine / Matrix Games
Age restrictions: none
Order of Battle: World War II System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Pentium 4, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 8800 or better, 1 GB HDD, Windows 8/10
Apple iOS
Requirements: iPad
Game Expansions for Order of Battle: World War II
Order of Battle: Allies Victorious
Expansion
Strategy
September 22, 2022
Order of Battle: Allies Victorious is the seventeenth DLC for the turn-based strategy game titled Order of Battle: World War II. The add-on is the culmination of a trilogy of expansions dedicated to the Allies' actions during World War II.
Order of Battle: Allies Resurgent
Expansion
Strategy
October 7, 2021
The sixteenth DLC for the turn-based strategy game Order of Battle: World War II, and at the same time the second part of the trilogy of add-ons focused on Allies. Order of Battle: Allies Resurgent gives us 12 expanded scenarios and 11 new units.
Order of Battle: Allies Defiant
Expansion
Strategy
January 28, 2021
Allies Defiant is the fifteenth add-on to the turn-based strategy game Order of Battle: World War II, beginning a new trilogy dedicated to Allied operations in Europe and Africa. The game was developed by The Artistocrats studio.
Order of Battle: Red Storm
Expansion
Strategy
September 17, 2020
The fourteenth expansion to the turn-based strategy entitled Order of Battle: World War II. The Order of Battle: Red Storm is the conclusion of a trilogy of add-ons dedicated to the operations of the Red Army on the fronts of World War II.
Order of Battle: Red Steel
Expansion
Strategy
April 23, 2020
Thirteenth expansion to turn-based strategy Order of Battle: World War II. Red Steel continues the threads started in the previous add-on, Red Star, allowing players to launch a Soviet counter-offensive during World War II.
Order of Battle: Red Star
Expansion
Strategy
August 8, 2019
12th paid expansion to the turn-based strategy Order of Battle: World War II. Red Star introduces scenarios related to the Red Army. It was created by the authors of the basic version - The Aristocrats studio.
Order of Battle: Endsieg
Expansion
Strategy
November 13, 2018
Paid DLC to the turn-based strategy titled Order of Battle: World War II. In Order of Battle: Endsieg players lead the German army to victory or ultimate defeat during the last two years of World War II.
Order of Battle: Sandstorm
Expansion
Strategy
May 16, 2018
A premium expansion pack for the turn-based strategy game Order of Battle: World War II. Order of Battle: Sandstorm is set in North Africa. You play as the commander of the Axis powers, Erwin Rommel, and try to take over the Suez Canal.
Order of Battle: Panzerkrieg
Expansion
Strategy
November 30, 2017
A paid extension to Order of Battle: World War II and a continuation of the supplement entitled Blitzkrieg. In the Order of Battle: Panzerkrieg we take part in historical battles in the Soviet Union (including Sevastopol, Stalingrad and Kursk), leading to the battle of new units.
Order of Battle: Burma Road
Expansion
Strategy
August 17, 2017
A paid supplement to the turn-based strategy entitled Order of Battle: World War II. This time, the most important task of the players is to defend the Malay Peninsula and prepare the army to fight in the Burmese jungle, in order to prevent Japanese troops from taking control of the so-called Burmese Road - the main supply channel for the Chinese army.
Order of Battle: Kriegsmarine
Expansion
Strategy
April 20, 2017
The second paid expansion for Order of Battle: World War II, a World War II themed turn-based strategy. The new add-on enables us to assume control of German naval forces in a number of new scenarios, both historic as well as hypothetical. The campaign begins with the invasion of Poland, during which we receive command over Schleswig-Holstein and a number of smaller units which were sent to support the land forces in Northern Poland. The subsequent scenarios take us to other parts of Baltic Sea, North Sea, as well as Atlantic Ocean, pitting us against Royal Navy and its allies. The hypothetical scenarios offer the ability to rescue Bismarck from the British forces, or lead German navy reinforced by Plan Z. When it comes to units, we are left with fifty new tokens including a hydroplane tender. The combat system was updated with new naval-oriented mechanics – an evasion bonus for mobile vessels, reduced detection of submarine units, or two weapon systems for battleships.
Order of Battle: Blitzkrieg
Expansion
Strategy
November 10, 2016
Created by The Aristocrats, an expansion pack for Order of Battle: World War II. Most importantly, Blitzkrieg introduces new units for Germans (Panzer III and IV tanks as well as planes - Bf109, Fw190, and other weapons, such as the 88mm anti-aircraft cannon) and Allies (Matilda and Char B1 tanks, the legendary Spitfire fighter plane, as well as armored trains). Furthermore, the expansion includes a story campaign based on historical events - it comprises 12 scenarios in total. Among the novelties, one will find a system of specializations that for instance, allows the player to familiarize their tank drivers with the Auftragstaktik doctrine or create Waffen SS divisions. Particular units gain experience on the battlefield and can be transferred both between separate scenarios and entire campaigns. Both the visuals and the gameplay formula remain unchanged in the expansion. As a result, the game is still all about turn-based battles taking place on maps filled with hexagons.
Order of Battle: Winter War
Expansion
Strategy
July 21, 2016
Another big expansion for the turn-based strategy game Order of Battle: Pacific developed by The Aristocrats. Similarly to the base game, the action of Order of Battle: Winter War takes place during WWII. This time the game concentrates on USSR’s aggression towards Finland, known as the Winter War. The campaign consists of 14 scenarios, including the titular Winter War, the Continuation War, and the Lapland War, covering the period between 1939-1945. You can lead the Finnish, the German, or the Russian army. Order of Battle: Winter War introduces 90+ new units, including Finnish troops on skis, German Panzer IV medium tanks, a few types of Russian T-34 and KV-2 tanks, and the iconic fighter aircraft, such as Bf-109, Fw-190, Yak-7, Il-2 Sturmovik, and Fokker D.XXI. The change of the theater of war resulted in the introduction of a new type of terrain, which influences speed of units and enables them to cross frozen lakes and rivers.
Order of Battle: U.S. Pacific
Expansion
Strategy
June 14, 2016
Paid DLC for the turn-based strategy game Order of Battle: World War II, developed by Luxemburg-based studio The Aristocrats. The campaign offered in the expansion used to be a part of a full-price game known as Order of Battle: Pacific, however, after that game changed the name to Order of Battle: World War II and switched to free-to-play distribution model, the content is being offered as a paid expansion (free for all who had bought the original game). The U.S. Pacific expansion takes you back to the December of 1941, when the unexpected Japanese attack on the Pearl Harbor base sparked the American offensive on the Pacific. In the game, you command the American army and navy, and take part in the most iconic sea and land battles waged in the region during the World War II. The campaign offered in the expansion is made up of 12 scenarios, which take the player all the way from the historic Pearl Harbor attack to the very end of the war concluded by the surrender of Japan.
Order of Battle: Rising Sun
Expansion
Strategy
June 14, 2016
DLC for the turn-based strategy game Order of Battle: World War II, developed by Luxemburg-based studio The Aristocrats. The campaign offered in the expansion used to be a part of a full-price game known as Order of Battle: Pacific, however, after that game changed the name to Order of Battle: World War II and switched to free-to-play distribution model, the content is being offered as a paid expansion (free for all who had bought the original game). Similarly to its twin expansion called U.S. Pacific, Rising Sun focuses on the Pacific War between the United States of America and Japan. In this case, however, we can command the Imperial Japanese Army as well as the Imperial Japanese Navy. In the course of a 12-scenario campaign, you take part in some key land and sea battles on the Pacific theater. Complementary to the historical missions there are fictional scenarios focused on Japanese invasion on Australia.
Order of Battle: U.S. Marines
Expansion
Strategy
April 7, 2016
The second expansion of the turn-based war strategy Order of Battle: Pacific by The Aristocrats studio, reviving the spirit of the genre’s classics, with the Panzer General series in the forefront. The action takes place during WWII, starting in 1942, when American army began to score their first important victories against the Japanese forces. U.S. Marines gives the player a chance of leading the titular formation in an offensive against a group of tropical islands on Pacific, including Solomon Islands and Guadalcanal. The DLC provides 11 scenarios, a new formation and units, like the light tank M2A4, the amphibious vehicle DUKW, F2A Buffalo fighters, and concrete bunkers. Moreover, the developers introduced support fire for heavy infantry units. With the progress in the solo campaign, the strategy of Japanese army clearly changes – instead of frontal attacks, enemies start to concentrate on thoughtful defensive actions.
Order of Battle: Morning Sun
Expansion
Strategy
January 28, 2016
The first paid extension for the turn-based strategy Order of Battle: Pacific by The Aristocrats. This time the player takes part in the Second Sino-Japanese War, fought between 1937-1940. Both sides of conflict are represented by different in units and style of play. Chinese army is perfectly trained, but suffers from a number of internal problems and has obsolete equipment. On the other hand, Japanese army has been just modernized and gained considerable experience, but it was also strained by the previous conflicts. Order of Battle: Morning Sun introduces 11 historical scenarios (including the Battle of Shanghai) based on the base title’s mechanics. The extension offers also new units, like Ki-10, D1A, and A4N1 bombers, the Type 98 medium tanks, fulltrack engineering vehicles Soko Sagyo Ki equipped with flamethrowers – all are used by Japanese army. The Chinese army has the Soviet-build Polikarpov fighters, Tupolev bombers, T-26 tanks, German Panzer I light tanks, Sdkfz 221/222 light armored cars, PaK-37 anti-tank guns, Italian L-3 tankettes, and British Gloster Gladiator fighters.