Second Front
Release Date: January 31, 2023
Strategy, World War II, turn-based, tactics, war strategy, indie games, historical, singleplayer
Second Front is a strategy game that uses war units and theatres known from the World War II. The game takes place in turns on maps divided into hexes. The game was developed by HexDraw studio. The publisher is MicroProse Software.
Second Front is a turn-based strategy game set in the realities of the World War II (its action takes place in several different theatres of action that are known from history). The game focuses on the tactical layer and offers a wide range of combat units known from the real world. The HexDraw team is responsible for its development. The publisher is MicroProse Software.
Mechanics
Second Front is a strategy game where the action is played in rounds. The player controls soldiers belonging to different countries that fought in World War II. The list of divisions includes several hundred items. We are talking about both infantry and armored units (including the famous ones, e.g. Panzer 4). We decide on the tactics for a given battle, as well as the next steps of the soldiers. We also have the possibility to adjust our equipment ( e.g. weapons).
The battles take place on maps divided into hexagons. In the locations you can find various buildings and decorations (in both cases there are several dozen different variants available). Each script lasts sixty turns - from dawn to night. After that time the results of the battle are determined.
The game interface has been designed in such a way as to reconcile the high level of complexity (e.g. we have to manually rotate the turrets) with intuitiveness. The developers also contributed to the design of artificial intelligence - AI uses specific strategies, not just reacting to the player's actions.
Game modes
Second Front has single player mode only.
Technical aspects
Second Front has a simple graphic design, which combines two and three-dimensional elements. The battlefield and units are characterized by a low level of detail, resembling more the figures in a battle game than real army and war theatres. This makes the graphics very clear.
Videos and Screens
[1:39] Second Front launch trailer
Second Front Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Developer: HexDraw
Publisher: MicroProse
Age restrictions: 12+
Second Front System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Dual Core, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 660 or better, 2 GB HDD, Windows 7
Recommended: Dual Core, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit
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