Panzer Corps 2

That's what I call a good game. Good looking, fun turn by turn game. Easy to play for a couple minutes when you are in between stuff. The campaign can be replayed with different theater so I suppose you can at least play it two time without much repetition (if not more). Beating it the first time took me a good 80h+ so good value there. Something I found particularly interesting is the fact that you play Germany and while you win your battles your still facing the inevitable fact that your losing the war. It gives you a special point of views that few other games offer. So I recommend it for some good relaxing gameplay time.

This game is so Racist. 10/10 recommended

play the first part if you want to play on a steam deck

An absolute monster of a turn based wargame. It's not hardcore, and as a result you get a lot of beautiful mechanics. Everything from deciding the makeup of your core force which you carry though the game to the heroes you can mix and match on your units to create very interesting builds. One of my favorite parts of the system is the set of choices offered at the beginning of the campaign in order to create your general. You can effectively decide which mechanics are active and as a result influence all of the decisions you make about army composition and tactics used. The huge breadth of unit options where everything has a very distinct role makes for very complex rock paper scissors mechanics that mean you have to think about your moves and how to tackle various objectives. This is one of my favorite games of all time, simply due to the breadth of tactical and strategic decisions to made in the campaign. Now for the cons. The story is incredibly cringe, to the point that I think you really have to put up a Weharaboo forcefield in order to survive the experience. Divert your eyes and click like mad or embrace the suck. The choice is yours.

Needs Sea Units and a Pacific theater component !

PC2 is a huge step up from PC1. Firstly, PC1 is a good game and I enjoyed it, but it’s outdated now, especially the UI. Anyone gaming above 1080p will find the interface almost unreadable, and the game only offers two zoom levels. Since the original UI isn’t scalable, that alone is a deal-breaker for many players. PC2, on the other hand, has continuous zoom and a fully scalable UI. The new mechanics are also much better. There’s no more farming prestige at the end of missions, and no selling SE units. You now have to balance finishing a mission quickly for bonus prestige, usually at the cost of more losses, versus playing it slow and conservative. Airplanes behave more realistically and are far easier to manage thanks to automatically returning to base at the end of each mission. Encirclement is implemented very well, and the basic supply system adds meaningful depth. Upgrading is vastly improved. Mountain map coming up? Upgrade to Gebirgsjäger. Need bridging units next mission? Switch to Brückenpioniere. Upgrading and downgrading is seamless and flexible. Heroes and commander traits add several layers of optional complexity. I enjoy figuring out which heroes pair best with which units, and then using them effectively in the field. If that's not your thing, turn them off or don't use them. When everything finally clicks, when you start moving your units as a coordinated group with artillery and AA support, and you consistently deny the AI good shots, PC2 becomes incredibly fun. The longer base-campaign missions (Middle East, Persia, Caucasus, Moscow), where you deploy separate army groups with distinct objectives and then converge for a decisive blow, have been some of the most enjoyable strategy experiences I’ve had in a long time.

The game in unrealistic and this is a deal breaker. Also, why it uses so much PC resources? Git gud at Dev :O

Schönes Strategiespiel, basierend auf dem 2. WK aber auch mit erfundenen Szenarien und nicht real existierenden Waffensystemen. Kann man sowohl "ernsthaft" spielen, als auch in einem leichteren Level nur so nebenbei "daddeln". Persönlich spiele ich lieber Angriffs- als Verteidigungsszenarien. Warte immer schon auf neue AddOns.

Too difficult even on the easy settings.