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Battlestations: Midway
Developer Eidos Interactive
Battlestations: Midway is a video game developed by Eidos Hungary and released in 2007 for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. The Mac version of this game was developed by Robosoft Technologies, based out of India and published in July 2008 by Feral Interactive. Set in the Pacific during World War II, it is a hybrid of action and real-time tactics as the player can both command their fleet assets and assume control… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
205 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 31, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
79
LovedLoved
143 positive · 37 negative
95% range 73–85%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 143 | 37 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
418 of 543 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
80% recommend · 140 yes, 36 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 176 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (765 of 978 positive).
Players praise the game as a classic that blends real-time strategy with direct action control. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game has not aged well, with poor controls and technical issues. [4][5][6] Many express nostalgia and a desire for a revival or sequel. [7][8][3]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
I want to start by mentioning that I loved Battlestations and still do, however it did not age well, I played it in the 360 which was a mostly smooth experience, but same cannot be said for this. Its not really the fault of the devs, its just an old game, so you need to do many work arounds to get the game running the way you want it, controls are weird, and to get the controls working on a controller its a pain, …
- [13]
As a huge Naval Autist I find that I love this game, but... I do tweak out at some of the Historical inaccuracy >Some of the Ship classes are wrong >Shokaku and Zuikaku are both Shokaku Class Carriers not Soryu Class carriers >USS Pennsylvania is a Pennsylvania class battleship not a New York Class battleship >HMS Warspite is a Queen Elizabeth II class battleship not a King George V class battleship >Zuhio is a …
- [1]
Battlestations: Midway by Eidos Interactive and Square Enix is a distinctive World War II title that blends real-time strategy with direct action control, creating a hybrid experience that still feels unusual even years after its release. Rather than choosing between commanding from a distance or engaging on the front lines, the game allows you to do both at any moment. You can oversee an entire fleet from a …
- [10]
PSA: I believe that due to the GameSpy shutdown the online doesn't work anymore so please don't buy this game if that's all you're interested in! This game is definitely one that looks dated, but honestly it's still fun and you don't have to deal with all the Games for Windows Live nonsense that you do with Battlestations: Pacific. The game has great controller support and lets you command a number of sea and air …
- [2]
Hidden gem for sure. Has a fantastic gameplay loop of arcade sim + RTS where you can take control of units and turn the tide of battle flying planes, commanding destroyers and carriers. Main campaign (approx 6hours, well paced), loosely depicts the events leading up to the Battle of Midway, cutsceners are a product their time, but overall its a lot of fun. Runs well on Win11 and is stable. I think I would have …
Summarised from 34 of the 201 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Battlestations: Midway talk about unique blend of RTS and direct action gameplay; those who didn't talk about poor controller support and control scheme issues. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The PC version received "generally favorable reviews", while the Xbox 360 version received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, where the latter was ported and published by Spike on February 7, 2008, Famitsu gave it a score of one six and three sevens, while Famitsu X360 gave it a score of one seven, two eights, and one seven. 411Mania gave the Xbox 360 version nine out of ten, calling it "a must-own for hardcore strategy nuts and World War II hobbyists."
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 205 · most liked first[CLOSED] [STEAM] Christmas Steam Key Giveaway -- Part 1. I have amassed lots of extra Steam keys (some games I already have, some I'm just not interested in). I will keep adding to this list over the holidays, trying to get them to people who might use them. Note: I realize that I have many, many games available, and sometimes multiple keys for a game title, so you can request up to 5 games (in 1 message, please!) and at the end of the day I will allocate keys (randomly selecting if there…
neutral · AI labelView post →As a huge Naval Autist I find that I love this game, but... I do tweak out at some of the Historical inaccuracy >Some of the Ship classes are wrong >Shokaku and Zuikaku are both Shokaku Class Carriers not Soryu Class carriers >USS Pennsylvania is a Pennsylvania class battleship not a New York Class battleship >HMS Warspite is a Queen Elizabeth II class battleship not a King George V class battleship >Zuhio is a Zuhio Class carrier not an Akagi class Carrier >The Number on the USS Lexington's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was very good, and i wish that they would focus on making a new game in that same setting, with new missions and better grafics
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →we need battlestaions pacific on here on steam
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An all time classic, we need a battle stations revival
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a game that was originally playable on Xbox 360, i shouldn't need to spend half an hour redoing the entire control scheme to get it to work properly on an Xbox 360 controller.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good memories from the ole 360 days
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm reminded again of my dream game, a large-scale strategy game with shades of Battlestations: Pacific, in which you play as a commander inside the Hollow Earth, able to swap to any unit at any time - in the air, on the ground. A combat flight sim/shooter/mech piloting/RTS game.
neutral · AI labelView post →I want to start by mentioning that I loved Battlestations and still do, however it did not age well, I played it in the 360 which was a mostly smooth experience, but same cannot be said for this. Its not really the fault of the devs, its just an old game, so you need to do many work arounds to get the game running the way you want it, controls are weird, and to get the controls working on a controller its a pain, and even then it does not work normally, the controller binding is weird and the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →they kept the ass battlestations and removed the good one ♥♥♥♥ you square enix
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Whoever ported this to steam really screwed up, because a large amount of this game is setting up tactics and letting it auto fight some battles, but the auto targeting for ships and planes is so bad, that you might as well not even bother. you have to manually target each enemy yourself, and there are just way too many enemies for that
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I loved to play this game 14 years ago, it may have been the cause that I joined the Navy and had a few fantastic years at sea. Now I play it together with my son, he love's it too. Who knows what it will bring him one day... :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you were like me and got this game on the Xbox 360 for free then I have sad news for you. Ain't the same experience as it was back then. Multiplayer support is gone and the singleplayer is okay. Story sorta follows the U.S. involvement in World War 2 but there are some deviations. Gameplay revolves around managing ships, aircraft, and submarines. Ships have the most focus and they do allow for a few fun moments. Piloting an aircraft takes time to learn properly and it is best to alter the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my childhood game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've always wanted to make this game: A hybrid shooter/flight combat game/RTS in the manner of Battlestations: Pacific that takes place within the hollow Earth. Swapping between commanding units and piloting your own in a story that combines every silly alien conspiracy into a self-serious melange.
neutral · AI labelView post →Amazing and still works with LAN for PCs, make sure to enable windows feature "Legacy" and "Direct Play" option so LAN will still work. GameRanger is good if you want to play online still even with Gamespy Arcade being non existent anymore.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember kid me being ass at this game even on Rookie difficulty; Feels good to finally beat this amazing game years later.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game I really, really want to like. Unfortunately, I cannot. The gameplay is kind of boring and repetitive, not to mention - slow. Perhaps this might be a poor judgement in the modern climate where everything, even video games have to throw more visual/mental stimulants at you, but the point stands. You don't feel like you're in a battle or a mission, which is sad, considering a battle is in the name!! The controls are also terrible. The default settings cause your mouse movements to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great little game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The play God Bless the USA when you complete Battlestations at the end of Navy bootcamp. There's a projector and slideshow while everyone is standing in formation, receiving their "Navy" ballcap, officially becoming a sailor. Looking back... Yeah, it was cringe af.
neutral · AI labelView post →Classic Naval Game, granted I am more familiar with Pacific than Midway, but it still hits home. Shame there weren't more games like Battlestations (as of yet)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am a simple man I see big guns and i am happy This game made me over joyed 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Upgrades complete! I still have a LOT of work to do on cable management in the back but I never see it and I kinda can’t be arsed. #pc #pcmasterrace #pcgaming #battlestations
neutral · AI labelView post →Can't buy Battestations: Pacific
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good games, one of the classics from back in the day. A lot of variaty in gameplay
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's an older game that made up my childhood and it's still a solid game. The reason why I give it a down vote is for no controller support. I played this game on my Xbox 360 with a controller, why can't I on Steam?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Battle stations: Midway A true classic It must have been mid-2005 when I first played Battle stations: Midway on the Xbox 360. I brought the game home without knowing anything about it from a Game Stop in Washington D.C. I was an active duty Sailor when I started playing this game, and when I brought it home I figured I would have the advantage because I was quite literally in the Navy. This version of Battle-stations: Midway is just the single player version of the game, which is very fun…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Battlestations: Midway by Eidos Interactive and Square Enix is a distinctive World War II title that blends real-time strategy with direct action control, creating a hybrid experience that still feels unusual even years after its release. Rather than choosing between commanding from a distance or engaging on the front lines, the game allows you to do both at any moment. You can oversee an entire fleet from a tactical perspective, issuing orders and coordinating movements, then instantly drop…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The graphics on a 4K monitor look excellent for a game made 20 years ago.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was a beast at the game at 6 years old. Now, I'm coming back to reconquer the waves. This game is a true classic.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hidden gem for sure. Has a fantastic gameplay loop of arcade sim + RTS where you can take control of units and turn the tide of battle flying planes, commanding destroyers and carriers. Main campaign (approx 6hours, well paced), loosely depicts the events leading up to the Battle of Midway, cutsceners are a product their time, but overall its a lot of fun. Runs well on Win11 and is stable. I think I would have really enjoyed this when it had released on 360/PS3.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →nostalgic, no idea yet if multiplayer or even LAN works
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got to tell you, it was perfect. Perfect. Everything, down to the last, minute details.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's very nice game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its good if you are waiting for Battlestations Pacific.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this if a fun if small game,
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lots of action. Good Beer and pretzel game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had a Wonderful Battlestations Midway Stream and completed half the Game, we also got raided by @sunkenmaestro.bsky.social And we had @themagicpantstm.bsky.social and @tomato-lonch.bsky.social stop by <3
positive · AI labelView post →Don’t get me started on the morbid inflation of recent board game boxed sets volume, either. (Compare, f’rex, the original editions of Merchant of Venus and/ or Battlestations.)
neutral · AI labelView post →I like the idea of the game: massive air and sea battles in the WWII Pacific Theater. The battles are very cool, and it's nice that each time you play as a different type of ship or plane. Unfortunately, the lack of a tutorial made it very unclear how to use some of the weapons, and very vague objectives like "Get revenge for Pearl Harbor" make you wonder what exactly you're supposed to do.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →perfect and nastalgic as a 18 year old that played on the 360 for year s
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game kept crashing towards the last part of the campaign...I cannot recommend this game until this issue is fixed, very unfortunate.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finished this game multiple times. It is a shame we do not get more hybrid games like this one nowadays :( Great Campaigns. One of most fun ww2 games I have played.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🚨 #Battlestations! That’s not just an alert - it’s the theme of this post! EverLight shared their epic setup with us on Reddit while playing #X4Foundations. Find great deals at: 🛒 GOG store: https://www.gog.com/en/games?developers=egosoft 🛒 Steam store: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/egosoft #spacesim #sale #purple
neutral · AI labelView post →This was a blast to play, very arcade like.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →@stefano Thanks! The view is spectacular indeed, on both in the game and in my heavenly corner: https://mementomori.social/@rolle/113312779742819580 #BattleStations #BattleStation #PC #Gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Battlestations. It's basically a fighting game disguised as a naval game. It's pretty fun.
positive · AI labelView post →A great little WW2 game that covers much of the Pacific theater with lots of history thrown in! The graffix are a bit dated but they are still absolutely playable and still quite beautiful in their own right, and I strongly believe that these games deserve to be preserved for posterity so future generations can experience the birth pains of games and thier development in the 80s 90s 2000s and 2010s and now 2020s. A very good game and a great little representation of just another aspect of WW2!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game, played exactly as I remember it when it came out. If you are into ww2 stuff, especially the naval warfare during the first half of the war in the Pacific you will like this game. You get to command ships and planes from both sides, either in the main story or in challenges. Only downside, it is a bit short,
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mess of a game. The tutorial explains barely anything, it even softlocks itself, so you can't complete the it. Audio is all over the place, sometimes it's muffled so you can't hear anything despite putting it to the highest option, other times it's blowing your ear drums out, and other times the audio just isn't there. This is especially true for the cutscenes that 9 out of 10 times are just silent and awkward. sound effects in general is "meh" and lacks any punch behind…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really love this game. The Campaign is super good! (My opinion) I really want Battlestations: Pacific. Unfortunately I can't buy that game, Because they removed it :(. I recommend it. Worth my money, and time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game helped me realize my dream of being a Kamikaze
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good game but dead
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ based
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's not great but it's cheap this is literally just my hard coping mechanism for battlestations pacific still not being back
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →funny boat game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Still a GREAT game.... RTS/Action/Sim, not even sure what to call it. Played it on Xbox 360 extensively, missed it, so looked it up here. Runs better than ever, max out the graphics and I think they still look nice. But the gameplay, is still to this day (other than Battlestations Pacific which is harder to get running), unlike really anything else I've ever found. This game simply installs and runs great on W10, max settings. Highly recommend!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PSA: I believe that due to the GameSpy shutdown the online doesn't work anymore so please don't buy this game if that's all you're interested in! This game is definitely one that looks dated, but honestly it's still fun and you don't have to deal with all the Games for Windows Live nonsense that you do with Battlestations: Pacific. The game has great controller support and lets you command a number of sea and air units in the Pacific theatre of WW2, with the campaign being quite short and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm a big fan of Jeff Siadek's _Battlestations!_ (an RPG-adjacent board game of space combat). Now he's crowdfunding _Battlestations: Lightspeed_, a faster and easier introduction to the game. Recommended. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gor...
neutral · AI labelView post →If I'd bought this full price it'd have cost me £4.99 sterling and it'd still be fairly good value. I bought it for 69 pence in the Steam Summer Sale which means it's probably the cheapest game I will ever buy It's an old game but this isn't necessarily a bad thing because the visuals hold up very well and it's from an era where computer games were simpler and less intricate so you don't have to spend ages on tutorials and manuals which is something of a problem with more recent naval…
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