Men of War: Assault Squad
Men of War: Assault Squad
Game
Game2014
Men of War: Assault Squad 2
Developer Digitalmindsoft
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 (Russian: В тылу врага 2: Штурм 2, or Behind Enemy Lines 2: Assault 2) is a real-time tactics and real-time strategy game set in World War II. It is a sequel to the 2011 game Men of War: Assault Squad. The game was released on May 15, 2014. Men of War: Assault Squad 2 features single player skirmish modes that take players from large scale tank combat to sniper stealth missions. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
239 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
89
LovedLoved
196 positive · 23 negative
95% range 85–93%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 196 | 23 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
19,230 of 21,061 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
90% recommend · 188 yes, 21 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 209 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (42,659 of 46,760 positive).
Players praise the game's hyper-detailed, squad-level tactical gameplay and direct control over units. [1][2][3] Many note the game is dated, with a 32-bit executable prone to crashes and requiring DLC for skirmish AI. [4][5][6] The extensive modding community is widely celebrated, offering content from historical to sci-fi battles. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
The fact you can not play bots unless you pay for a DLC then on top of that you can only play bot in one game mode is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ crazy and the devs should be ashemed. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!
- [1]
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 is what happens when someone takes a WWII RTS and says: “Cool… now let’s give you full control of every single bullet.” This isn’t Company of Heroes-style “macro with some cover”. This is hyper-detailed, squad-level warfare where you can: Manually loot corpses for ammo and grenades Drag AT guns into position by hand Take direct control of a single soldier or tank and aim every shot …
- [4]
Tentative thumbs up, but know what you are getting into. This is a 10+ year old game on a 32 bit exe with the resource limits inherent to that meaning it can tend to crash if you do anything more than vanilla on standard settings. Play includes cover, unit facing, armor penetration, supply and inventory simulation, but little to no building. It has optional direct unit control, which can be amusing. There is a well …
- [10]
The best RTS game offered to date. I have spent over 300 hours on this game and every minute was enjoyable. Hell, i'd beg my friend to let me download it on his PC when I didn't have one so I could play. The minute I finally bought myself a PC I downloaded this and the rest is history. The campaign is wonderful, skirmishes, etc. Mods are helpful. If you want a simple yet inquisitive RTS game to spend mindless hours …
- [9]
Would honestly only get this game if ur into mods, people have made star killer, star wars, WH40K, HALO, and a lot of historic and well-known battles for any people who like historical battles. You can also play the vanilla missions, but they are all the same where you capture the points to gain more points to buy different troops, which to me is stupid. Majority of the modded missions are created to give you a …
Summarised from 34 of the 229 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 9, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
90% of the 209 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Men of War: Assault Squad 2. The complaint that keeps coming up: game is old and shows its age. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 has received "mixed or average" reviews, according to reviews aggregator Metacritic, garnering a score of 68/100. PC Gamer US gave the game a score of 75/100, praising its difficulty.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 239 · most liked firstI like the game and used to play it tons back in the day. There is not really nothing wrong with the game or Digitalmindsoft but Fulqrum Publishing who is the publisher decided to go full nuclear with this statement. If your mod uses anything from a game that has "Faces of War/Men of War" in the name, we need your mods to be updated by the end of the week to remove any copyright-infringing content. Great so since you ♥♥♥♥♥♥ over MOW 2 and Bestway and legally fought them now you screw over…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Men of War: Assault Squad 2 is what happens when someone takes a WWII RTS and says: “Cool… now let’s give you full control of every single bullet.” This isn’t Company of Heroes-style “macro with some cover”. This is hyper-detailed, squad-level warfare where you can: Manually loot corpses for ammo and grenades Drag AT guns into position by hand Take direct control of a single soldier or tank and aim every shot yourself Turn a wrecked street into a kill zone with one well-placed MG and a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just play Gates of Hell. Better game and not published by Russian company promoting war in Ukraine. Newest Men of War failed so badly that just to screw up players they demand GOH devs to remove mods who use 2014 assets from this gmae
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Score: 6/10 (1) Trash (2) Horrible (3) Very Bad (4) Bad (5) Average (6) Fine (7) Good (8) Very Good (9) Great (10) Master Piece Men of War: Assault Squad 2 is a game that carries a lot of nostalgia for me. I played earlier versions on CD long before Steam was even part of the picture, and the franchise was a big part of my childhood. Because of that, I can appreciate what this game does well — but I can also clearly see where it stops evolving. Compared to Assault Squad 1, this version…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The fact you can not play bots unless you pay for a DLC then on top of that you can only play bot in one game mode is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ crazy and the devs should be ashemed. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Perfect ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Okay ☐ Bad ☐ Very stylized ☐ They're what they should be for what the game is ☐ MS Paint could make something better ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Fantastic ☐ Excellent ☑ Perfect ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Meh ☐ Bad, but playable ☐ Just go watch paint dry ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Amazing ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not to bad ☐ Alright ☐ Bad ☐ My ears are bleeding ---{ Audience }---…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics & Visibility }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ I can't see my units through the visual clutter ---{ Tactical Gameplay }--- ☐ Perfect ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just micromanagement ☐ Macro is non-existent ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio/Sound }--- ☐ Pure Realistic ☐ Very good orchestral score ☐ Good ☑ "Ready to work" on repeat ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf from explosion spam ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tentative thumbs up, but know what you are getting into. This is a 10+ year old game on a 32 bit exe with the resource limits inherent to that meaning it can tend to crash if you do anything more than vanilla on standard settings. Play includes cover, unit facing, armor penetration, supply and inventory simulation, but little to no building. It has optional direct unit control, which can be amusing. There is a well established mod library, most of which have not moved on to successor games…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is really good, but it doesnt really compare to CTA GOH due to the graphics and sound. If you like old and retro games that are RTS and based on world war 2, this is it. If you want a more realistic, better graphics and polished and refurbished RTS and based on world war 2, then CTA GOH is your go to. Since the steam sale is about to begin, i recommend to buy GOH instead. Its basically a better MOWAS2 but you need a better graphics card or pc specs to fully play this. Overall, this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It may look dated, but it is extremely fun with granular levels of command - to the extent you can even take direct control of individual soldiers, vehicles and tanks. It also has mods for pretty much any conflict you could think of (there's even Revolutionary War and Star Wars mods). The Italians are conspicuously absent from the list of Axis powers but there are no doubt countless mods for them too.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Solid game, very expansive modding community.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A good game, lots of mods but honestly just buy Gates of Hell: Ostfront. It is a much better game overall and has a ton more features. It also comes with dynamic conquest and you don't have to buy DLC to use skirmishes like this one. This game is definitely showing it's age, I enjoyed it quite a bit before finding Ostfront and completely switching to it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Even though this is an old game, it still works. I have over 1,000 hours on it. I like the way you can adjust game speed (although it seems Skirmish mode you can't, at least for me).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is very fun, lots of modding capabilities. I play with the Galaxy at War mod and besides X-com 2 for modding I like playing a star wars strategy game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best RTS game offered to date. I have spent over 300 hours on this game and every minute was enjoyable. Hell, i'd beg my friend to let me download it on his PC when I didn't have one so I could play. The minute I finally bought myself a PC I downloaded this and the rest is history. The campaign is wonderful, skirmishes, etc. Mods are helpful. If you want a simple yet inquisitive RTS game to spend mindless hours on this is the one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good but old. Heroic difficulty it's something, my ass never burn that bright before
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mods can make this game so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ good. Overstimulation from content
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you've played the previous Men of War games then you know exactly what this is. +Can be quite detailed, from the damage models on the vehicles to being able to loot every fallen soldier or re-man every broken weaponry. That last point can range from anywhere between "this single guy had an AT rifle that I need, he died but I'm gonna make another guy pick it up" to "this tank got shot badly but its still in working condition and can be repaired so I'm gonna repair it and re-man it with new…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been playing this game for so long. Lovely game, however im not playing it as much due to its inconsistency, Tell me why the match was set at 4000mp and the enemy AI team can afford well over 4k mp of tanks and spam. Makes me very upset that i have to write a review about it for the first time ever. Tank piercing realism is realistic up to a certain point in this game, a 90mm tank that's just over 100 yards away cant destroy a disabled, flat side exposed tiger tank??? Well over 100+ shells have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got this game not too long ago on a really good deal, Now noting that I've been watching the gameplay on this for years, Watched Raptor The youtuber If you haven't seen his videos check him out man, I remember watching his videos from the beginning when he started going by Raptor Gaming. Anyways I've gotten used to the game mechanics Here and there although it can and is definitely tricky But I recommend this game to anyone who even takes a slight interest in it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Have spent most of my time in the Editor, the attention to detail is astounding and the amount of customization is almost overwhelming. There's also some great mods out there to check out for this game such as 'Galaxy at War'.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recently the owners of this game have decided to threaten another studio with a copyright claim due to the mods of the community that used their assets. This game is one of the prime examples why a good modding community is a blessing for a game and why it should be cherished and protected. The mods here itself use assets from different games, but it makes the game what it is. It is a shame that they choose to strike their competitors rather than develop a good game, this is not a behaviour a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Would honestly only get this game if ur into mods, people have made star killer, star wars, WH40K, HALO, and a lot of historic and well-known battles for any people who like historical battles. You can also play the vanilla missions, but they are all the same where you capture the points to gain more points to buy different troops, which to me is stupid. Majority of the modded missions are created to give you a SPECIFIC troop/unit that was modified to fix it's genre etc, like if you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is probably the best WW2 RTS game out there. Highly recommend for single and multiplayer.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've still got a printout of a bit of feedback you gave me 16 years ago. A breakdown of sentences I had written in a preview of a Men Of War game, so surgically precise it was worth carrying into everything I wrote afterwards.
neutral · AI labelView post →Decent game, love everything about it including the GEM editor. Although I do agree it's a bit scummy to lock proper AI battles behind a DLC. Engine is somewhat stable and mods can Improve the game like any other. I would recommend this game, yes it's old, but its still a good game. Although you'd be better off trying to find people to play with because slapping AI every second gets boring eventually. Also wait for deals cause the DLCs are what you get paid for doing an hours work.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →where do I start well for one it is a complete rip off of Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 the Ui the sounds the gameplay the keybinds even some of the graphics oh and I got it when it was not ridiculously overpriced and you also have to get one of the DLC to get skirmish and even the setup of that is a rip off of Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 and if any one looks at my 0.1 hours of game play I moved around units enough to know what it will feel like also the settings are wired when you start so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →downloaded the game, Played with a friend, got destroyed instantly, got grounded, got my computer back, completed the American compaign, and still suck at the game, all in all 10/10 would recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is comfort food for me. I just replay the same missions over and over
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very addicting especially editor mode recommend valour and its sub mod unforgotten
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Since new EULA update it bombed playability of the entire game. At first we belived that mods were having issue when we were unable to play Multiplayer. But even after we deleted all mods, Multiplayer remained unplayable. It's pitty really, we had a blast every time we played but now we can't play it. Good job Publishers for bombing your own game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cool game, nice for its price looks like a large amount of missions and i think there is a good mod community
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Men of War II - On Sale for $15.29 (66% Off) Now Through September 29, 2025 on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/1128860/... #steamsale #steam #videogames #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →What upcoming game are you looking forward to the most? For me it’s: * Starfield, * Men of War 2 * Total War: Pharaoh * Dune Awakening * Star Wars Outlaws
neutral · AI labelView post →Yes Sir Good Job
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Men of War Assault Squad 2" is an ancient 12 year real time tactical strategy game set in WW2. There's a single player campaign but the focus is more on multiplayer, and multiplayer is dead because this is a 12 year old game. Gameplay consists of the usual niche but compelling gameplay of moving small units around various maps and choosing the right times to engage the enemy... basically Command & Conquer but with all the cool base building and resource management stuff stripped out in the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Almost 3000 hours on this game and it was also my first ever purchase on Steam. Had alot of fun with it over the years and definitely got my money's worth. There alot mods that make it replay and gameplay is very much unpredictable and alot of freedom overall its a great game there's always something different u can try.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its only fun because of mods. Imo the base game is just eh... And having to buy a DLC to use AI in skirmish mode is just the most greedy idea ever.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →one of the best games i have ever played with even better mods
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of if not the best ww2 rts of all time and i dont see that changing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great Game. dumped over 120 hours into it and looking to dump more. Easily one of my top 3 games, especially since it has great singleplayer/campaign, can run with my specs without being charged very smoothly (laptop player), and overall just a great game. The only thing that doesn't bode well for me is skirmish and i would assume multiplayer because i believe my lack of RAM. But that's not the game's problem. It is easy to mod, and it has great mods. 9.5/10 game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had a lot of fun playing the campaigns. The destruction effects are awesome. Best played with mods too
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The actual meat of the gameplay is actually really fun, which is what I got it for, but the amount of time that the game actually lets you experience that is very small. Between instability with any mods requiring incredibly tedious levels of fixing and the general lack of content for anything that isn't getting your teeth kicked in by people who have spent every second of their lives since the game released playing it or fighting AI (that you can only do with a DLC) that don't show up half the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Base game is fun, modding is simple, and add on like Galaxy at War add a lot of content to play! 8.2/10, Would play again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Men of War Assault Squad 2 is an pretty good game, it can be hard to understand at first but it will be eventually easier. It has an pretty good modding community. I would only recommend it getting on sale because it's an old game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →lead hundreds of divisions into the battle, lose, repeat. lead hundreds of divisions into the battle, lose, repeat. lead hundreds of divisions into the battle, lose, repeat. would recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game with amazing addons but is kind of hard to learn
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →yo this is GOH but cheaper and take sup less space this is really good, wish there was more people who play pvp tho
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, great mod community. The only negative thing is the outdated engine and it's limitations.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its complicated at first and mods are frustrating but after you get it you will be addicted to making world maps on paper and do battles and updating your worlds per battle.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you want MoW next gen, go play GoH.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is really good, and even better when you download mods.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10 game dont recommend
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great when you're not kicked for a low level, beat so many high ranked players with basic skill levels and just more time played plenty of times, So kicking the new players was annoying to get by at first. I find games now and then which is fun. GOH lags too much.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you see Call to Arms Ostfront, this is the predecessor.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best warhammer 40k game ever made
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WHAT I NEEDED. i needed something like this for a long long time and know i have it and it is all i wanted and a small little more. the controls aren't complex, good maps, good units, and some nice factions to play as. the only thing i don't like is the camera control but its fine how it starts out. i would rate it 9.5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its super fun its very stratigic game its competitve and its the best and one of the overall good game i always wanted to play this game all because of the best youtuber dalytactics i loved all his star wars and ive always wanted to play because of him and if you see my comment if the real dalytactics says my commennt please replay to it and like it one of biggest fans
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed the online mode and spent most of my playtime there. While the offline campaign was enjoyable, it felt somewhat repetitive and lacked diversity. It would have been great if the developers had released new DLC periodically to keep things fresh.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I told my girlfriend to sit on my face and she did.
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