Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages
Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages
Game
Game2016
Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
Developer HeroLabs
Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a set of three historical turn-based strategies, in which you are going to take command of the armies in the greatest Medieval wars as well as take control of countries and nations during World War II. From the Steam store page
136 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 25, 2026 · last updated Oct 25, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
58
Mixed
66 positive · 47 negative
95% range 49–67%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 66 | 47 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 2 | 0 | 21 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
81 of 131 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
61% recommend · 72 yes, 46 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 118 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (202 of 293 positive).
Players appreciate the value of three games in one package. [1][2][3] Some find the game simple and accessible for strategy newcomers. [4][5][6] Others criticize the lack of diplomacy and poor AI behavior. [7][8][9]
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- [8]
Yet another example of trash on steam, i had hopes that this was Risk with alittle bit of depth, its neither - Its a mobile port - Tutorial that fails on the most basic level - No sound sliders - Unit resolutions are horrible - Feels more like a puzzle than a wargame, you have to attack in an exact order to accomplish bonus goals - No diplomacy (Devs have said they will add this, i don't see how it can save this …
- [15]
I wouldn't recommend this game. I didn't come into it expecting it to be complex like Gary Grigsby's War In The East etc. But The game doesn't give you any valuable information for combat. You can have a diverse force and give air support but still lose which wouldn't be an issue if I was at least given some sort of display or information if I lose attack power going into wooded areas or forts etc. But no where does …
- [7]
First (after) words: this is NOT a game of diplomacy. I don't know if they plan to update and add it, but there's little to no diplomacy whatsoever. The AI does diplomacy sometimes (Finland announces it has joined the Communist Bloc! O_o), but you can't. If you play Sandbox with the pre-set alliance disabled (neutral, Allied, Axis), everyone fights everyone. It's still really fun, but I thought I would warn you. …
- [4]
Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a collection of three turn based combat war games including two campaigns and a massive sandbox mode. Looking at the screenshots Strategy & Tactics looked a little complicated at first and I wasn't sure if it was something I'd love but I gave it a try and I have no regrets. The game is actually easy to learn and the tutorial is very in depth and talks you through everything …
- [11]
WWII Sandbox is the only one I liked. No turns limitation, huge map with zoom in/out, lots of units and yet there are specific missions you can accomplish although you can continue conquering other countries in free mode after that (actually whole gameplay feels like free mode anyways, which is good). Took me like 2 hours to play one tough round to accomplish mission and... I did it and am very proud of that as it …
Summarised from 34 of the 139 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
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
61% of the 118 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection. The complaint that keeps coming up: no diplomacy options for the player. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
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60 of 136 · most liked firstFirst (after) words: this is NOT a game of diplomacy. I don't know if they plan to update and add it, but there's little to no diplomacy whatsoever. The AI does diplomacy sometimes (Finland announces it has joined the Communist Bloc! O_o), but you can't. If you play Sandbox with the pre-set alliance disabled (neutral, Allied, Axis), everyone fights everyone. It's still really fun, but I thought I would warn you. This is a combat game, not a diplomacy game! There isn't any other reviews yet, as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a collection of three turn based combat war games including two campaigns and a massive sandbox mode. Looking at the screenshots Strategy & Tactics looked a little complicated at first and I wasn't sure if it was something I'd love but I gave it a try and I have no regrets. The game is actually easy to learn and the tutorial is very in depth and talks you through everything as you play so you can properly understand what you need to know. There are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A bang for the buck for turn-based, strategy fans as this collection features three games in one buy! Game Overview Strategy & Tactics - Wargame Collection is a package of three turn-based strategic games namely "Strategy & Tactics: World War II", "Strategy & Tactics: World War II Sandbox", and "Strategy & Tactics: Medieval Wars". In Strategy & Tactics: World War II, you can play as one of the three forces prominent during the World War II which are the "Axis Powers", the "Soviet Union"…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yet another example of trash on steam, i had hopes that this was Risk with alittle bit of depth, its neither - Its a mobile port - Tutorial that fails on the most basic level - No sound sliders - Unit resolutions are horrible - Feels more like a puzzle than a wargame, you have to attack in an exact order to accomplish bonus goals - No diplomacy (Devs have said they will add this, i don't see how it can save this game tho) This has no place on steam, and should have remained a mobile game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We are thrilled to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday! #gamedev, please share you turn-based game in the thread! RPG, Strategy, Tactics, Roguelike... we want them all! 🌟 Make sure to like❤️, share🔄 and wishlist✅ any gem you find in the comments!
neutral · AI labelView post →Introduction Developed and published by HeroCraft, Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is just as its name suggests, a collection of three wargames focusing mainly on European warfare during the Middle Ages and World War Two. I was surprised to find out that this is in fact a PC port of games developed for mobile platforms initially. They are very well polished for a Steam debut. Gameplay Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection has plenty of replay value considering we have three distinct…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game itself isn't bad, it's everything that makes the game thats bad. In this game you can pick from a WW2 style or medival style board game type. I played the WW2 sandbox and you would think that would be awsome. But there is no telling what is going on. In the game I played recently I was Spain. I thought I would have a little bit of diplomacy, nothing major but something like "Start a war" or "Peace" but no, The game chooses your side. If you are Spain you are Axis, flanked by the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First impressions are "when exactly did Norway have more troops then the Red Army in 1944?". Either this is intended to play like an Advanced Wars like puzzle game where there is only one way to figure out the given scenarios puzzle and win, or simply needs badly re-balanced. Either way not much of a wargame sim.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Three games in one... YES please, three good games in one... YOU rock, Strategy and Tactics isn't just a single amazing Strategy game it's three of them. WOW, you can't top that value three top notch super fun strategy games for a low price... Where do I sign up??? You already know the answer it's this games store page. The three games are similar to each other with slight differences, the differences aren't anything major, mainly just the games setting, two of the games are set in World…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A really fun, casual strategy game that's worth picking up. Everything's nice from animations to sound effects, and its also great how far you could go with the simplicity of the game. You'll find yourself pulling off classic strategic maneuvers with armies and it's really rewarding when they work. A properly placed attack can encircle an army and wipe it out. However, there are some cons about the game design itself. The UI is very annoying to use, the click-click option for moving…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →really bad graphics and musics and interface......
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →About to start the first playtest match of Javier Romero’s “Poland Reborn” for Strategy & Tactics magazine. This game covers the independence struggle of Poland, 1919-1921, centering on the Russo-Polish War but also other border conflicts. #boardwargames #boardwargaming #russopolishwar
neutral · AI labelView post →Welcome to match 2 of "Alfred the Great" (playtest phase, forthcoming from Decision Games Strategy & Tactics 372). I have the Vikings this round, @nopipbutcpip.bsky.social is playing the Anglo-Saxon side. Today we're experimenting with several optional rules (pillage and Danegeld).
neutral · AI labelView post →Solid basic design and art can't take this insufficiently developed set of games far enough to let me recommend them. They play like ported mobile games with an extrtemely grindy attrition-based system, ideally designed to wear down your patience and make you want to buy purchase points for real money. The UI is awkward and everything is very unstable; minimizing a window might lock the screen, and there seems to be a 50/50 chance the game will crash on launch.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WWII Sandbox is the only one I liked. No turns limitation, huge map with zoom in/out, lots of units and yet there are specific missions you can accomplish although you can continue conquering other countries in free mode after that (actually whole gameplay feels like free mode anyways, which is good). Took me like 2 hours to play one tough round to accomplish mission and... I did it and am very proud of that as it was hard and lots of thinking involved! Would do that again, really, highly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New arrival today (I have a problem I know!). Strategy & Tactics Magazine #358 with the pack-in game Battle of Pensacola 1781 designed by Javier Romero.
neutral · AI labelView post →If you ever played the old Axis and Allies board game or on Gametableonline (now defunct) and liked it you should enjoy this game. It is a simple to learn but fun to play strategy game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Summer 1915 and the East Front is taking shape. Solo playthrough of the old Strategy & Tactics magazine World War 1 game from 1975. :) #boardwargames #boardgames
neutral · AI labelView post →My Napoleonic gaming 'moment' is in full swing. Today'game: Reves de Gloire, a solitaire game recently published in Strategy & Tactics. Rules need interpretation but otherwise it's pretty good on the emergent narrative front, particularly if you know a bit about the period.
positive · AI labelView post →Ok, here's my take on the game. I'm used to playing Axis and Allies, both the Milton Bradley board games as well as the old Nova Games, which was the best...I also play the triplea version, which is excellent. This game is much more in line with the Milton Bradley games. A relatively simple game, simple mechanics. That being said, there are some very nice features that I enjoy. You can plot out moves in a step by step fashion. Moving infantry to take the first territory, then "relocating" mech…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Our interview with Javier Romero designer of Bosnian War 1992-1995 in Strategy & Tactics Magazine #351 from Decision Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/04/21/i...
neutral · AI labelView post →These are simple, easily accessible but still entertaining games that can provide a quick fix of Risk-style gaming in between your Civilization of Crusader Kings campaigning They are a good way to introduce someone to PC war gaming who may be putoff by the perceived complexity of many main stream strategy titles or who like me was traumatized when a friend started me off with Europa Universalis
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4 new additions to my #boardwargame library, all Strategy & Tactics (Decision Games era) magazines w/games; issue 195 (Clash of the Eagles - Borodino & Friedland), 200 (French Foreign Legion), 205 (2nd Boer War) & 208 (Back to Iraq 3rd edition). #wargaming #boardwargaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Simple and understandable version of HoI
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →autistic little brother of Hearts of Iron IV
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent value. What I have been looking for for50 years of wargamming.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today's #boardwargame session; first playtest match of Decision Games' upcoming "Alfred the Great" (Strategy & Tactics 372). I have the Anglo-Saxons, @nopipbutcpip.bsky.social has the Vikings. It's the Viking playerturn of Game Turn 1. The Anglo-Saxons successfully cleared a town...
neutral · AI labelView post →I wouldn't recommend this game. I didn't come into it expecting it to be complex like Gary Grigsby's War In The East etc. But The game doesn't give you any valuable information for combat. You can have a diverse force and give air support but still lose which wouldn't be an issue if I was at least given some sort of display or information if I lose attack power going into wooded areas or forts etc. But no where does it seem to be a thing just RNG bogging you down with no valuable information to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →classic wargame, personal tactical improvement, strategy rate 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have to be honest. I though it was a game with good tactic and think about the strategy.... but no, I don't understand the battle's result( random ? whats the force of each unit?), but more than that, the first mission as crusaders is too take jerusalem in 18 turns or it is the defeat. is anybody did this mission ? I don't understand the REAL difference between units ( def ? att ? effective against? weak against ? ) there is no number to know what the real force of your troops. i was trapped…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got this game because the mobile version was great but doesn't support my new phone. Returing now because there's no sandbox mode like on mobile. Really disapointing... really wish the dev would add support for the latest iphone models as I purchased the premium version.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun enough game in it's way, but sadly it falls far short of expectations and only seems to reflect the era's of WW II and the middle ages in the shapes of the units and the maps. For starters, there really is very little in the way of Strategy or Tactics going on. It is mostly about building big units, as evidenced by France vacating the Maginot Line on turn one of a scenario where my task was supposedly to go thru Belgium. And this is only one example of many that make this game so odd.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Made for idiots.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is more of a game to learn the strategy genre if a person is really interested in it. There are a lot more games that have more to offer than this one but not to take anything away from these 3 titles in one package. It does have in-depth tutorials that help people that haven't been exposed to them learn and not get frustrated because the tutorials are kicking your backside. This one actually helps you win while learning them.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game itself is great. the crashing issue around 1958... not so much. C'mon guys, get a hotfix for this asap please
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Strategy & tactics: War game collection is for those who want to venture out into the free World of imaginative tactical strategy game playing World with a time machine. For this game has three parts each unfolding a new type of game play, while two of them venturing into the (WWII) era while the third one in to the medieval era. But make no mistake this a TBS gamers delight. The game encircles primarily around Europe in a grand strategy sort of game play, apart from any major ideological…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is broken right out of the box, Screen goes black after splash screen..
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playtest season 2026 has begun! With @joea64.bsky.social, we are playtesting Romania 1916, expected to be published next year in Strategy & Tactics issue 371. The game covers the 1916 Romanian campaign, starting with Romania's August offensive and carrying through to December.
neutral · AI labelView post →2023 was the year of tactical RPGs We did it, gang Fire Emblem Disaeda (I dunno—the penguin game) Triangle Strategy Tactics Ogre remaster
neutral · AI labelView post →How i set this to English?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When it comes down to what matters though, the strategy, Strategy and Tactics is decent in theory but middling in execution. Players can recruit a variety of units like soldiers, tanks, and bombers and call them in when enough time has passed and enough cash has been saved. They can also split units apart and relocate them to strongholds and other conquered areas of the map for a tactical advantage. Players can even spend time between missions researching scientific military enhancements.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game surprised me. I picked it up on a Steam sale thinking how wrong can I go for a couple of bucks. Now being blunt, it does not have spectacular graphics, the sound track is mediocre and repeats a lot and initial impressions on the game play seemed as simple as checkers. Then I started getting into a couple of scenarios. Yes, the move set is simple but it quickly became apparent every aspect of the moves was ingeniously important. The order of the moves, which units should move…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a collection of three completely free Russian mobile apps that have been dumped on Steam as paid products, deliberately to try scamming gamers into paying money for free mobile apps. These aren't real PC games... it's a cash grab from greedy mobile devs. The games are all identical, just reskins of the same turn based strategy game template. Because the games are identical, they suffer from the same defects which we'll get into... but it's worth…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Saved me hours of studying geography and history
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →♥♥♥♥ game, doesnt load, no customer support, complete rip off
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its bad interface is only overshadowed by its gamplay
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interview with Javier Romero Designer of Battle of Pensacola 1781 in Strategy & Tactics Magazine #358 from Decision Games. theplayersaid.com/2026/06/29/i...
neutral · AI labelView post →I review games and DLC based on whether the overall experience is worth your time and money. Is the game good? Fun, but not a good game Is the game worth it at full price? No Is it better to wait for a sale? 70% off and if you've played before Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a collection of games I played as a kid on my tablet about 10 years ago. When I noticed it on Steam, I was delighted to purchase it on PC for the nostalgia. Please read this review as coming from a nostalgic fan…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →...that the only way to get a feedback proposal passed by the Strategy & Tactics readership (in SPI's 1970's glory days) was for the game to involve NATO, nuclear weapons or Nazis in some way.
neutral · AI labelView post →My mouse doesn't work in the game. 😵💫
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You know you were robbed when you have this game in your library.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not a bad set of games I keep getting stuck on a WWII mission and kinda gave up on the game after that but have enough game play that was worth the sale price if you buy it buy on sale and enjoy is a simple style game battle production turn base game enjoy good luck Bob C aka CrazyBearUSA
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I tried to enjoy this strategic war game but it falls very short of being acceptably fun. Although I purchased the game for about $3 on sale I still feel it was a waste of my time and little satisfaction was received. If you're looking for a Panzer General type game this is far from it. No mouse scrolling, poor implementation of scenarios and campaigns that made me feel it was unfullfilling. Do you know what I mean? You finish a scenario and are delighted and satified that you had fun and that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't bother Childish unfun
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game would be much better to play if its strict limited number of moves were removed. Once the limit number of turms has occurred the entire campaign is over. The strict limited number of moves to win/lose is completely obsurd and kills all motivation to play this otherwise fun game. For example, the first "battle" is actually a campaign and requires the taking of Jerusalem (starting just south of what is Istanbul, Turkey today. The basic timing problem is your (Crusader forces) most…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The three games are similar to each other with slight differences, the differences aren't anything major, mainly just the games setting, two of the games are set in World war two, while the third game takes it back old school to the days of Knights and kings.. Great stuff.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simpler than europe universalis and more fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A totally unexpected gem. It's cheap and doesn't really look like much at first. How many times have we seen the map of Europe with little tanks and infantrymen? When you play, though, it's deep and immersive. It definitely has that "just one more turn" thing that great turn-based games have. It simplifies most of the elements, but it doesn't really dumb them down too much. It's not Hearts of Iron but it actually is more fun. The added bonus here is that you get three games for the price. I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Weird Game Designer Facts Albert Aurelius Nofi I met Al Nofi at SPI, where he was for many years associate editor of Strategy & Tactics magazine, and also the designer of many tabletop wargames. But he was a scholar, not just a game designer, receiving a PHD from CUNY in military history in 1991.
neutral · AI labelView post →I remember there was an old Strategy & Tactics magazine Vietnam war game that used fake unit counters to represent hidden Vietcong movements so that you wouldn't know where they really were until they attacked
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