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Afghanistan '11

2017

Should you play it?

Afghanistan '11 is the sequel to the highly praised and innovative Vietnam '65. It enhances and builds on it: Afghanistan '11 changes the paradigm of wargaming and manages to bring Counter-Insurgency and guerrilla warfare to your screen, properly represented thanks to a revolutionary gameplay formula!

What works

  • Deep and challenging logistics and strategy
  • Realistic asymmetric warfare simulation
  • Engaging campaign and skirmish modes
  • Active developer support and updates
  • Immersive political and tactical mechanics

Things to keep in mind

  • Bugs and crashes reported
  • Tedious micromanagement and slow animations
  • Ui and quality of life issues
  • Some repetitiveness in scenarios
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative play

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients

  • Rebel Cops

  • Total Tank Generals

  • Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg

  • The Three Kingdoms: The Tales of Jian An

  • Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)

More fantastical

Games that feels like Afghanistan '11 but with more imaginative fiction

  • Elemental: Reforged

  • Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension

  • Conquest of Elysium 4

  • Zoria: Age of Shattering

  • Master of Magic

  • WindStop Strategy

More competitive

Games that feels like Afghanistan '11 but with more competition against others

  • Pike and Shot : Campaigns

  • Fire & Maneuver

  • Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game

  • Old World

  • King's Orders

  • Battle Academy

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Afghanistan '11: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026