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Men of War: Assault Squad

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2011

Should you play it?

Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.

What works

  • Highly detailed and realistic tactical gameplay
  • Extensive unit and vehicle control including direct control mode
  • Robust mission editor and mod support
  • Challenging ai and difficulty levels
  • Immersive destructible environments and sound design

Things to keep in mind

  • Lack of cohesive narrative campaign
  • Multiplayer officially defunct due to gamespy shutdown
  • Steep learning curve and complex micromanagement
  • Repetitive mission objectives
  • Some ai and pathfinding bugs

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront

  • Wargame: Red Dragon

  • Men of War: Assault Squad 2

  • Steel Division: Normandy 44

  • War Selection

  • Company of Heroes 2

More story-driven

Games that feels like Men of War: Assault Squad but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition

  • Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology

  • Codename: Panzers, Phase One

  • Men of War™

  • Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

  • Headquarters: World War II

More fantastical

Games that feels like Men of War: Assault Squad but with more imaginative fiction

  • Age of Mythology: Retold

  • Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3

  • Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™

  • Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance

  • Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath

  • Supreme Commander

Less competitive

Games that feels like Men of War: Assault Squad but with less competition against others

  • Men of War: Red Tide

  • Faces of War

  • Trench Lord: Eastern Front

  • Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes

  • Partisans 1941

  • Commandos: Origins

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Last update: 21/08/2026