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Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition

2014

Should you play it?

The first installment in the real-time tactics series that would become known as Men of War, now refreshed and enhanced! Take command of American, British, Soviet, or German forces and fight on the battlefields of World War II in 32 single-player missions or with others in PvP and co-op sessions.

What works

  • Deep tactical gameplay
  • Highly detailed destructible environments
  • Challenging and rewarding missions
  • Co-op multiplayer support
  • Nostalgic and historically rich

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve and high difficulty
  • Technical issues on modern systems
  • Clunky controls and camera limitations
  • Lack of modern ui conveniences (no quicksave)
  • Limited multiplayer modes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Men of War™

  • Joint Task Force

  • Expeditions: Rome

  • Faces of War

  • Commandos: Origins

  • Codename: Panzers, Phase One

More competitive

Games that feels like Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition but with more competition against others

  • COH 2 - The Western Front Armies: US Forces

  • CoH 2 - The Western Front Armies: Oberkommando West

  • Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition

  • Company of Heroes 2

  • Age of Empires II (Retired)

  • Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

More fantastical

Games that feels like Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition but with more imaginative fiction

  • Majesty 2 Collection

  • Age of Mythology: Retold

  • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition

  • Age of Darkness: Final Stand

  • Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes

  • Battle Realms: Zen Edition

Less social

Games that feels like Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Endzone - A World Apart

  • Stalingrad

  • Blitzkrieg Anthology

  • Last Train Home

  • Men of War: Red Tide

  • Broken Lines

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Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. 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