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Wargame developers love the American Civil War, with its romantic notions of 'brother against brother' and the development of warfare from line battles to quasi-trench warfare slugfests. It probably also helps that a lot of war game designers are American. There are plenty to choose from over the years, so here’s some of Wargamer’s favorite American Civil War digital strategy games to make your choice easier.

What are the best American Civil War Games?

• Ultimate General: Civil War
• Gettysburg: The Tide Turns
• Civil War: 1863
• Civil War II
• Scourge of War: Chancellorsville
• Brother against Brother
• The Operational Art of War 4 (Specific Scenarios)
• War of Rights (Early Access)

Ultimate General: Civil War

Developer: Game-Labs LLC
Tags: Real-Time, Tactical, Brigade/Division/Corps/Army, American Civil War, 3D
Available from:Steam

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Ultimate General: Civil War is a wonderful follow-up to Game-Labs LLC’s already wonderful Ultimate General: Gettysburg. Civil War puts the player in command of either Confederate or Union armies throughout the entirety of the war, allowing the player to build their army composition, from unit size to weaponry of individual units. The title brings Total War-style tactics (the lead on this game did make several mods for Total War games) to the well-known battlefields of Antietam and Gettysburg, as well as battles with less coverage in games, such as Gaines’ Mill and Chickamauga.

The ability to follow individual brigades and their officers throughout the war is one I learned to miss after playing this game. Seeing a unit you created during the first year of the war get utterly dissolved by enemy canister rounds is heartbreaking, but following an officer’s career path from lowly Captain to Major General brings pride I rarely get from playing games. It’s easy to connect with your army on a personal level, as you can name each unit in addition to being able to manage their training and outfitting.

Gettysburg: The Tide Turns

Developer: Shenandoah
Tags: Turn-Based, Tactical, Strategy, 2D, IGOUGO, Brigade/Division
Available from:Direct, Steam

Speaking of Gettysburg, it’s impossible to list off the best American Civil War games without mentioning a game about Gettysburg at least once. Gettysburg marked the high-water mark of the Confederacy during the war, and The Tide Turns is a beautiful display of… well, how the tide turned. The map is wonderful, drawing inspiration from old Engineer Corps maps, with unit markers distinctly popping out against the backdrop.

What makes The Tide Turns such an interesting game is the turn system. Units have their turn order decided by the random drawing of “lots” from the total amount of units on the field. This leads to an uncertainty of combat that is not present in IGOUGO or WEGO type games, but is certainly more representative of the chaos of Gettysburg.

Civil War: 1863

Developer: HexWar
Tags: Turn-based, Tactical, Hex, Brigade/Division/Corps, American Civil War, IGOUGO
Available from:Steam, Direct

HexWar’s charming Civil War: 186x series made the jump to PC from Android and iOS, bringing what our reviewer Jeff Renaud called a “quick hit” wargame. It’s easy to jump into a scenario pulled from the many different battles of 1863 (or any of the other years of the war, there are companion games featuring all of them!), with combat frequently beginning on the first turn. A single scenario can take less than an hour, but the brevity of the games can’t be mistaken for easiness. The AI can be downright painful to play against on the higher difficulties, which is a refreshing change of pace from other “quick hit” wargames. Read our review for more.

Civil War II

Developer: AGEOD
Tags: Turn-based, Operational, Strategy, Division/Corps/Army, American Civil War, WEGO
Available from:Steam, Direct

Ageod’s Civil War II (note: not about an upcoming second civil war) pulls back from the close, action-oriented look of many other American Civil War titles. The player is instead put into the boots of president / commander-in-chief of the operational aspects of the war. The WEGO style of play makes running into the enemy challenging and frequently surprising, forcing you to plan well in advance for future offensives.

The chain-of-command in armies can be customized by the player, allowing obsessive micromanagers to truly fine-tune their army. Decisions don’t stop with merely military matters; determining how much money should be printed or placing embargos also fall into the rhythm of gameplay. Wargamers with a taste for grand strategy could comfortably find themselves at home with Civil War II.

Scourge of War: Chancellorsville

Developer: NorbSoftDev
Tags: Real-Time, Tactical, American Civil War, Brigade/Division/Corps, Strategy
Available from:Direct

The Scourge of War series feature some of the most realistic depictions of generalship of the 19^th century, and Chancellorsville is no exception. The player can take command of different units within either the Union or Confederate forces; from commanding a lone Brigade to commanding the entire army. Orders given and received are a nice touch, as virtual couriers will arrive with and send out letters you can pen yourself. Units can be directed to form into specific formations and have several different movement options, including instructions to travel via road and to form into a certain formation type upon arrival. These options are necessary to success, as the AI may have read ahead in the history book, and will prove to be a fierce opponent.

Chancellorsville was an important prelude to Gettysburg, but is not as frequently covered as the latter. However, if you are looking to get your fix of Chamberlains and Picketts, you may also be interested in Scourge of War: Gettysburg.

Brother against Brother

Developer: Western Civilization Software
Tags: Turn-Based, Tactical, Hex, Company/Brigade, IGOUGO
Available from:Direct

Brother against Brother has a great nostalgic feel to it. The sprites and the maps are reminiscent of wargames a generation or two ago, but the game packs several unique features that make it worth mentioning. The first is the inclusion of Wilson’s Creek, a battle in the Western Theatre of the war. Any battle not on the east coast is normally glossed over, so kudos to Western Civilization Software for broadening our collective horizons.

The title also packs an “active ability” feature that generals can use on their units to encourage them to fight harder, à la the more recent Total War offerings. This coupled with a novel movement system, where units can sometimes refuse to move in a representation of orders being jumbled and lost, brings a refreshing yet familiar take on some less covered battles of the war.

The Operational Art of War 4

Developer: Talonsoft
Tags: Turn-Based, Operational, Strategy, IGOUGO, Hex, American Civil War
Available from:Steam, Direct

Before you all storm to the comments to yell at us for TOAW4 not being an American Civil War game, we know the whole game is not about the American Civil War. However, there are several great scenarios to choose from that take place during the war, using TOAW4’s excellent systems to simulate battles such as Antietam, as well as whole campaigning seasons, particularly highlighting the Chancellorsville/ Gettysburg campaign.

Should you not be in the mood for the several scenarios TOAW4 has to offer, there are community scenarios available for download, as well as a scenario editor, so you can finally simulate a brawl at Appomattox Court House. Read our review of TOAW4 for an idea of how the game as whole plays.

Reinforcements! Promising Games in Development:

Grand Tactician: The Civil War 1861 - 1865

Developer: Oliver Keppelmüller
Tags: RTS, Strategic layer, Tactical Battles, Logistics
Available from:Steam

This game gets more of a token mention because it's not available to play or buy like, unlike War of Rights below which is at least in Early Access. Grand Tactician is a real-time strategy game that primarily focuses on the strategic side of the war, but allows for tactical control over engagements due to the nature of how you move your units around the map. We're reminded of one of our favourite ancients war games, Hegemony III, if you're looking for a quick comparison. Current release date is simply listed as 'Late 2019'.

War of Rights

Developer: Campfire Games
Tags: First-Person Shooter, American Civil War
Available from:Steam

War of Rights is an Early Access FPS that looks quite impressive so far. 150 players can duke it out on the battlefield, which so far includes Antietam and Harper’s Ferry. The gameplay looks and feels solid, like a cross of Mount & Blade and Holdfast’s combat style, while bringing a more realistic visual fidelity to the fight. A chain-of-command system is currently under development, so far with higher ranking officers passing down orders to their subordinates, who can in turn order their men to follow their lead. The game is primarily multiplayer, so the experience does depend on other players, but players do tend to actually work together. War of Rights has a development roadmap laid out, and it looks to have a promising future ahead.

More American Civil War Game Reccomendations

John Tiller Software did a series called Civil War Battles, which cover specific battles and campaigns during the American Civil War. They're old-school hex-and-counter affairs, but they're currently being remastered by Wargame Design Studio with new graphics and engines updates. We're looking into these now and as we evaluate them, we'll add them to the main list. We've put this here though so that you're aware they also exist, and are considered pretty good ACW war games for what they are.

As was pointed out below, we'd also be remiss not to mention Sid Meier'sGettysburg! & Antietam! games from the late 90's. Gettysburg! especially was considered one of the best strategy/war games of the time, and is a bench mark for many ACW and Gettysburg-themed games that have come out in the decades since. We haven't listed it below, mainly because they are fairly old now and there's no official support for them although you can find a digital copy via Abandonware websites. If you're interested in exploring one of the gold standards of digital ACW wargames, you'll want to check it out.

What are your favourite ACW games? Let us know in the comments!

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Description of Sid Meier's Gettysburg! Windows

In 1997, Electronic Arts, Inc. publishes Sid Meier's Gettysburg! on Windows. This strategy game is now abandonware and is set in a historical battle (specific/exact) and real-time.

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MASTER GAMER2020-02-220 point

For Windows 10 users. Use WinRAR to mount ISO file. After that extract everything from ISO to a folder. Then just double click lee.exe and it plays. No setup required.

bob-de-silvis2020-01-064 points

i got the game to work by:
downloading iso file, patch v6.00 and win/eng file in the download area.
I then unzipped iso into a 'new folder', ran 'set-up' in new disk drive that was created.
patched the installed game in created fireaxis folder, dropped in win/eng file and ran file. The win/eng file could not work.
I then went to rlee exe in game folder and changed compatability to Win95.
The game is running perfectly and I now have back one of my favorite games I had since lost.
Thank You Abandonware! :)

jollyroger2019-11-261 point

works great thanks

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Ddubbs2019-09-01-2 points

I wish I could figure out the install, not working. I loved this game when I was younger.

Wtf2019-07-28-1 point

This is bullshit. How do you install it?!!!! I hit setup each time and literally nothing happens for installation

Clifford Deal2019-07-26-3 points

Nope. Total waste of time.

Clifford Deal2019-07-26-1 point

Question: Windows 10 Compatable ?

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Gamemaster2019-04-04-1 point

My friend said he can win the campaign in one battle, it took him 8+ hours while he was working grave yard shift. I won't tell how he did it but its legendary.

Mr.Fix it2019-03-11-1 point

Here is a fix for modern operating systems
Video explaining how to make it work : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKZOatimi8Y
Direct link - https://www.fileplanet.com/archive/p-8427/Gettysburg-Windows-2000-XP-Compatibility-Update

dan332018-10-025 points

thanks

M4Sharman2018-08-14-20 points

Can we have a tutorial on how to install this game, how to install the patch and how to run it on Windows 10 please?

jmacgroup2018-06-09-14 points

Does this install work with Windows 10? Can someone provide step by step instructions of how to run it once the download is complete? (Including how to use the Patch)?? thank you.

DJ Louie G2018-03-31-28 points

Gettysburg Computer Game For Mac Download

ok, I download the files! How do I get it to run?

Pinto2018-01-29-6 points

Groovy

Thanks Myabandonware!!2018-01-131 point

After an intense day, I don’t want to stay in that tense state all night long.Well, I hope this feedback is given for many of the male game makers. Yes, sometimes women want to take out their frustrations, but if you did a survey, I bet you’d find a more “gentler” approach to gaming than blow them up and kill them games.Obviously, that is just my opinion, but I do play a lot of games for relaxation. But there’s another 50% of the population that likes to play games, too.I think the games you chose were more directed at men, and they are NOT relaxing. Mac osx game editor. Granted, most women are not developers, which I assume is part of the issue.For the guys, you chose some cool games. And they usually make what they like.

Great memories with this game chasing yankees! Truly the best civil war game ever.

Athanasius2017-02-12-3 points

Imho the best adaptation of ACW ever - its complexity is just right, not as simplistic as 'Ultimate General: Gettysburg' and not as complicated as the enormous 'Scourge of War: Gettysburg', but something in between. It has a great replayability too, because you can try out different strategies. Fantastic game, and highly atmospheric.

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