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real-time strategy
Fields of Glory
By MicroProse, released 1 Jan 1993
- Microsoft Windows
- DOS
- Amiga CD32
What it is
Fields of Glory is a 1993 real-time strategy wargame from MicroProse, focused on Napoleon’s Waterloo Campaign. Set after Napoleon’s return from Elba, it lets you command Anglo-Allied, French, or Prussian forces during the campaign that led to Waterloo. Battles range from smaller engagements to Waterloo and Ligny, with views that move between close-up troop conflicts and wider tactical positions. You issue orders through a point-and-click interface while managing thousands of soldiers under time pressure. Steam lists single-player play and Family Sharing. The original platforms were Microsoft Windows, DOS, and Amiga CD32; the Steam version supports Windows. Ziggurat is the listed publisher. Steam classifies it under Simulation and Strategy, while its broader genre is real-time strategy. The Steam release date is April 28, 2020. Its official site listing is the Wikipedia page for Fields of Glory.
What players like, and what they don't
- Waterloo Campaign setting
- Three playable forces
- Close-up and tactical views
- Battles range from small to huge
- Point-and-click order system
- Single-player only
- Windows is the only Steam platform
- Steam release is from 2020
Who it suits
It suits players interested in historical strategy and Napoleonic battlefield command. Solo players can choose among three armies and fight engagements at different scales.
Fields of Glory presents the Waterloo Campaign as a time-pressured command game. Its army choices and two battlefield perspectives give solo strategy players control over both force and scale.
