Order of War

Wargaming

Rank: #5 / 7
Released: 2009
Studio: Wargaming
Genre: strategy video game

At a glance

Order of War is a strategy game developed by Wargaming and released in 2009. Its setting is the final phase of the Second World War in 1944, with campaigns placing the player in command of American forces in the west and German forces in the east. The conflict draws on the Allied operations Overlord and Bagration. The listed update adds German Arado and Allied B-24 Marauder heavy bomber units, infantry mortar units, heavy artillery strikes and a survival mode in which players face waves of attackers. The game is listed for Microsoft Windows, and its Steam listing is also for Windows. Steam features include single-player, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. Strategy is its listed Steam genre. The publisher is Square Enix.

Who it is for

It suits players interested in single-player strategy set across the western and eastern fronts of the 1944 conflict. The listed update adds a survival mission mode for defending against enemy waves.

What is good

Commands American and German forces
Includes a survival mission mode
Steam Cloud and Family Sharing are listed

What to know first

Single-player only
Windows is the only listed platform
No multiplayer feature is listed

Verdict

Order of War focuses on commanding forces in two linked 1944 theaters. Its listed features are aimed at solo strategy play, with survival missions included in the update.