StrategyFit check
Is Bomber Command worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- WWII strategy players who want to direct a campaign against German industry
- Simulation fans interested in planning bomber routes around flak and fighters
- Players who enjoy managing military supplies and adapting to a changing opponent
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want fast missions without a campaign layer of target and supply decisions
- Players who prefer predictable outcomes may hit a wall when changing weather and enemy redeployment disrupt plans
- Players looking for a ground-combat-focused WWII game
Our take on Bomber Command
Players who want to set a plan and leave it unchanged may hit a wall when weather shifts, German forces redeploy, and factories mitigate damage. The campaign also asks for decisions beyond target selection, including supply demands and the threat posed by U-boats.
What is Bomber Command?
Bomber Command is a strategy and simulation game about directing American air forces based in England during 1943.
Players plan missions using historically based units and airfields, choose targets among more than 200 German-controlled installations, and manage competing demands for supplies. Planning-map overlays show concentrations of flak and fighters, while routes can be chosen to avoid or engage enemy forces. Missions play out in real time, and players can control the bombsight on raids. Damage to factories affects connected parts of the German economy, which responds by shifting fighters and mitigating damage. Research, U-boat activity, changing weather, and crew skill and morale also affect the campaign.
How Bomber Command plays
- 01Target selection
- Choose among more than 200 historically based German installations, including oil, aircraft, and engine facilities.
- 02Adaptive enemy economy
- Factory inputs and outputs affect military production, while the enemy adjusts defenses and works to limit damage.
- 03Live mission control
- Missions unfold in real time, with direct bombsight control affecting the results of raids.
- 04Campaign pressures
- Research, U-boat activity, supply competition, and uncertain weather shape mission planning.
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Bomber Command: platforms & release
Is Bomber Command worth it?
It is worth it if: WWII strategy players who want to direct a campaign against German industry. Skip it if: players who want fast missions without a campaign layer of target and supply decisions.
Where can I download Bomber Command?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Bomber Command's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Bomber Command on?
Windows only.
