Fit check
Is Civil War: 1864 worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Civil War history enthusiasts who want historical battle scenarios
- Strategy players who want to command both sides of a conflict
- Players who prefer mission-based campaigns with formations and unit classes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a broad, open-ended grand-strategy campaign rather than a collection of missions
- Players who prefer a small roster of uniform units instead of multiple infantry classes, formations, and battlefield roles
- Players looking for a setting outside the American Civil War
Our take on Civil War: 1864
Its defining structure is the ability to replay nearly every mission from either side, placing Union and Confederate command perspectives within the same set of scenarios.
What is Civil War: 1864?
Civil War: 1864 is a strategy game covering American Civil War battles from 1864.
It includes more than 40 missions across seven campaigns, including 20 historical battles. The mission groups cover tutorial, division, Cold Steel, Duty and Pride, Blockade, Freedom Calls, and Road To Atlanta scenarios. Except for the tutorial, missions can be played from either side. Command infantry, artillery, generals, wagons, naval gunboats, and mounted or dismounted cavalry. Infantry includes four experience classes and can use unformed, firing-line, or charging-column formations. Combat analysis, flank attacks, strategic movement, and map zoom are included.
How Civil War: 1864 plays
- 01Two-Sided Missions
- Every mission except the tutorial supports play as either the Union or Confederate side.
- 02Campaign Mission Groups
- The game contains more than 40 missions divided among seven named campaigns and a tutorial.
- 03Civil War Units
- Available forces include musketeers, rifled infantry, artillery, generals, wagons, gunboats, and mounted or dismounted cavalry.
- 04Infantry Experience Classes
- Infantry units are classified as raw, average, veteran, or elite.
- 05Formation Choices
- Infantry can remain unformed, arrange into a shooting line, or form a column for charges.
- 06Battlefield Analysis
- Combat analysis, flank attacks, and strategic movement are part of the battlefield system.
- 07Map Zoom
- A zoom function provides different views of the battlefield during missions.
Civil War: 1864 compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on World War II and combines large-scale strategy with direct control of individual units. Civil War: 1864 instead presents 1864 American Civil War missions, with period-specific formations, infantry classes, and battles playable from either side.
Civil War: 1864: platforms & release
Is Civil War: 1864 worth it?
It is worth it if: civil War history enthusiasts who want historical battle scenarios. Skip it if: players seeking a broad, open-ended grand-strategy campaign rather than a collection of missions.
Where can I download Civil War: 1864?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Civil War: 1864's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Civil War: 1864 on?
Windows only.
