StrategyFit check
Is Faces of War worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- World War II strategy fans who want direct control over individual soldiers
- Players who prefer real-time battles with destructible terrain and shifting tactics
- Small groups seeking cooperative or custom-scenario combat
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a distant, high-level commander view may bounce off the switch to direct control of a single soldier.
- Those wanting predictable, scripted encounters may find the changing terrain and reactive battles demanding to manage.
- Players looking for modern online matchmaking may not fit a game whose listed multiplayer routes are LAN, DirectIP, and GameRanger.
Our take on Faces of War
The likely bounce point is the control shift: managing squads is only one layer, since the game also asks players to direct a single soldier amid changing terrain, simulated physics, and reactive opponents.
What is Faces of War?
Faces of War is a World War II real-time strategy game set during the European campaigns of 1944–1945.
Players command Allied, German, or Soviet forces, directing squads or taking direct control of one soldier. Battles support ambushes, flanking attacks, armored assaults, and environmental tactics, with terrain altered by explosions and gunfire. Soldiers respond to changing battlefield conditions, while simulated physics govern bullets, vehicles, and blasts. Scenarios can unfold differently based on orders and use of the environment. The game also includes multiplayer, cooperative play, skirmishes, and a mission editor. Multiplayer access continues through LAN, DirectIP, and GameRanger following the GameSpy shutdown.
How Faces of War plays
- 01Squad and Soldier Control
- Orders can cover whole units, or play can shift to a single fighter for closer battlefield control.
- 02Alterable Battlefields
- Blasts can leave craters, bring down walls, and create debris that serves as cover or an obstacle.
- 03Three Factions
- Campaigns place Allied, German, and Soviet troops in European operations from 1944–1945.
- 04Reactive Soldiers
- Troops change their responses as battlefield conditions develop.
- 05Physics-Based Combat
- Projectiles, vehicles, and explosions follow simulated physical behavior.
- 06Scenario Creation
- A mission editor supports custom situations, alongside skirmishes and cooperative multiplayer.
- 07Alternative Multiplayer Access
- LAN, DirectIP, and GameRanger remain available after the GameSpy shutdown.
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Faces of War: platforms & release
Is Faces of War worth it?
It is worth it if: world War II strategy fans who want direct control over individual soldiers. Skip it if: players seeking a distant, high-level commander view may bounce off the switch to direct control of a single soldier.
Where can I download Faces of War?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Faces of War's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Faces of War on?
Windows only.
