Fit check
Is Frontline: World At War worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- World War II strategy players who want turn-based battles
- Solo players who prefer commanding Allied or Axis forces
- Tactics fans interested in unit progression and battlefield abilities
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want real-time combat rather than turn-based planning
- Players who prefer simple rosters and limited battlefield systems instead of more than 350 units with evolving abilities
- Players looking for multiplayer matches rather than a solo game
Our take on Frontline: World At War
Players may hit a wall when managing the large unit roster and its many battlefield effects. The experience also demands patience with turn-based planning, resource allocation, fog of war, and the interaction between range, penetration, suppression, and unit abilities.
What is Frontline: World At War?
Frontline: World At War is an offline, turn-based World War II tactics game in which players command Allied or Axis forces.
Battles use hand-made maps described as four times larger than earlier Frontline maps. The game includes more than 350 unique units, reinforcements, fog of war, resources gained each turn, and a light turn limit. Units gain experience, level up, and unlock behaviors and abilities such as support, camouflage, sabotage, overwatch, smoke screens, transport, flanking, and artillery barrages. Combat includes range-dependent ballistics, penetration, deflections, and critical hits. Zoom controls, free downloadable content, and localization in the languages listed by the vendor are included.
How Frontline: World At War plays
- 01350-plus units
- The game includes more than 350 unique units.
- 02Unit progression
- Units gain experience, level up, and unlock additional behaviors and abilities.
- 03Large hand-made maps
- Maps are described as four times larger than those in earlier Frontline games.
- 04Fog and resources
- Fog of war affects battlefield visibility, while resources are provided each turn.
- 05Allied or Axis forces
- Players can choose to play as the Allies or the Axis.
- 06Detailed combat effects
- Combat includes range-dependent ballistics, penetration, deflections, and critical hits.
Frontline: World At War compared to similar games
Xenonauts also uses turn-based military strategy, but focuses on small squads of persistent soldiers defending Earth from an alien invasion and recovering technology. Frontline: World At War instead centers on Allied or Axis forces, large World War II maps, more than 350 units, and resources gained each turn.
Frontline: World At War: platforms & release
Is Frontline: World At War worth it?
It is worth it if: world War II strategy players who want turn-based battles. Skip it if: players who want real-time combat rather than turn-based planning.
Where can I download Frontline: World At War?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Frontline: World At War's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Frontline: World At War on?
Windows only.
