Fit check
Is Peninsular War Battles worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Napoleonic War enthusiasts who want campaigns from British, French, or Spanish viewpoints
- Strategy players who enjoy managing infantry formations alongside cavalry and artillery
- Wargamers seeking a 40-mission historical campaign with most battles playable from both sides
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a compact game will encounter six campaign groupings and 40 missions
- Players who do not want to manage formations, troop classes, flank attacks, and combined-arms tactics may hit a wall in battle setup
- Players looking for a setting outside the Peninsular War period may find the historical scope narrow
Our take on Peninsular War Battles
The bounce point arrives when battles require more than selecting units: infantry formations, troop classes, flank attacks, and combined-arms coordination all enter the command process. Players seeking a lighter campaign structure may also find the six campaign groupings and 40 missions demanding.
What is Peninsular War Battles?
A historical strategy wargame covering Napoleon’s campaigns in Portugal and Spain.
Players command British, French, or Spanish forces through five campaigns and 40 missions, with most non-tutorial scenarios playable from either side. Battles include 64 combat units, four infantry quality levels, cavalry, artillery, horse artillery, riflemen, and light infantry. Infantry can adopt line, column, or square formations, while light infantry can operate as skirmishers. Tactical play includes combined use of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, along with flank attacks and strategic movement. The game also provides zoomable maps and combat analysis. The campaign structure includes tutorial, invasion, assault, conquest, engagement, and hammer scenarios.
How Peninsular War Battles plays
- 01Five Campaigns
- The campaign set contains tutorial, invasion, assault, conquest, engagement, and hammer scenarios.
- 02Three Factions
- British, French, and Spanish forces are available to command.
- 03Formation Tactics
- Infantry can switch among line, column, and square formations during battles.
- 04Combined Arms
- Battles include infantry, cavalry, artillery, and horse artillery for coordinated tactics.
- 05Unit Variety
- The roster covers 12 troop classes and four infantry grades: raw, average, veteran, and elite.
- 06Two-Sided Missions
- Every non-tutorial mission can be played from either combatant's side.
- 07Battle Analysis
- Combat analysis, map zoom, flank attacks, and strategic movement are included.
Peninsular War Battles compared to similar games
Peninsular War Battles focuses on 40 historical missions in the Napoleonic conflict, with infantry formations, cavalry, artillery, and campaigns playable from opposing sides. Men of War: Assault Squad instead centers on World War II with direct control over individual units and hands-on battlefield combat. Xenonauts uses turn-based squad operations against an alien invasion, rather than period army formations and combined-arms battles.
Peninsular War Battles: platforms & release
Is Peninsular War Battles worth it?
It is worth it if: napoleonic War enthusiasts who want campaigns from British, French, or Spanish viewpoints. Skip it if: players seeking a compact game will encounter six campaign groupings and 40 missions.
Where can I download Peninsular War Battles?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Peninsular War Battles's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Peninsular War Battles on?
Windows only.
