Fit check
Is RBM Studio's Waterloo worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Historical wargame players who want a focused Battle of Waterloo scenario
- Turn-based strategy players who enjoy hex maps, unit positioning, and reinforcement timing
- Solo or online players seeking a two-sided military contest
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a broad campaign with multiple historical battles rather than one Waterloo scenario
- Players who prefer continuous real-time combat instead of alternating turns, passing, and dice-based resolution
- Players looking for character progression, role-playing systems, or non-military themes
Our take on RBM Studio's Waterloo
The focused Waterloo scenario gives up campaign breadth: play centers on one battle, its historical forces, and a defined route-to-Waterloo objective. That concentration leaves less room for changing maps, factions, and long-term progression found in broader strategy games.
What is RBM Studio's Waterloo?
Lead Napoleon’s troops or Wellington and Blucher’s coalition in a turn-based simulation of Waterloo.
Battles unfold on a six-sided grid using unit counters and historically grounded formations that specify the timing and locations of arriving reinforcements. Players take actions in alternating turns; when one commander passes, the other receives a randomly determined sequence of uncontested actions. Battles are resolved with dice, adjusted for terrain, nearby friendly forces, and Napoleon’s Grand Battery. Infantry and cavalry may combine during assaults.
Rain can hinder Napoleon’s movement or postpone aid reaching the Allied side. Napoleon seeks to clear a passage toward Waterloo, while the Allied commander must seal it and keep casualties down. Available play options cover solo control of either faction, matches against computer opponents, and internet games with another person.
How RBM Studio's Waterloo plays
- 01Historical Reinforcements
- The order of battle specifies when and where troops arrive during the Waterloo scenario.
- 02Pass-Based Turns
- Passing can give the opposing player a random number of actions without an immediate reply.
- 03Terrain-Based Combat
- Die rolls are modified by terrain, supporting units, and Napoleon’s Grand Battery.
- 04Solo And Online Modes
- Players can control either side alone, face an AI, or play against a human opponent online.
RBM Studio's Waterloo compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad presents a large-scale World War II strategy experience with direct, hands-on combat, while RBM Studio's Waterloo uses hex movement, unit markers, alternating turns, and dice-modified combat for the Battle of Waterloo. Xenonauts is a strategy game about a multinational military organization defending Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion with small squads of persistent soldiers; RBM Studio's Waterloo instead focuses on opposing Napoleonic armies and historically timed reinforcements.
RBM Studio's Waterloo: platforms & release
Is RBM Studio's Waterloo worth it?
It is worth it if: historical wargame players who want a focused Battle of Waterloo scenario. Skip it if: players seeking a broad campaign with multiple historical battles rather than one Waterloo scenario.
Where can I download RBM Studio's Waterloo?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens RBM Studio's Waterloo's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is RBM Studio's Waterloo on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
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