Fit check
Is States of Power worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want World War II national management alongside battlefield control
- Players who prefer single-session grand strategy matches rather than campaigns spanning multiple sessions
- Scenario creators who want to publish custom countries, borders, events, and alternate settings
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking character-focused role-playing or a story-driven campaign rather than national-scale war planning
- Players who want a purely tactical game, since economic development, technology, ideology, and diplomacy are central systems
- Players looking for a fixed historical scenario only, rather than tools for creating and sharing custom settings
Our take on States of Power
Grand strategy often centers on a fixed historical campaign, but this game places scenario construction inside the main experience. Custom countries, borders, scripted events, alternate histories, and fantasy settings replace a single standard world as the sole campaign structure.
What is States of Power?
States of Power is a World War II grand strategy wargame in which players direct a nation's armies, economy, and diplomacy.
Divisions can be commanded individually, with infantry, tanks, artillery, fighter planes, and other units suited to different situations. Provinces support factories, research labs, ports, and infrastructure, while the economy covers construction, goods, military supplies, manpower, loans, and world-market trade. Research progresses from early-war infantry weapons to the atomic bomb, and national ideologies include Democratic, Authoritarian, Communist, and Fascist. Diplomacy includes alliances, guarantees, non-aggression pacts, foreign volunteers, and covert preparation for war. Singleplayer and multiplayer are available, with global and private messaging. The Scenario Editor supports custom countries, borders, events, and settings, which can be published through the Scenario Browser.
How States of Power plays
- 01Direct Division Command
- Players assign orders to individual divisions and assemble forces from infantry, tanks, artillery, fighter planes, and other unit types.
- 02National Development
- Provinces can receive factories, research labs, ports, and infrastructure while the economy manages construction, supplies, manpower, loans, and trade.
- 03Ideology And Reform
- Nations can follow Democratic, Authoritarian, Communist, or Fascist paths and undergo reform or civil war.
- 04Diplomatic Actions
- Players can form alliances, guarantee independence, sign non-aggression pacts, send volunteers, and prepare for conflict.
- 05Scenario Editor
- Custom countries, borders, settings, and scripted events can be created and shared through the Scenario Browser.
- 06Multiplayer Messaging
- Multiplayer includes both global and private text communication.
States of Power compared to similar games
Xenonauts focuses on a Cold War-era alien invasion managed through small, persistent squads and turn-based missions, while States of Power covers national armies, economies, and diplomacy in a World War II setting. Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation centers on managing vast armies across an entire world in a science-fiction conflict, whereas States of Power adds provincial development, ideology, world-market trade, and diplomatic agreements. Old World follows an empire across multiple generations with marriage and heirs; States of Power instead emphasizes wartime national control, direct divisions, and custom scenario creation.
States of Power: platforms & release
Is States of Power worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want World War II national management alongside battlefield control. Skip it if: players seeking character-focused role-playing or a story-driven campaign rather than national-scale war planning.
Where can I download States of Power?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens States of Power's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is States of Power on?
Windows only.
