Fit check
Is WarPlan 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 country-level production, diplomacy, and supply management
- Players who prefer long-form hex-based planning over small-squad tactics
- Wargamers seeking hotseat or play-by-email campaigns with scenario and mod editing
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking short, action-focused matches rather than large-scale campaigns with many interlocking systems
- Players who prefer a small roster of units and straightforward battles instead of detailed formations, technology, supply, and logistics
- Players looking for fantasy, science-fiction, or non-historical settings
Our take on WarPlan
The emphasis on historical scale and layered management trades immediacy for preparation. Decisions span production, supply, diplomacy, technology, weather, terrain, and several combat domains, so individual battles sit within a wider operational structure.
What is WarPlan?
WarPlan is a World War II strategy simulation covering up to 70 potential countries on a hex-based map.
Players choose from multiple scenarios and scales while managing production, oil, manpower, logistics, resources, trade, convoys, supply routes, diplomacy, and technological development. Combat includes land operations, air attacks, naval fleets, submarines, carriers, raiders, and night actions. Units have attributes, specialties, commanders, support types, and configurable equipment. Terrain, weather, detection levels, railways, ports, headquarters, and distance affect operations. The game supports artificial-intelligence opponents, hotseat play, and play-by-email, and includes an editor for creating scenarios and modifications.
How WarPlan plays
- 01Large Strategic Map
- The map uses 30-mile or 50-kilometer hexes and represents 15 terrain categories with movement, airfield, and defensive properties.
- 02Multi-Domain Combat
- Land, air, and naval operations include multi-hex attacks, target selection, fleet and raider modes, surface engagements, submarines, carriers, and night actions.
- 03Unit Customization
- Units combine attributes, technologies, specialties, support types, commanders, formations, and equipment into multiple configurations.
- 04Country Management
- National systems cover manpower, oil, logistics, resources, trade agreements, convoy zones, diplomatic actions, loyalty, and war entry.
- 05Supply Network
- Cities, railways, ports, headquarters, and railway distance determine how supply reaches forces.
- 06Scenario Creation
- An included editor supports modifications and the creation of custom scenarios.
- 07Multiplayer Modes
- Games can be played against artificial intelligence, in hotseat, or through play by email.
WarPlan compared to similar games
Xenonauts centers on defending Earth with small squads of persistent soldiers, while WarPlan covers national production, diplomacy, supply, and land, air, and naval operations across a World War II map. Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation focuses on managing vast armies in a science-fiction setting, whereas WarPlan uses historical countries, resources, technologies, and logistics. Old World follows empires across generations with marriage, heirs, and legacy management; WarPlan instead concentrates on wartime operations and national administration.
WarPlan: platforms & release
Is WarPlan worth it?
It is worth it if: world War II strategy fans who want country-level production, diplomacy, and supply management. Skip it if: players seeking short, action-focused matches rather than large-scale campaigns with many interlocking systems.
Where can I download WarPlan?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens WarPlan's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is WarPlan on?
Windows only.
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