Game2009

Order of War™

Strategy

Developer Wargaming.net

Order of War (Russian: Order of War: Освобождение) is a World War II strategy video game developed by Wargaming and published by Square Enix. It was released exclusively for Windows in September 2009. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

164 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Sep 3, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

66
Fresh

109 positive · 55 negative
95% range 59–73%

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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
486 of 684 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What people are saying

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  • Steam user Steam user …1349Steam reviews · Nov 14, 2020 · 21 h played

    Better called it ORDER OF CRASH !!! The game crash so often in the middle of mission.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2818Steam reviews · Dec 1, 2024 · 1 h played

    "your version of Order of War is cracked, press Okay to exit" yeah yeah yeah ok buddy guy

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  • Steam user Steam user …7262Steam reviews · Jan 19, 2025 · 10 h played

    Crashes at least once on every mission. It got even worse in the final US mission, so I gave up on finishing the game.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0261Steam reviews · Jan 21, 2026

    The game is quite poor... Additional info: Wargaming (OoW's publisher, russian company) has deleted my >10yo account w/o prior notice with only one e-mail stating the account was already deleted. There is no support contact for those without an active account, so I can't even reach them.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0199Steam reviews · Nov 29, 2024

    Company of Heroes if it was voiced by the anime kid in highschool

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  • Steam user Steam user …5649Steam reviews · Jun 8, 2020 · 9 h played

    Do not buy. Game keeps having memory crashes even on lowest settings and in safe mode. Go for CoH instead. In order to reduce memory error crashes. Set the game on lowest settings and everything off. Follow the safe mode option on steam. https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1216-JMTZ-0860 Make sure you launch the game on safe mode. I have not tried to turn off VR and Steam overlay. That might help to allow the game run better. There are 9 missions for each faction during…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8047Steam reviews · Jun 20, 2020 · 445 h played

    first off: this is a great game for tactical WWII combat. the graphics detail is excellent it is very easy to play all actions require you to use a mouse you don't really need your keyboard. second they have many variants of Axis and Allied equipment that reflect correctly the impact they had on the battlefield. i.e. you can call up an artillery unit to support a local attack on a hill or across a river. very cool! sadly i recommend you don t buy this game, Wargaming abandoned this game in…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2216Steam reviews · Dec 30, 2019 · 16 h played

    I loved to play this game years ago, and I recently decided to try the game again. Unfortunately, the game is completely unplayable due to an "out of memory" glitch that pops up after a minute into a match. My system has more than enough to run this game (it's not even using half of my system's RAM when it crashes), but the issue seems to plague a lot of players, and there is no fix. Not even safe mode works, as a lot of people suggest. Anyway, from what I remember it was a fun, not very…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7630Steam reviews · Sep 7, 2019 · 246 h played

    Order of War once was an awesome strategy game, no doubts about that. But the test of time has ruined it's legacy. Not because of graphics or gameplay issues. It is the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game that has technically turned into a constantly crashing and troubleshooting dumpster fire. It sometimes even tampers with your internet connection! Seriously, the game has aged into a malware... Jesus christ, how is this even possible?! I really liked this game back in the day. But recommending this would be like…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3046Steam reviews · Jul 15, 2018 · 253 h played

    This is the first game i've ever had on steam. This game is amazing and i've really enjoyed it. Sadly the game keeps crashing despite me having 32gb of ram. The game crashes due to a memory error. It's sad that i have to give it a thumbs down. It's a great game when it works.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7968Steam reviews · Dec 22, 2024 · 6 h played

    It. Keeps. Crashing.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1425Steam reviews · Jun 30, 2024 · 839 h played

    Fun game, wish it had more maps.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4680Steam reviews · Feb 8, 2022 · 20 h played

    Crashes all the time. Units ignore move orders and shoot at the wrong targets. Pretty poor.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1163Steam reviews · Feb 25, 2019

    A Belorussian WWII game with no Soviet campaign while you can play Nazi campaign against Soviet, what the hell?!

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  • Steam user Steam user …7739Steam reviews · Aug 28, 2025 · 7 h played

    been playing this game for 12 years

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  • Steam user Steam user …0659Steam reviews · Aug 14, 2025 · 3 h played

    This game runs fine on my Windows 11 system, but I did have to use the -fullscreen switch to get the game to run full screen. It is sometimes unclear exactly where your troops should move to engage the enemy. I had a situation where there were columns of trucks and tanks moving along the roads to somewhere, but it did not seem they were moving in the direction of the enemy. Looking at the micro-map did show me where to go. Not all systems are the same, so I recommend trying the game immediately…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8543Steam reviews · Jun 8, 2024 · 3 h played

    Still holds up well :)

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  • Steam user Steam user …9625Steam reviews · May 20, 2022 · 1 h played

    buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuug

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  • Steam user Steam user …7675Steam reviews · May 16, 2022 · 21 h played

    The game freezes and crashes all the time.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5762Steam reviews · Mar 7, 2021 · 3 h played

    It would be great if it had add on.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6733Steam reviews · May 3, 2020 · 362 h played

    A really enjoyable, sometimes challenging strategy game. Wins are satisfying after being thwarted by the enemy. One word of caution: caution! { dork} You will be unpleasantly surprised to find even heavy tank units or Elites, vanish into thin air, if you leave them alone for just a moment too long while the on the defensive. It helps quite often to engage in fighting retreats . I wish there was more content for this game but it's been out now longer than some of you gaming tadpoles I'd…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3576Steam reviews · Nov 28, 2019 · 2 h played

    It's like if you took World in Conflict, and mixed it with Blitzkrieg and then took all the strategy out of the mix, it’s just disappointing. It’s like all the ingredients are there but in really just devolves into unit spam (select all units attack) over and over and that’s about it. There are no special ability’s, no retreating for your units, or reinforcing/repairing you damaged units. All the units can do is attack and with units and unit cards so small good luck seeing them. With the games…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6839Steam reviews · Nov 23, 2018 · 7 h played

    Order of War doesn’t require superhuman reflexes, leaving you enough time to plan your strategy, type a message in the text chat window, play about with the “cinematic camera” and so on. It looks like nobody at Wargaming believed in the multiplayer mode, but in the end it is more compelling than the single-player campaigns. All in all, Order of War is an outlet for experienced players and an object of derision for juvenile “hardcore gamers”.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2570Steam reviews · Aug 21, 2018 · 181 h played

    Awesome game, great gameplay, HOWEVER, in almost 10 years there is still no patch to fix the stupid memory error that wont let you get past the 6th level. So unless they fix this DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!

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  • Steam user Steam user …7704Steam reviews · Nov 25, 2025 · 6 h played

    As someone who gets overwhelmed by micromanaging to a clock I love that this game has a tactical pause (yes I suck at RTS games but love the genre, the time period, etc..). If you want that WWII fix I highly recommend this game especially at $7.99 or $1.19 on sale.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0753Steam reviews · Aug 3, 2025 · 13 h played

    This is a surprisingly good game It's not stellar, but it's solid and quite fun the controls are sound and most of all unique The unit roster is good, it isn't bloated or too slim The campaigns are fine, but I'm here to play skirmish id also like so more maps but its fine I'd like some more factions, but eh ' In short, if you like RTS and you like ww2, pick it up

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  • Steam user Steam user …9435Steam reviews · Feb 15, 2025 · 60 h played

    it used to be a great game but now all it does is crash all the time

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  • Steam user Steam user …4843Steam reviews · Dec 27, 2024 · 18 h played

    it's a good game bring's back memories like world in conflict Order of War is an awesome WWII strategy game, it has decent graphics giving you a better feel for the game. This game puts you in command of the American, Soviet and Nazi German war machines. Its simular to the Company of Heroes series but in a wider scale. Its a real test for your skills in strategy and over all its an awesome game…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9422Steam reviews · Aug 24, 2024 · 1 h played

    the only bad thing is the crashes

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  • Steam user Steam user …1040Steam reviews · Jan 8, 2024 · 671 h played

    If you can get past the many crashes, this game will probably be the most intense military strategy game you will ever play. I've played it for years and still never reached the end.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4867Steam reviews · Mar 20, 2023 · 2 h played

    I haven't experienced any crashes yet but... I can totally believe even the most recent of reviews. - It's entirely cookie cutter. "Here's an entire platoon of X. Throw them against the Russians and hope you win the slugging match. Don't forget you have other platoons of XYZ. Or stay put ( "on the defensive") and hope you win the slugging match." No real strategy or finesse. Just attrition. Visuals and graphics are ok, but you get lost where you are at very easily. So to "help" they throw you…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6934Steam reviews · Feb 18, 2023 · 1 h played

    Do not buy. Game crashes with "Out of memory" errors because of a memory leak on every singleplayer mission. Skirmish works fine, but there's only 6 maps, so you can do a lot better in a lot of other games for this.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5278Steam reviews · Sep 5, 2022 · 3 h played

    This is one of the games ever made

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  • Steam user Steam user …9158Steam reviews · Apr 20, 2021 · 2 h played

    Not recommended! Game has no mechanics except throw all units in a fight and hope for the best. They tried to implemet rock-paper-scissors gameplay style but they failed at it. You just buy new units to replace those you lost 2 seconds ago. Also very bad, almost none storyline, just go there and capture that point and defeat the counterattack.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1316Steam reviews · Mar 3, 2021 · 13 h played

    It's good game. Wish there's more campaign and skirmish missions.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1082Steam reviews · Jan 27, 2021 · 89 h played

    A great game in every way. The scenes are vast and offer different countless way to crush your foes

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  • Steam user Steam user …3713Steam reviews · Apr 9, 2020 · 24 h played

    Динамично и не глупо. Классический wargame

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  • Steam user Steam user …4909Steam reviews · Mar 23, 2020 · 12 h played

    best of the best!

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  • Steam user Steam user …8832Steam reviews · Jul 30, 2019 · 14 h played

    I Initially got this thinking it would be World in Conflict but in WW2. Which in some ways it is, but in a lot of ways its missing certain elements that made that game fun. Worth it for a dollar (I paid full price back in the day for it. Railed some Adderall and had some fun). Check it out.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3442Steam reviews · Jul 18, 2026 · 18 h played

    Very fun, old school strategy game.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8904Steam reviews · May 27, 2026 · 95 h played

    Order of war delivers rapid, division-level strategic combat with fast-paced logistics and gritty, realistic combat. The player is forced to accept heavy casualties while continuously requesting reinforcements and supporting fire. Unit choices and combined arms support are crucial to the success of every engagement. Focusing too heavily on any single unit type will always lead to failure because there are so many ways to counter every unit type. Order of War has been around for over a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9241Steam reviews · May 21, 2026 · 1 h played

    The game was crashing in the first mission. Seems like a cool game but unless you want to jump through hoops to play i wouldn't bother. At least it was only a buck and some change. guess its back to Total War.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1798Steam reviews · Feb 14, 2026 · 10 h played

    Order of War is a World War II real-time strategy game developed by Wargaming.net and published by Square Enix that focuses on large-scale battlefield engagements rather than intricate base management. Set during the pivotal summer of 1944, the game presents two primary campaigns: one following American forces pushing through Western Europe after D-Day, and another centered on German troops fighting on the Eastern Front during Operation Bagration. By framing its missions within these historical…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2336Steam reviews · Jan 12, 2026 · 3 h played

    The game was simple, wait for resource spawn unit hold the point and fight off enemy. The only problem was that borderless mode are very buggy and you can't open other tabs in fullscreen mode. Overall it's good.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4953Steam reviews · Sep 2, 2025 · 50 h played

    Good low brain power fun sending massive waves of tanks and infantry into battle. No micro required.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3772Steam reviews · Nov 1, 2024 · 6 h played

    the best game but they should add USSR company

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  • Steam user Steam user …1128Steam reviews · Oct 1, 2024 · 262 h played

    great game but crashes with windows 10. DO NOT BUY

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  • Steam user Steam user …0486Steam reviews · Jan 28, 2023 · 4 h played

    one of the best WW2 RTS ive played next to OFFiCERS, although it suffers from crashes in some of the missions which is irritating

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  • Steam user Steam user …5044Steam reviews · Apr 27, 2021 · 6 h played

    Steel Divisions Ancestor

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  • Steam user Steam user …7435Steam reviews · Feb 13, 2021 · 5 h played

    good game if you like war games there is glitches some time but yea it is a relly good game and you shouled get it

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  • Steam user Steam user …3822Steam reviews · May 27, 2020 · 1 h played

    If you own either company of heroes you're better off playing them.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6446Steam reviews · May 25, 2020 · 3 h played

    although got some bug, but the graphics is very nice. so far this is i seen most beatiful WW II RTS game

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  • Steam user Steam user …5912Steam reviews · Mar 9, 2020 · 234 h played

    Fine game IF it worked. It doesn't. It hangs, crashes and screws up constantly. Not even CONSIDERING the massive insult of having 'American' troops winning Canadian and British battles, the sheer unplayability is enough to not recommend it enough.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0310Steam reviews · Nov 10, 2019 · 3 h played

    Check out my gameplay in 4K https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLUBRf7jkX8&feature=youtu.be

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  • Steam user Steam user …3409Steam reviews · May 27, 2018 · 66 h played

    Order of War is an awesome WWII strategy game, it has decent graphics giving you a better feel for the game. This game puts you in command of the American, Soviet and Nazi German war machines. Its simular to the Company of Heroes series but in a wider scale. Its a real test for your skills in strategy and over all its an awesome game

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  • Steam user Steam user …7342Steam reviews · Sep 3, 2026 · 26 h played

    perfect, a diamond

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  • Steam user Steam user …6044Steam reviews · Aug 18, 2026 · 4 h played

    I really like this game; it's excellent, but I hope it gets further development, and, this game suffers greatly from a memory leak bug, which results in the game crashing after every mission or even during long missions (especially when interrupted by video clips), Hopefully, it will be improved to the best.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0724Steam reviews · Jul 8, 2026 · 3 h played

    Mediocre wargame. Squad movement is weird. They don't use a cover. Playing this after Man of War just feels wrong. But funny to see the WG logo on anything other than WoT.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7417Steam reviews · May 27, 2026 · 1 h played

    Pretty decent graphics considering its date of release, but is not very compatible with my 5060 laptop with windows 10, crashes randomly.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8489Steam reviews · Jun 28, 2025 · 10 h played

    classic RTS game does take a bit of tactics but other than that ,, great classsic RTS..

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