Men of War: Assault Squad (v2.05.15 & ALL DLC’s)

World War II becomes a close-range tactical brawl where a single well-placed shell, grenade, or flanking squad can decide an entire battle. Men of War: Assault Squad is a real-time tactics game built around commanding infantry, armor, artillery, and support units across Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific. Its tone is tense and unsentimental: soldiers die quickly, tanks can dominate open ground, and every captured weapon or wrecked vehicle can alter the fight. Five factions—Germany, the Soviet Union, the United States, Commonwealth forces, and Japan—bring different equipment, strengths, and battlefield problems to solve.

Matches revolve around securing territory, managing resources, calling in reinforcements, and using the right unit at the right moment rather than simply overwhelming the enemy. Infantry can take cover, throw grenades, loot ammunition and weapons from fallen soldiers, crew abandoned guns, repair vehicles, and infiltrate buildings, while armor needs careful positioning to protect its vulnerable sides. The series’ defining direct-control system lets you take manual command of an individual soldier or vehicle with WASD controls, allowing precise shots, tank maneuvers, and desperate last stands that conventional RTS games rarely offer. Cooperative skirmishes let players tackle AI battles together, while multiplayer supports competitive matches where map awareness and unit knowledge matter as much as fast reactions.

What stands out is the physical, improvisational nature of combat: tanks crush fences and infantry, shells tear apart cover, and a cheap anti-tank gun can destroy a far more expensive vehicle if it finds the right angle. Hero units and faction-specific abilities add dramatic options, from morale-boosting charges to air support and destructive remote explosives, without removing the importance of careful tactics. Dynamic AI and varied maps give skirmish battles strong replay value, especially for players who enjoy experimenting with different armies and approaches. Fans of Company of Heroes who want harsher lethality, deeper vehicle handling, and more hands-on control will find a rewarding challenge here; newcomers should expect a demanding learning curve, but one that pays off once the systems click.