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Also World War II and Grand Strategy, like Making History: The Calm & the Storm.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- 2010
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The closest matches to Making History: The Calm & the Storm: Making History II: The War of the World, Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition, Hearts of Iron III, Panzer Corps Gold, and Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rome: Total War™ - Collection
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based, like Making History: The Calm & the Storm.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Making History: The Calm & the Storm
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- 1Making History II: The War of the World
Also World War II and Grand Strategy, like Making History: The Calm & the Storm.
- 82% of 230 reviews
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- 6Rome: Total War™ - Collection
Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based, like Making History: The Calm & the Storm.
- 95% of 8,718 reviews
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- 10Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
Shares resource management with Making History: The Calm & the Storm.
- 69% of 103 reviews
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- 12Hex of Steel
Also World War II and Turn-Based, like Making History: The Calm & the Storm.
- 97% of 469 reviews
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- 14NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence
Shares diplomacy and alliances and resource management with Making History: The Calm & the Storm.
- 82% of 446 reviews
- 15Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
Shares diplomacy and alliances with Making History: The Calm & the Storm.
- 90% of 182 reviews
- 16Men of War™
Also World War II and Historical, like Making History: The Calm & the Storm.
- 86% of 1,240 reviews
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- 18Supreme Ruler: Cold War
Also Grand Strategy and Historical, like Making History: The Calm & the Storm.
- 63% of 113 reviews
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- Released: 2007
- Developer: Muzzy Lane
- Price: $3.99checked Oct 17
- 79% of 361 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy
- Metacritic 70
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Budget friendly grand strategy
- Mod support for endless replayability
- Rewrite history with creative what if scenarios
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Nostalgic
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Age of Conquest IV
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based, like Making History: The Calm & the Storm.
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Why this: Also World War II and Historical, like Making History: The Calm & the Storm.
Crusader Kings II
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Historical, like Making History: The Calm & the Storm.
Battle for Wesnoth
Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Making History: The Calm & the Storm.
Card Hunter
Why this: Same retro mood as Making History: The Calm & the Storm.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Why this: Shares resource management with Making History: The Calm & the Storm.
About Making History: The Calm & the Storm
The closest matches to Making History: The Calm & the Storm: Making History II: The War of the World, Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition, Hearts of Iron III, Panzer Corps Gold, and Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Making History: The Calm & the Storm is your kind of game, the closest matches are Making History II: The War of the World, Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition and Hearts of Iron III — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and nostalgic, and single out its diplomacy and alliances and historical what if scenarios. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Making History: The Calm & the Storm: <p>Making History® delivers the open-ended gameplay of strategy-game classics, but with compelling new economic, military, and diplomatic systems and deep research that lets you play with real historical challenges.
Is Making History: The Calm & the Storm worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 79% of 361 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $3.99 (checked Oct 17).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 62 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Budget friendly grand strategy
- Mod support for endless replayability
- Rewrite history with creative what if scenarios
- Simple mechanics with surprising depth
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Bad. The economy in the game is ridiculous, was building dozens and dozens of tank divisions without problems and rampaging; no need to build infantry or else. A game doesnt have to be 100% realistic but come on....”
“First Review: This game was good until this message kept popping up saying that the restriction key wasn't found try reinstalling it. And done it three times with no success. Its not like I was good at the game or anything. 2nd Review: The…”
People who play it also play: Making History II: The War of the World, Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition, Hearts of Iron III
Frequently asked about Making History: The Calm & the Storm
Can I run it?
How much does Making History: The Calm & the Storm cost?
Making History: The Calm & the Storm is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Making History: The Calm & the Storm have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Making History: The Calm & the Storm supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Making History: The Calm & the Storm?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Making History: The Calm & the Storm are Making History II: The War of the World, Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition, Hearts of Iron III.
Who developed Making History: The Calm & the Storm?
Making History: The Calm & the Storm was developed by Muzzy Lane and published by Strategy First.