Choose Making History: The Calm & the Storm
Choose Making History: The Calm & the Storm if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 73% cheaper on the Steam Store. Making History: The Calm & the Storm launched in 2007.
Making History: The Calm & the Storm vs Making History II: The War of the World
Making History: The Calm & the Storm and Making History II: The War of the World both land in Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Strategy games on Steam. Making History: The Calm & the Storm (2007) is 3 years older than Making History II: The War of the World (2010). Making History II: The War of the World scores higher on Steam reviews (82.2% positive) than Making History: The Calm & the Storm (79.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Making History II: The War of the World
Choose Making History II: The War of the World if you want an Indie and Simulation experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.2% positive across 230 reviews.
Both Making History: The Calm & the Storm and Making History II: The War of the World sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Making History: The Calm & the Storm |  Making History II: The War of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2010 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.2% positive (361 reviews) | 82.2% positive (230 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Muzzy Lane | Muzzy Lane Software |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Making History: The Calm & the Storm (2007) is 3 years older than Making History II: The War of the World (2010).
- Making History II: The War of the World scores higher on Steam reviews (82.2% positive) than Making History: The Calm & the Storm (79.2% positive).
- Making History: The Calm & the Storm is currently ~73% cheaper on Steam than Making History II: The War of the World (3.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
Making History: The Calm & the Storm vs Making History II: The War of the World — FAQ
- Which is better, Making History: The Calm & the Storm or Making History II: The War of the World?
- On Steam reviews Making History II: The War of the World scores higher (82.2% positive) than Making History: The Calm & the Storm (79.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Making History II: The War of the World is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Making History: The Calm & the Storm or Making History II: The War of the World first?
- If you want chronology, Making History: The Calm & the Storm (2007) came out before Making History II: The War of the World (2010). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Making History: The Calm & the Storm and Making History II: The War of the World similar?
- They overlap on Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.