# Games like Civil War: 1861

> The closest matches to Civil War: 1861: Civil War: Battle of Petersburg, Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign, Ultimate General: Civil War, Hex of Steel, and Panzer Tactics HD. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Civil War: Battle of Petersburg](https://imho.run/games/584800/civil-war-battle-of-petersburg) — Shares hex based movement with Civil War: 1861. 90 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/584800/)
2. [Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign](https://imho.run/games/218090/unity-of-command-stalingrad-campaign) — Also Hex Grid and Wargame, like Civil War: 1861. 561 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/218090/)
3. [Ultimate General: Civil War](https://imho.run/games/502520/ultimate-general-civil-war) — Also America and Wargame, like Civil War: 1861. 5,516 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/502520/)
4. [Hex of Steel](https://imho.run/games/1240630/hex-of-steel) — Shares hex based movement and campaign progression with Civil War: 1861. 469 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240630/)
5. [Panzer Tactics HD](https://imho.run/games/277630/panzer-tactics-hd) — Shares campaign progression with Civil War: 1861. 73 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/277630/)
6. [Field of Glory II](https://imho.run/games/660160/field-of-glory-ii) — Also Wargame and Historical, like Civil War: 1861. 517 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/660160/)
7. [American Patriots: Boston Tea Party](https://imho.run/games/705750/american-patriots-boston-tea-party) — Also America and Hex Grid, like Civil War: 1861. 61 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/705750/)
8. [Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)](https://imho.run/games/654890/grand-tactician-the-civil-war-1861-1865) — A frequent pick in Civil War: 1861 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,948 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/654890/)
9. [Ultimate General: Gettysburg](https://imho.run/games/306660/ultimate-general-gettysburg) — Also America and Wargame, like Civil War: 1861. 1,876 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306660/)
10. [Vietnam ‘65](https://imho.run/games/336080/vietnam-65) — Also Hex Grid and Wargame, like Civil War: 1861. 292 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336080/)
11. [Civil War II](https://imho.run/games/306630/civil-war-ii) — Also America and Wargame, like Civil War: 1861. 250 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306630/)
12. [Warring States](https://imho.run/games/282680/warring-states) — Shares campaign progression with Civil War: 1861. 53 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282680/)
13. [Commander: The Great War](https://imho.run/games/312350/commander-the-great-war) — Shares hex based movement with Civil War: 1861. 177 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312350/)
14. [Battleplan: American Civil War](https://imho.run/games/285130/battleplan-american-civil-war) — Also America and Historical, like Civil War: 1861. 63 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/285130/)
15. [Order of Battle: World War II](https://imho.run/games/312450/order-of-battle-world-war-ii) — Also Hex Grid and Wargame, like Civil War: 1861. 1,906 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312450/)
16. [Strategic Command: American Civil War](https://imho.run/games/1966130/strategic-command-american-civil-war) — Also Wargame and Historical, like Civil War: 1861. 129 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1966130/)
17. [Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun](https://imho.run/games/397190/sengoku-jidai-shadow-of-the-shogun) — Also Wargame and Historical, like Civil War: 1861. 86 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/397190/)
18. [Crowntakers](https://imho.run/games/294370/crowntakers) — Also Hex Grid and Turn-Based Combat, like Civil War: 1861. 227 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294370/)
19. [Valor & Victory](https://imho.run/games/963870/valor-victory) — Shares hex based movement with Civil War: 1861. 111 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/963870/)
20. [Sid Meier's Civilization® V](https://imho.run/games/8930/sid-meier-s-civilization-v) — Also Hex Grid and Historical, like Civil War: 1861. 78,108 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8930/)
21. [Fantasy General II](https://imho.run/games/1025440/fantasy-general-ii) — Also Hex Grid and Wargame, like Civil War: 1861. 538 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1025440/)
22. [Second Front](https://imho.run/games/1148490/second-front) — Shares hex based movement with Civil War: 1861. 437 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148490/)
23. [The Bluecoats: North & South](https://imho.run/games/963220/the-bluecoats-north-south) — A frequent pick in Civil War: 1861 players' libraries, and another Action. 70 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/963220/)
24. [Expeditions: Conquistador](https://imho.run/games/237430/expeditions-conquistador) — Also Historical and Turn-Based Combat, like Civil War: 1861. 731 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/237430/)

## Machine-readable

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- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/540230
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## About Civil War: 1861

Civil War: 1861 covers the opening battles of the American Civil War. The game covers both the small and large actions of that momentous year, starting with the battle at ‘Big Bethel’, on to the comparatively vast engagements at ‘Bull Run’ and ‘Wilson’s Creek’.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 540230
- **Developer:** HexWar Games
- **Publisher:** Hunted Cow Games
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 1, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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