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Very Positive — 89% positive (181 reviews) · 9 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Welcome to Scourge of War, a real-time 3D computer game/simulation developed by NorbSoftDev, the company headed by renowned game designer Norb Timpko, designer of Mad Minute Games' acclaimed Take Command series. Scourge of War is the epitome of historical command simulations.
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Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy · 2024 · More £15 - £30 games
Dive into Scourge Of War - Remastered, where you command armies on dynamic battlefields. Developed by the visionary Norb Timpko, this immersive strategy game offers a deep dive into historical warfare.
About this game
Welcome to Scourge of War. We hope you are ready for a fight. This game places you in command of the units of armies and allows you to refight the many historical bloody clashes during the age of regimental base warfare. This is a type of wargame that we call real time command simulation. Real time command simulation combat begins with Sid—as in Sid Meier, who released the now legendary wargame Sid Meier’s Gettysburg (SMG) in 1997. This game established a new genre, freeing players from the confines of the earlier wargame conventions of the hex grid and dice roll. It placed the units on a 3D battlefield and lets the player/commander move units around. There were no turns—combat happened in real time and could be interrupted only by putting the entire game on pause. It also included a multi-player (MP) feature that is still in use today. Then came Sid Meier’s Antietam in 1998, an evolutionary release that introduced players to the deceptively rolling terrain outside of Sharpsburg and included other battles in the Antietam Campaign at South Mountain and Crampton’s Gap. The next step in the evolution of the genre was Breakaway Games’ transfer of the game engine to the Napoleonic Wars with the release of Waterloo: Napoleon’s Last Battle, in 2001. The final chapter for the Sid Meier engine was Austerlitz: Napoleon’s Greatest Victory, released in 2002. A new chapter in black powder era combat simulation opened in 2005 with the release of Civil War: Bull Run by Mad Minute Games. This game is built on the traditions of the Sid Meier games but was an entirely new generation. It was noted for its highly capable Artificial Intelligence (AI) opponent and careful attention to historical detail. The second and final game from this very small company was Take Command: 2nd Manassas, appearing in 2006. This release also included the battles of Cedar Mountain and Chantilly, the bookends of the campaign. Both games received multiple awards reflecting the historical accuracy and intensity of the real time command experience.
Then came the start of the Scourge of War series. Recreating Gettysburg and Waterloo in the same fashion. It's been many years since those initial releases and old men need something to do in their twilight years. So, we figured we'd take our time and fix some issues, rebrand the game, get on Steam, upgrade the art, and see what we can do to improve performance. There are improvements to the graphics engine and a large number of next generation art assets. The AI has improvements that build on the experience from previous games. The AI is smarter, meaner, and more likely to run you off the battlefield unless you are a skilled wargamer. This game now uses the Steam multi-Player features to allow you to match your skills against human opponents anywhere in the world the AI or both at once. So, make sure your guns are clean, your powder is dry, and get ready for battle on the legendary battlegrounds of history!
Then came the start of the Scourge of War series. Recreating Gettysburg and Waterloo in the same fashion. It's been many years since those initial releases and old men need something to do in their twilight years. So, we figured we'd take our time and fix some issues, rebrand the game, get on Steam, upgrade the art, and see what we can do to improve performance. There are improvements to the graphics engine and a large number of next generation art assets. The AI has improvements that build on the experience from previous games. The AI is smarter, meaner, and more likely to run you off the battlefield unless you are a skilled wargamer. This game now uses the Steam multi-Player features to allow you to match your skills against human opponents anywhere in the world the AI or both at once. So, make sure your guns are clean, your powder is dry, and get ready for battle on the legendary battlegrounds of history!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel I5 or Equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia 970M (also worked with integrated GPU)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Standard
Recommended
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel I7 or Equivalent
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 1080 or Equivalent
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Standard
Supported Languages
English, Italian, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Hotfix
Crashing highscore issues.Read full article on Community Announcements (NorbSoftDev)Patch NotesOfficial
Hotfix
Fixed the players leaving staging room crash.Read full article on Community Announcements (NorbSoftDev)Patch NotesOfficial
Update Notes 20260318
- Fixed "Units under my command" icon above commanded units - Fixed some sounds being audible all over the map although they shouldn't be - Fixed artillery firing through woods issue - Fixed evtgrade command not working - Fixed highscores being randomly deleted - Fixed couriers in MP scenarios 01 and 03Read full article on Community Announcements (NorbSoftDev)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Update
First things first. We've had a crash for some users on launch. It was a bear to track down as no one on the team could recreate it, but enough users complained about that we could not assume it was isolated. It ended up being some old code in the graphics engine we use, but it required lots of logs, back and forth, and time from one of our players. So a HUGE shout out to TimSta_03!! Thank you! We never would have been able to track it down without you. We've had some fixes in beta for a while now, but not everyone knows about or ever installs the beta version. We've promoted the beta with this release and now everyone will get the fixes/features. There was also a highscore recording bug that has been fixed for a while now in the beta. - Fixed Wavremap.png error - Added "Unsplit Unit" button which is shown whatever the formation the split unit is in - Fixed repeated scenarios bio portraits logs - Fixed Chinese Scenario Screen 20 and some Chinese missing tagsRead full article on Community Announcements (NorbSoftDev)Patch NotesOfficial
Scourge of War Engine Update
BUG CORRECTIONSBug correction is always on top of our “to do” list. I’m really proud of the community we have because of its constant suggestions and feedbacks. This helped us a lot in finding bugs which sometimes could be very difficult to find.The last effort we put in this area is the correction of the bug that make a Multiplayer battle to crash when a player leave the game: this should be fixed now UI IMPROVEMENTSA request that has been hanging there for so many years, is the possibility to invert the mouse wheel to zoom in and out in the 3D map. That was actually something you could already do but that means to go in a certain folder in another folder, search for a certain file, add a command line, etc. Now you can go in the Options screen, also in game, and tick the Invert mouse wheel option. Voilà!OTHER NEW FEATURESI think that the most exciting improvement here is the improved draw distance for trees, objects, terrain and units. You can tweak and find your sweet spot by playing with the Terrain options in the page 2 of the Options screen. To improve Multiplayer experience, we added a popup message that inform the host of a game when someone leaves or drops so the host is aware of it and can decide if go on or restart the game.LEADERBOARD AND ACHIEVEMENTSAnd now that you have all this new stuff available, are you ready to launch your troops towards the enemy and dominate the Leaderboard? Show us and to the world who is the Scourge of War Master!Unlock all the AchievementsRead full article on Community Announcements (NorbSoftDev)
