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Ethan Porcina · Published by Ethan Porcina
Content notice: Hail Britannia contains General Mature Content not appropriate for all ages.
Mostly Positive — 70% positive (20 reviews)
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Hail Britannia is a text-based game with lite RPG elements set in an alternate 1944 where the Central Powers won World War 1.
Adventure, Indie, Free To Play, Casual · 2024 · More free games
Delve into Hail Britannia, an engaging text-based adventure where you navigate an alternate 1944 Europe. Experience lite RPG elements and free-to-play exploration in this unique indie game from Ethan Porcina.
About this game
Overview:
Hail Britannia is a richly detailed text-based game set in an alternate history timeline where the Central Powers emerged victorious in the Great War, leading to significant geopolitical shifts worldwide. Players assume the role of a Canadian soldier who has to navigate through intricate storylines, engage in strategic combat, and interact with a diverse array of characters. The game features dynamic conversations and news events that shape the unfolding narrative, reflecting the political, social, and economic turmoil of this alternate 20th-century world.
Gameplay Mechanics:
Dynamic Dialogue Trees: Players can engage in branching conversations with NPCs, gaining information, and influencing relationships.
Turn-Based Battles: Combat is strategic and turn-based, requiring players to make tactical decisions to defeat enemies.
Class Choice: There are 3 combat classes: Foot Soldier, Combat Medic, and Tank Driver.
World Events: The game's world unfolds through news events that reflect the changing political and social climates.
Backstory:
The timeline of Hail Britannia diverges from our own in 1917 when the Kaiser chose not to resume unrestricted submarine warfare or send the Zimmerman telegram. Without American intervention, the French military struggled to hold back the Germans and eventually collapsed under a German offensive, leading to their capitulation. With France surrendering, the Central Powers offered peace to the Entente, bringing an end to the Great War on November 11, 1919.
Following a brutal war with no tangible gains, both France and the United Kingdom succumbed to communist rebellions. The French Commune and the Union of Britain were established, while the exiled governments fled to North Africa and Canada, respectively. As Britain fell, territories such as Gibraltar, Cyprus, and Malta were seized by other nations. New Zealand joined Australia, the British Raj split into the loyalist Raj and the independent Indian State, and South Africa voted to leave the Empire. The Caribbean colonies of Britain and France were annexed by Canada.
In the unstable and violent decades since the Great War, the Soviet Union was proclaimed by Lenin in 1921 after defeating the White Army. However, former Russian territories like the Baltic Union, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and Poland fell under German occupation. China fractured into several regions, including the Republic of China, Soviet Mongolia, the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, and Tibet. Italy's post-war economic collapse fueled political extremism, leading to Benito Mussolini's rise and the establishment of a fascist dictatorship.
In the Americas, Calvin Coolidge's presidency saw the 1925 crash of the New York Stock Exchange and the onset of the Great Depression, which primarily affected the Americas as the global economy now centered around the Berlin Stock Exchange. With war debts unpaid, the US economy declined for 19 years. Economic uncertainty led to the rise of communist and fascist regimes in Central and South America, leaving Canada, Costa Rica, and the US as the last bastions of democracy in the region. However, even the US remains fragile, with the Steel Belt witnessing a significant shift towards communism and fascist southerners aiming to recreate the Confederacy.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K
- Memory: 4 MB RAM
- Graphics: GEFORCE GTX 1080
- Storage: 210 MB available space
- Additional Notes: 1920x1080 native resolution or higher
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Hail Britannia Final Patch
New Content: - Two new Global Events have been added: "CCF Victory In Saskatchewan" and "Leduc Oil Strike". - A Campaign Overview is viewable after completing the game. You will be able to see how characters ended up based on your decisions, as well as your influences with the factions. Quality of Life: - Dialogue options now show how a character's opinion of you will change. Bug Fixes: - You can no longer load empty save slots. - The correct ending now plays if the player is unsuccessful convincing Rick to free Maria and Maria has a positive opinion of the player. This will be the last patch to the game. This is one of my free time passion projects. Thank you to those who have played my first Steam game! I hope you enjoyed!Read full article on Community Announcements (Odysseus)Patch NotesOfficial
Hail Britannia Patch 2
New Content: - A new Global Event has been added: "A King Without A Crown" Quality of Life: - Added confirmation checks when quitting or returning to the Main Menu. - Changed the message displayed in combat when trying to use the cover or heal action twice in a turn. - Spaced out the list of combat buffs for better readability. Bug Fixes: - Fixed a bug where portraits would flash when the same character is talking during dialogue. - Credits text color is now black.Read full article on Community Announcements (Odysseus)Patch NotesOfficial
Hail Britannia Patch 1
Quality of Life: - Cooldown indicators have been added to abilities in combat. - All text in the game is now black for better contrast, with a few exceptions. - Global Events now show how decisions change your influence with Canada-Exile and Capitalist-Communist. - Companion Soldiers now have random names at the beginning of a battle. Balance Changes: - Morale Crusher buff now gives +2 damage, +1 defense, +2 heal, +1 cover (instead of +5 damage, +5 defense, +2 heal, +3 cover)(characters saved with the old buff will keep the old values). - Combat Medic damage increased to 3 (instead of 2)(characters saved with the old value will keep the old values). - Anti-Communist By Heart buff now gives +1 defense (instead of 4)(characters saved with the old value will keep the old values). - Tank Driver damage decreased to 6 (instead of 10)(characters saved with the old value will keep the old values). - The Adrenaline ability now does 10 damage (instead of 15). - The Focused Shot ability now does 8 damage (instead of 9). - The Suppressive Fire ability now does 4 damage and 3 cover (instead of 5 damage and 5 cover). - Nearly all battles have been adjusted to be more difficult. Bug Fixes: - Various grammar errors fixed. - Fixed a bug where an extra space was added after each dialogue line while in a conversation. - Fixed a bug where enemy health could go below zero when hit with a ability. - Fixed a bug where the "enemy is killed" message wouldn't show up when killed by a ability. - Fixed a bug where the player would have to perform another action to progress a battle if the enemy was killed by a ability. - Combat Medic's Smoke Grenades now works properly. - Tank Driver's Repair ability now works properly. - Fixed a rare bug where the "Continue" button during combat could become misaligned - Fixed a bug where loading a Foot Soldier or Tank Driver save after playing as a Combat Medic would make the enemies attack the medic's Companion Soldiers. - Fixed a bug where enemy health cou...Read full article on Community Announcements (Odysseus)Patch NotesOfficial
Hail Britannia Hotfix 1
- Fixed a small bug relating to loading save files in a different play session - Fixed a small bug where the save/load menu would show up blankRead full article on Community Announcements (Odysseus)
