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What if Germany won the Battle of Britain? What if Moscow fell in 1942?You’re in charge. Anything can happen and history will never repeat itself in this classic WWII grand strategy game MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World. Are you ready to battle for global dominance?

Release DateAug 27, 2010
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)81.8% (positive) / 79.5%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)76.2% / 74.5%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)308  Top 25% / 366  Top 25%
Curators16 reviews
Median Play Time90.5 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar6 hours  Top 1%
Followers3K  Top 20%
Owners± 58.1K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 38.3K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 342.6K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Making History II: The War of the World steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Making History II: The War of the World's Steam rating and reviews between December 2011 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (January 2014) and 75.9% (October 2017).

The 366 reviews Top 25% suggest that Making History II: The War of the World might be a reasonable indie success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Making History II: The War of the World and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Making History II: The War of the World's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (70%), followed by Simplified Chinese (6%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 20 different languages represented. The game is available in 4 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying Making History II: The War of the World percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Making History II: The War of the World, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 407 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 8.6 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some Making History II: The War of the World players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 76 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • realistic
  • fun
  • build up
  • maintain
  • write trade agreements
  • make alliances
  • declare war
  • switch country
  • diplomacy
  • various winning conditions
  • no tutorial
  • slow pacing
  • poor AI
  • aircraft carrier requirement
  • historical inaccuracies
  • lack of unit diversification
  • tedious newspaper updates
  • interface difficulty
  • limited multiplayer capabilities
  • staggering information

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 81.8% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Making History II: The War of the World's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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