Second Front

Second Front is a tactical WWII turn-based strategy game. Craft & share your own scenarios and maps or use your strategic prowess in 48 scenarios set in iconic locations. Command over 40 types of infantry and 216 tanks, vehicles and guns. An infinite tactical sandbox experience.

Second Front is a tactical, turn-based tactics and world war ii game developed by Hexdraw and published by MicroProse Software.
Released on January 31st 2023 is available only on Windows in 7 languages: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Polish and Russian.

It has received 603 reviews of which 475 were positive and 128 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 23.79€ on Steam and has a 30% discount.

The Steam community has classified Second Front into these genres:

Tactical Turn-Based Tactics World War II Strategy Hex Grid Wargame Turn-Based Strategy Turn-Based War 3D Combat Tanks Board Game Cute Indie Simulation Top-Down Historical Singleplayer Military

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7 32-bit or newer
Processor: Intel or AMD, Dual Core or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 2GB of VRAM
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 2 GB available space
Sound Card: Direct X- compatible soundcard.

Reviews

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Sept. 2024

One of the strengths this game has - you can play it casually or you can "grok" the numbers to maximize the final few percentage points of advantage. The game plays smoothly. The map creation kit and scenario designer are easy to use, yet pay attention to details as there are subtlety under the hood. Included are many scenarios, campaigns with much replay value. The workshop contains many more of varying quality to test your skills. More options are promised by the developer with regard to the games future development. All in all this is a good solid buy for a Squad/Tank based game.

Aug. 2024

You may have heard of a old Avalon Hill hex-and-counter wargame called Squad Leader. Second Front is in most respects, a revisiting of the that subject matter. This is a a good thing. Without the overhead of having to deal with pages of rules and slow pace of play. Nonetheless, if you are not familiar with the genre then the difficulty curve will probably be vicious. Line of sight is king, and it may not at all be obvious what the line of sight will be at the end of your move. An overlay on current state of LOS does help, but the UI would benefit from having it showing for potential movement choices. Games are not normalised. RNG can and will punish valid decisions, just as it would in a tabletop game. To say nothing of the real world. Don't come here expecting instant gratification or artificial "fairness". Some of the objectives can seem unreachable in some scenarios, which is a bit of a pain - such scenarios would be called out as unbalanced and pruned from a lot of tabletop games intended for two players. But that said, I am very much enjoying the recent content update for the Commonwealth. These scenarios are a much better entry point to the system than those for Barbarossa at original launch. Tactical advice is more or less per the real world. Use suppression fire to pin and reduce the effectiveness of your opponent. Utilise cover to pick an engagement range of your choosing. DONT fight your opponents battle for them. Inferior tanks can beat good ones if you can sneak in close. Once suppressed, concentrate force at your chosen critical point, the schwerpunkt, to pick those enemies off. Tanks are more vulnerable than you think, but working in teams you will find opportunities for all important flanking shots. Infantry in bunkers can be cleared by keeping their heads down. Create the space for infantry to sneak in with a sack of grenades. Semi-immobile defenders may seem to have the advantage, but a well thought out attack can break the toughest fortress. These kinds of games can teach more about the sharp end of tactics than any run-and-gun ever will. For that, we can be thankful! You can and will have fun in this game for not that much effort.

Jan. 2024

This is an excellent game. i am an old dinosaur who played squad leader on the tabletop back in the 80's and this game plays very much like it. the community and dev support has been second to none. the first dlc was changed to a free lc great value there. great tutorials in game. a very deep complex game but easy to learn step by step.

Jan. 2024

This is a really well made strategy game inspired by Advanced Squad Leader. I really like the graphics and the gameplay is extremely challenging while remaining engaging. You want to be cautious and use cover but the turn limits for each scenario force you to be aggressive and take risks in order to achieve your objectives. Some scenarios can feel a bit locked in and scripted on replay due to this, but the variety of scenarios and campaigns help keep it fresh. A free expansion for the British Commonwealth forces was just released to the public and there is a roadmap for many more additions to the game, including multiplayer, the Pacific front, artillery, air support and a bunch more. The RNG can be brutal and you will feel like you have lost unfairly sometimes, but the developers have made it clear that is an intentional part of the game. I'm cool with it but not everyone enjoys that.

Jan. 2024

READ THIS, MICROPROSE!! With this game you have hex based engine with rules for different terrain levels, cover system including trees, buildings etc, armored vehicles and more..all of tha almost perfectly suited for DIGITAL VERSION OF BATTLETECH which players are waiting for years and really deserve!! Talk to Catalyst Labs, Paradox, Microsoft or whoever own rights now - MAKE IT AND BRING IT TO ME: 1 to 1 perfect digital representation of Boardgame BattleTech!! Money bags awaits you!!

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Steam price	23 December 2024 20:26
Steam reviews	21 December 2024 23:50

-30% 33.99€ 23.79€

7.5

475

128

Online players

Developer

Hexdraw

Publisher

MicroProse Software

Release 31 Jan 2023

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