Steel Division: Normandy 44
| Steel Division: Normandy 44 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Eugen Systems |
| Publisher(s) | Paradox Interactive |
| Engine | IRISZOOM |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | May 23, 2017 |
| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy, Strategy video game |
Steel Division: Normandy 44 is a real-time strategy video game developed by Eugen Systems and published by Paradox Interactive, set in World War II.
The game will take place in Normandy, France during the Second World War. It depicts the battles fought between the Allied and Germany, as the Allies push out of their invasion beachheads following the Normandy landings. A wide variety of military forces will be represented, including those of Canada, Germany, France, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The game feature 15 maps at launch. However, the total number of playable maps will be larger due to each one being able to scale in size depending on the number of players allocated. Certain maps will include amphibious gameplay elements, in which specialist units can traverse both land and water thereby bypassing chokepoints and objectives such as bridges.
Players will take control of historical units, based on the divisions that fought during the fighting in Normandy, and will then choose from a set of units before the start of a match. Once the game is underway, the player can call in units from the selected deck. The matches will be sub-divided into three phases, with more powerful units only becoming available after a certain point in the game. Steel Division: Normandy 44 will feature three single player campaigns, and up to 10 v 10 online multiplayer battles.
Eighteen playable divisions will be available at launch, divided equally between the Allies and Germany:
Allies
German Armed Forces
As the entire Wargame series (Wargame: European Escalation (2012), Wargame: AirLand Battle (2013), Wargame: Red Dragon (2014)) Steel Division: Normandy 44 is based on Eugen Systems' IRISZOOM engine. But while the Wargame series is available for Linux, Macintosh and Windows, Steel Division: Normandy 44 is available for Microsoft Windows only.
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