Battle of Empires : 1914-1918

Battle of Empires : 1914-1918

Released Jul 2015

Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a story-driven RTS that brings to life some of the most brutal battles of the Great War. Each mission showcases the era’s most devastating weaponry — sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery, and mobile infantry. BoE delivers the full WWI experience.

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All announced content has been released
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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 launched on July 22, 2015 and received a steady stream of DLC campaigns and content updates through 2018. The last major content addition was Update 1.509 on November 15, 2018, which added Italy as a new multiplayer faction along with two new maps. Prior to that, the Austria-Hungary campaign DLC shipped on November 10, 2017. All 11 DLC items listed on the store are released, and no unreleased content is listed. After 2018, developer activity slowed significantly. A multiplayer balancing patch shipped on July 4, 2021, and a bug fix post appeared on April 30, 2019 — both maintenance updates rather than new content. The most recent developer communication is a Steam Summer Sale post from June 27, 2025, in which the team mentions that renewed player interest "fuels our motivation" and that they are "seriously considering starting work on a sequel." This is an exploratory statement about a potential new game, not a commitment to delivering additional content for Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 itself. The store description notes that "developers continue to craft new ones" (referring to campaigns), but this language appears to be outdated boilerplate — no new campaigns or DLC have shipped since 2017, and no specific future content for this game has been announced. With all DLC released, no post-launch content activity since November 2018, and the developer's own June 2025 statement framing a sequel as something they're only beginning to consider, the game is best understood as a complete product.
Evidence
Steam Summer Sale post from June 27, 2025 notes increased wishlist activity and states the team is 'seriously considering starting work on a sequel' — referring to a potential new game, not additional content for Battle of Empires: 1914-1918
news post · Jun 27, 2025 source ambiguous
high
Update 1.509 added Italy as a new multiplayer faction with two heavy tanks, a new infantry unit, and two new multiplayer maps — the last major content addition to the game
news post · Nov 15, 2018 source content shipped
high

Content

11 of 11 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Best Way Soft
Achievements
319
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP

About this game

Battle of Empires :1914-1918 is a story driven RTS, that re-lives some of the bloodiest battles of “The Great War”. The missions include some of the most fearsome weaponry employed of the period. Sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery and mobile infantry - BoE has it all!

Battle of Empires 1914-1918 - is a massively imposing RTS set in the height of World War I. At the moment, the full version of the game includes 6 storyline campaigns and developers continue to craft new ones.

Each campaign reveals particular combat features of the Great War, as well as showing the staggering combat paths of each participating country.

The campaigns can be played solo, as well as in cooperative mode. Moreover, the most experienced players can join the multiplayer battles, with 6 playable nations and a variety of game modes.

In addition, several multiplayer historical reconstructions portraying some of the collosal battles of the First and Second World War are available as a gift.

Gameplay is similar to other Men of War based titles, with the ability to control your men, at divisional, squad and soldier levels.

The graphics have been developed to show the beauty and horrors of The Great War.

So what are you waiting for soldier? The battlefeild awaits your command!

We have provided a flexible purchasing system that allows you to choose the optimal configuration of BoE, at a reasonable price according to your gaming style and budget. This allows you to enhance the base game with additional content by purchasing DLC’s individually, or as a bundle.

Features:

  • realism
    The game recreates battles of First World War as realistically as possible - each unit has a personal inventory and weapons, vehicle damage is calculated by the thickness and inclination of armour, guns differ in calibers and available types of shells.

  • Authenticity
    Our game recreates the atmosphere of the era of the First World War - uniforms and vehicles were made from sketches and drawings of the time of the World War I, game maps are based on real locations of hostilities. Gas attacks, shrapnel shells, horses, involvement of first tanks and flamethrowers, and many other features of the First World War have been implemented in the game.

  • Tactics
    The basis of gameplay of the Battle of Empires is management of your infantry squads, organisation of their cooperation and skillful use of the vehicles provided to you. You will have to solve complex tactical problems with different possible outcomes, that can change the course of the mission.

  • Game environment can also be used to your advantage - all objects can be destroyed to create a path for infantry or used as a cover from enemy fire.

  • Co-op
    Each story mission is available in cooperative mode - you can fight and complete the missions with three other players (4 including yourself).

Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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