Making History II: The War of the World
Released Aug 2010
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?
79% positive · 398 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Steam $14.99
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Evaluation
Making History II: The War of the World was released on August 27, 2010. The developer news found in the context is largely focused on a separate but related title — Making History: The Second World War — which went through Early Access and officially released in April 2018. The most recent communication referencing Making History II directly is a February 2018 post announcing Steam-integrated multiplayer added to MH2 as a beta feature. The store description notes the game has been "continuously improved and refined since its initial release," but this appears to be standard marketing language rather than an active development commitment. There are no unreleised DLC entries, no announced future content, no roadmap, and no developer statements indicating ongoing or planned content for this specific title. The last meaningful update to MH2 itself dates back to at least 2018, with no posts since then suggesting further development. The game launched as a complete product and has received no announced future content in many years.
Evidence
Developer announces Making History: The First World War as a new Early Access title. No mention of further content for Making History II.
New IJN ship model DLC released for Making History: The Second World War; developer states intent to provide more models, events and scenarios for The Second World War 'in the near future.' No mention of additional content for Making History II.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Factus Games
Achievements
1
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer
About this game
MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World gives players the power to take full control of your nation, their colonies, regions, cities, and military units during the time leading up to and during the Second World War. Transform your cities into centers of industry and technology by developing production and research facilities. At the region level, build large-scale defensive structures such as radar facilities and fortifications, develop transportation networks, and expand the resource production needed to fuel your economy. Supplying your industries with these vital resources is necessary to run the economy and maintain domestic stability. No two games of MHII will be the same. There are an unlimited number of ways to achieve your goals and alter the course of history.
Features:
- Play any nation in the era of World War II on a map with over 1000 land & sea regions.
- Hundreds of unique land, sea, & air units representing both major & minor powers of the era .
- Intelligent AI instigates, reacts and adapts to the changing game dynamics generating action on the homefront and abroad.
- Research an array of weapon systems & tactical improvements; repair, reinforce and upgrade your military forces.
- Fly air missions against industrial & military targets.
- Extensive economic system covering production, resources, consumption, trade & wealth
- Construct weapons factories, shipyards, research labs & a variety of other buildings that add specific abilities to your cities & regions.
- Initiate infrastructure projects that modernize your nation & expand your economic potential.
- Manage your colonies, liberate new nations, establish puppet states or annex their territory.
- Region populations are represented by culture, ethnicity, religion & ideology; divisions that destabilize nations, provoke revolts, encourage reactionary coups and civil war.
- Engage in espionage, fund counter government groups and interfere in the internal affairs of your neighbors.
- Realistic economic system covering production, resources, consumption, trade, debt & inflation.
- A blend of strategic & tactical military game play that includes logistics, reinforcements, supply and unit specific properties.
- Streamlined UI interface to simplify the details of a deep game.
- Continuously improved and refined since its initial release.
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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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