Making History: The Second World War
Released Apr 2018
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
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All announced content has been released
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All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Evaluation
Making History: The Second World War launched out of Early Access on April 27, 2018, and Factus Games continued supporting it with post-launch content updates for several years. The most notable free content additions include new unit models for Romanian and Yugoslavian Air Forces (June 23, 2022) and a Chinese language localization (April 9, 2023), followed shortly by a German language update (April 15, 2023). The April 2023 Chinese release post mentioned that German and Russian localizations would be next — German arrived six days later. Russian was mentioned as following, but no Russian localization update has been posted since then, and no other content announcements or developer communications have appeared after April 15, 2023.
Looking at the broader update history, major content drops have been infrequent and spaced far apart: roughly one per year in 2021–2022, with the last one in April 2023. The last developer communication of any kind was on April 15, 2023. As of June 27, 2026, that is over three years of silence — far beyond even the longest observed interval between updates. No roadmap, no unreleased DLC, and no post-launch season pass structure exists. The store description does not reference any planned content.
While the April 2023 post hinted that a Russian localization would follow, that promise was casual in nature and has seen no follow-up in more than three years. Given the extended silence and the absence of any outstanding concrete commitments (no unreleased DLC listings, no formal roadmap), the game is consistent with a completed product that has simply wound down its update cycle. The game launched as a finished product and received a series of free improvements over five years before going quiet.
Evidence
German language update released. Last official developer communication on record.
Free content update added Romanian and Yugoslavian Air Force unit models, plus new event content. Developer noted more models and events were being looked at for the next update.
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Developer
Publisher
Factus Games
Achievements
103
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP
About this game
Making History: The Second World War
is the 4th title of a series of turn-based Grand Strategy games. It's unique open-ended design allows players to experience alternative outcomes in the World War II era. This was an industrial conflict between the Great Powers of the Machine Age. The battles will begin in the factories, mines and the research labs, and resolve in the fields, skies and seas across the globe. Players and the AI are faced with historical decisions that change the course of history making every play through a new immersive Grand Strategy experience.Below is a list of some gameplay features:
- Extensive Event content covering pivotal decisions and themes in WWII.
- Hundreds of additional alternative historical events
- Play any nation
- 280 Separate nationalities
- Colonies, Protectorates and Puppet Governments
- Easy to use scenario Editor for Modding
- Game played across horizontal wrapping World Map
- In Game Tutorial Mode
- Over 90 Steam Achievements
- AI focus on tactical Carrier Gameplay
- Nuclear Attack AI and Tactics
- Dedicated Strategic Bombing AI
- Aggressive AI Air Patrol Tactics & Strafing Attack Orders
- Air Transport, Railroad, Shipping and Mobilized Unit movement
- Hundreds of Unit Models featuring the most iconic aircraft, tanks and ships
- Missile Launcher Units
- Nuclear Delivery Units
- Jet Era Units
- Paratrooper and Glider Attacks
- Kamikaze Units
- Full Range of Armored and Artillery Units
- Naval Surface and Submarine forces
- Nation Unique Infantry Unit Models
- Naval Supply Vessels to extend Fleet ranges
- Region City Infrastructure Projects
- Detailed Research Tree covering technologies from Pre-Industrial to Atomic Eras
- Sophisticated Economic System
- Build Factories and other city infrastructure
- Expand Resource Output and trade to Supply your Factories and Troops
- Auto-Trade System Option
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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