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Games like Battleplan: American Civil War

2014PC48 % positive

A fast-playing wargame mixing real-time and turn-based elements, where you plan and adapt your strategy across ten famous American Civil War battles as either the Union or the Confederacy.

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Wargame Construction Set III: Age of Rifles 1846-1905

94 %Match

1996PCSteam Deck playable5.99 €

A turn-based tactical wargame covering 19th-century battles with campaigns and scenarios. Its extensive editor lets you build your own maps, armies and weapons.

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