Making History: The Great War overview

Overview

Making History: The Great War comes from Muzzy Lane Software, Factus Games and is published by Factus Games. It arrived on Steam on Jan 29, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, Includes level editor, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Making History: The Great War's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 4 players at 12 October 2026 - 23:42:10 UTC, with a tracked peak near 8. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 76% positive across 454 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Making History: The Great War is available in 3 languages including:

4 regional rating boards including esrb, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Making History: The Great War has sold up to 25,423 units and has 397 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $550,343. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Making History: The Great War overview details

Making History: The Great War combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Just Updated Free Models added to the Red Army DLC This free content update adds more unique unit models to the Red Army. We’ve also removed the unimplemented elements associated with Naval Mines and replaced them with a project that leads to a new Coastal Defense Ship unit. New models include: Light Bombers I for the major nations Heavy Bombers I for the major nations American Early Carrier Japanese Early Carrier Japanese Carrier I British Carrier I American Large Destroyer German Coastal Defense Ship About the Game The First World War ushered in the beginning of a new age. On battlefields across the globe, the remaining vestiges of the 19th Century were gruesomely attritted away as the introduction of new weapons favored defensive strategies that lead to massive casualties in futile attacks on fortified lines. Whole Nations mobilized as the citizenry became integral to the war effort, churning out the supplies necessary to keep their soldiers fighting and dying. This was total war and the national suffering seeded movements bent on rebellion and revolution. Making History: The Great War offers a game filled with historical events and challenges of the WW1 era. Playing as the Head of State, you are responsible for managing all facets of your nation's economy, diplomacy and military. Your actions will influence world events as you lead your armies in the most in-depth WWI grand strategy game ever made. Play as any independent nation during the World War 1 era. Choose how best to control your conquests: colonies, protectorates or puppet states. Build trenches…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Making History: The Great War is listed as a game with $29.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, Includes level editor, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 4 players at 12 October 2026 - 23:42:10 UTC, a tracked peak of 8, and 76% positive reviews.

Overview tags

StrategySimulationWorld War IGrand StrategyIndieHistoricalWarTurn-Based StrategyModdableSandboxMilitaryMultiplayerSingleplayerReplay ValueWorld War II

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