Wargame: Airland Battle
Worth it · Strategy · 2013
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
WAIT.
Worth it today. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17, and it was discounted in 8 of its last 8 seasonal sales; 80% in the Winter Sale 2025.
Today
$19.99Worth it
Typical seasonal cut
$3.9980% offWorth it
- Cost per hourS
- $0.61/hr
- Reviews▼
- 87% of 4,457
- Critics
- 80 players 7 higher
- Genre rank
- Top 3% Strategy
Holding it back: DRM, Reviews
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at $3.99 or less.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 32.6h
- To 100%
- 34.9h 1.1x the story
Price and sales
- Sales
- 86 on record
- Typical cut
- 75% off
- Steam low
- $2.39 December 2019
- Sale every
- 45d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 10 now
- Cheaper than
- 7% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 92% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
Across all 86 discounts in the 13 years tracked, the median cut is 75 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
Its score sits in the top 3 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 93 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 92 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Wargame: Red Dragon ($29.99, scores 78) beats it on value, while it beats Wargame: European Escalation ($9.99, scores 53).
More about Wargame: Airland Battle
Of the 425 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 49 percent of the 358 reviews written there were positive, against 87 percent overall, and those are 10 percent of everything written about it.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Next discount: likely in the Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4, at about $3.99 (80% off). Predictions like this were right 87% of the time when tested on 70 past weeks.
Last discount ended 31 days ago.
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
Great game, spent more time making decks than actually playing. 10/10 would recommend
2 more reviews
So this game is honestly great, however you really need to pay attention as this is not just another average RTS game, you need to take your time in this game and understand the importance of each unit and how to manage your units. It's very important to have the upper hand in this game and be ahead of your enemies because believe me, this game will break you and make you. Every loss is a chance to learn. When i...
Very fun to get into, only issue is the lack of many vehicles but its only a minor problem tbh
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 15 GB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Wargame: Airland Battle scores 74/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/222750/wargame-airland-battleReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 31, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.