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Men of War: Assault Squad 2

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2014

Should you play it?

Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.

What works

  • Highly detailed and realistic wwii tactical simulation
  • Direct control of individual units and vehicles
  • Extensive modding support and powerful editor
  • Diverse multiplayer and co-op modes
  • Rich strategic depth and micromanagement

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve and complex micromanagement
  • Repetitive campaign missions
  • Multiplayer community can be toxic and small
  • Occasional bugs and performance issues
  • Lack of matchmaking and balance problems

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Call to Arms

  • Steel Division: Normandy 44

  • Wargame: Red Dragon

  • Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront

  • Wargame: European Escalation

  • Headquarters: World War II

Less competitive

Games that feels like Men of War: Assault Squad 2 but with less competition against others

  • Last Train Home

  • Syrian Warfare

  • Faces of War

  • Men of War: Condemned Heroes

  • Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition

  • Total Conflict: Resistance

More fantastical

Games that feels like Men of War: Assault Squad 2 but with more imaginative fiction

  • Age of Mythology: Retold

  • Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™

  • Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath

  • Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance

  • Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3

  • Iron Harvest

More intimate

Games that feels like Men of War: Assault Squad 2 but with more focus on close relationships

  • Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor

  • Easy Red 2

  • Men of War: Assault Squad

  • Company of Heroes 2

  • Company of Heroes

  • Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition

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Men of War: Assault Squad 2: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Intimacy.

Last update: 03/08/2026