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Prime & Load : 1776

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

Set in the American Revolution, Prime & Load : 1776 lets command and control your very own regiment.

What works

  • Unique commander mode with troop control
  • Historical authenticity and uniforms
  • Active and responsive developers
  • Single player with bots available
  • Engaging regimental and cooperative gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Low playerbase and dead servers
  • Numerous bugs and stability issues
  • Clunky melee and cavalry mechanics
  • Lack of tutorials and onboarding
  • Limited content and polish in early access

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Battle Cry of Freedom

  • Rising Storm 2: Vietnam

  • Isonzo

  • Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition

  • Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront

  • Holdfast: Nations At War

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like Prime & Load : 1776 but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

  • Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms

  • Mount & Blade: Warband

  • War of Rights

  • Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword

  • Verdun

More fantastical

Games that feels like Prime & Load : 1776 but with more imaginative fiction

  • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)

  • HELLDIVERS™ 2

  • Total War: WARHAMMER III

  • Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm

  • Chivalry 2

  • Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG

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Prime & Load : 1776: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. 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, Continuation.

Last update: 03/08/2026