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Ultimate General: Gettysburg

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2014

Should you play it?

A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.

What works

  • Challenging and smart ai
  • Historically accurate and immersive
  • Intuitive controls and tactical depth
  • Branching campaign with replayability
  • Active developer support

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited to gettysburg battlefield
  • Multiplayer limited to 1v1 with small community
  • Some ui and line-of-sight issues
  • Lack of unit formation customization
  • Short battle durations and scenario length

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Battle Academy

  • SHOGUN: Total War™ - Collection

  • Pike and Shot : Campaigns

  • Sudden Strike 4

  • Syrian Warfare

  • Knights and Merchants

Less competitive

Games that feels like Ultimate General: Gettysburg but with less competition against others

  • Unity of Command II

  • Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients

  • Total Tank Generals

  • Vietnam ‘65

  • Strategic Mind: The Pacific

  • Rebel Inc: Escalation

More expressive

Games that feels like Ultimate General: Gettysburg but with more self-expression and customization

  • Master of Command

  • Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)

  • Ultimate General: Civil War

  • Order of Battle: World War II

  • NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Awakening

  • Second Front

More fantastical

Games that feels like Ultimate General: Gettysburg but with more imaginative fiction

  • Eador. Imperium

  • Lost Technology

  • Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation

  • Heroes of Science and Fiction

  • From Glory To Goo

  • After Inc: Revival

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Ultimate General: Gettysburg: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026