
Fight through the American War of Independence in a tactical wargame of field battles, frontier warfare, fortified positions, and campaigns for control of the colonies. Command American, British, Loyalist, German, Native allied, and French forces across 148 scenarios and four campaigns.
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American Revolutionary War
Fight across the battlefields of the American War of Independence in American Revolutionary War, a detailed tactical wargame covering major campaigns, battles, and skirmishes of the conflict between Britain, the American colonies, and their allies.
From Lexington and Concord to Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Camden, Cowpens, and Yorktown, American Revolutionary War places you in command of the forces that fought for control of the colonies. What began as a political crisis inside the British Empire became a continent-wide war involving regular armies, militia, Loyalists, German auxiliaries, Native allies, French forces, and frontier fighters.
Take command in American Revolutionary War, where detailed tactical maps and historically grounded orders of battle place you in control of armies fighting across cities, farms, forests, rivers, forts, and frontier settlements. Every battle is shaped by the realities of the age: militia reliability, disciplined regulars, light infantry tactics, mounted raids, fatigue, supply, command, and the constant challenge of holding ground in difficult terrain.
Recreate the major campaigns of the American Revolutionary War from either side of the conflict.
Lead the American forces, including:
Continental infantry
State troops
Local militia
Minutemen
Riflemen
Light infantry
Light dragoons
Frontier and partisan forces
Or take command of Britain and its allies, including:
British regulars
Loyalist provincial troops
Highland regiments
German auxiliaries
Jägers
Light Infantry
Grenadiers
Native allied forces
As the war expands, French forces also enter the fight, bringing professional troops, naval support, and new operational possibilities.
The historically accurate Order of Battle reflects the many forces that fought across the war. American forces range from trained militia to reformed Continental troops, while British, Loyalist, German, Native, and French units each bring their own battlefield strengths and limitations.
American Revolutionary War covers the full scope of the conflict across its major theaters.
Fight in the northern theater, where the struggle for Boston, New York, Canada, and the Hudson Valley shaped the early war and led to the decisive American victory at Saratoga.
Battle across the frontier, where forts, raids, settlements, river routes, and Native alliances made the war harsher, less formal, and deeply tied to control of the continent’s interior.
Command forces in the southern theater, where British hopes for Loyalist support led to a brutal war of maneuver, raids, and attrition across Georgia and the Carolinas.
The American Revolution was fought across difficult and varied terrain. Dense woods, fences, rivers, towns, roads, and broken ground forced armies to adapt.
Fight across battlefields where:
Open order and close order formations matter
Woods and rough terrain shape movement and combat
Militia may stand firm or collapse under pressure
Regulars bring discipline, firepower, and staying power
Light infantry, riflemen, Jägers, and Native allied forces excel in challenging terrain for broken ground
Cavalry and mounted troops can scout, raid, and exploit openings
The game models the differences between early-war militia, Continental regulars, British professionals, Loyalist formations, German auxiliaries, Highland troops, Native allied forces, and French expeditionary troops.
American Revolutionary War includes 148 standalone scenarios covering engagements of all sizes, including:
Three tutorial scenarios
Major historical battles
Smaller skirmishes and frontier actions
Variant scenarios
Specialized versions for both head-to-head play and play against the AI
The game covers famous and lesser-known actions from across the war, including:
Concord
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Ninety Six
Quebec
Long Island
Harlem Heights
White Plains
Trenton
Princeton
Bennington
Brandywine
Germantown
Freeman’s Farm
Bemis Heights
Monmouth
Savannah
Ramseur’s Mill
Camden
Kings Mountain
Cowpens
Hobkirk’s Hill
And many more.
Four dedicated campaigns containing 37 additional scenarios allow players to make strategic decisions to shape the tactical battles and impact the flow of the campaigns or follow the war through connected operations and strategic decisions.
Experience the conflict as more than isolated battles, with choices and battle outcomes having repercussions throughout the campaign.
A range of historically accurate maps are included, covering the significant locations fought over during the war along with many lesser-known battlefields. Most maps are larger than the historic battlefields, allowing players to explore and create their own scenarios.
The game also includes extensive 3D unit graphics representing the major armies involved, including American, British, Loyalist, German, Native allied, and French forces.
Design notes, campaign notes, and a bibliography provide additional historical background on the production of the game and the sources used by the design team.
Customize and expand your experience with a full suite of editors, including:
Campaign editor
Scenario editor
Sub-map editor
Use these tools to modify existing content, create new engagements, or subdivide larger maps into smaller battlefield segments for custom scenario design.
Multiple play options include:
Play against the computer AI
Play-By-Email
LAN and live Internet play
Two-player Hot Seat mode
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Stats
All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 20 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
This was my first experience with WDS games, and complex hex and counter games overall, and so far only played the copy I bought from their website using their launcher. I got my free steam key after it released here so figured Id leave a review. The interface takes a bit to get used to, but its intuitive, especially working through the tutorial scenario, and it did not take long to understand basics in movements, formations, firing, map filters, etc. The hardest part for me is keeping units organized within their command structure and not mixing them together to keep order and within command range, but being able to highlight a unit's organization on the map and also taking the time to view the full in game OOB has begun to make things easier. Recently found a wargaming discord group and have been playing some PBEM matches, which has been tons of fun and engaging. All the WDS games seem like such a deep labor of love, and you can see it first hand in this games included design notes and full bibliography of sources used. I bought a few of the books from the recommended reading and it has been fun to read about battles and then play them. Makes for a more engaging experience, especially for battles that you might not know much about. Highly recommend this game and to also check out their website for their other titles not yet on Steam as they have games covering many different time periods and scales.
Great wargame.
Ignore play time, I have been playing WDS games I purchased directly from them for 1000s of hours, I do not usually launch the games through steam so hence the short hour listing. Like all of the WDS wargames, I do not consider these Video Games, they are computer war games. For anyone that has played turned based realistic war games or played board war games in the past, Wargame Design Studio is the go to developer. I was playing their games when it was John Tiller Games long before Steam existed (and I have been on Steam for 13 years now), so I have been playing from the beginning with them. Although they are just starting to release on Steam they have over 100 games available in various eras (Civil War, Napoleonic, Sword and Siege, Musket and Pike, etc). All of these games are extremely well done and well produced with huge amounts of scenarios to play, copious designer notes detailing the historical details that were researched and the reasoning behind the decisions for the rules in each game. These are an excellent read for those interested in the history behind the game. The team at WDS is also fantastic about keeping ALL of their games Up to Date and release updates for them extremely regularly. The support team is also very quick to respond with any issues presented to them! American Revolutionary War is one of their most recent releases and is a fantastic example of the games they produce. There is a large community of players that play by email every single day, I am happy to be part of that community. If this sounds like something you would enjoy, join us!! Start with this game, find a partner on the WDS website and play a multiplayer PBEM game. You will not regret it!!
This is a great title, and the best game depicting the American Revolution out there. The game makes great effort to bring realism together with playability. If you aren't familiar with WDS games, make sure you follow the getting started document.
I had been waiting and hoping for the WDS games to hit steam, and this game is my first foray into their full games beyond the demos they offer for free (try them if you are interested, they are loads of fun). This game doesnt dissapoint on my hopes, I have thoroughly enjoyed the game and the only downside is that it can feel a little tricky with the UI to start. If you read the manual and you enjoy wargaming this title and hopefully the next ones they release have been superb. Highly enjoyed it so far.
Absolutely love the WDS games. And this game is fantastic in all aspects, well done WDS! I cannot for the life me figure out how to start a Campaign however....any advice out there?
More WDS means more good times. If you have one you can play em all, so pick your favourite era, and then buy the rest of the catalogue. Come on, I'm a police officer, I'm detective John Kimble.
Nice wargame.
10 из 10
great game for wargamer who love history.
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