Artillery Tycoon

There are not too many Artillery specific games on Steam. I got this in Jan 2026 on sale and yes it is in alpha state but I am happy enough with the game. You start out in 1914 prior to the start of WWI in 28 July and you have a factory that can produce French 75, English QF 18 (84 mm) or German 7.7. I ended up spending some time reading up on the WWI guns and the evolution of the Nordenfelt breech, would be good to have some of that built into the game. If the developer can build in more information and history about the artillery pieces, the components that are being desgined I think that would take the game in an interesting direction. The game lets you do a basic test of your designs with some basic graphics, again it would be cool if you could actually submit Fire Orders for the test (i.e. Grid, Altitude, Direction, description, engagement type). There are some things which I think will get fixed in future releases like the slightly strange AI reading and strange English for the tutorial and some small ideosyncroncies like having a ringing electronic phone sound for a 1914 office. I got this for about 7 Australian dollars so feel the game is fair for the price

good way to kill time even though it's in early access

hmmm pretty simple! simple mechanics, simple graphics. However, the atmosphere and attention to detail and artillery are great. I like that the progress of the military campaign increases or decreases the demand for “goods.” Okay, this clearly isn’t the best game at this stage. It’s in Early Access, and I take that into account. It has potential, and you can already see it. There isn’t a lot of content yet. But I’ll give it a thumbs-up and ask for just one thing don’t abandon this project, and then it’ll be a 10/10. I’m hoping and looking forward to future updates and improvements to the sound effects lol

I really hope the issues get addressed because its a really good concept however when playing the issues were a lot the most notable was when making a new save and it carried my income and artillery over however not letting me use them for contracts even deleting the save didn't fix this issue as well having the problem of no one accepting contracts even when I was trying to give them away for basically free which to say I'm disappointed is an understatement I will keep my eye on this game and I hope it gets to a more playable state if interested in buying I'd say if you want to support the game why not but if you don't want to risk it the bugs I'd hold off and keep an eye on update logs to see if the bugs improve.

This is a very controversial game, in my opinion. The thing is, it's a financial simulator. This is precisely the genre that's difficult for me. 1) The tutorial is short and, to put it mildly, confusing. 2) The controls are average, not particularly enjoyable, and not particularly challenging. 3) I couldn't just pick up, start playing, and understand this game. I lost four times before I learned anything. 4) The game has some realism and requires a basic understanding of military science (weapon characteristics, weapon selection, time management, etc.). 5) There's no action, no excitement, and so on. Just cold calculations and planning. The game is worth checking out, but it's likely only suitable for those who enjoy simulators.

+ The interface is user-friendly, so it was easy to figure out + I like how this general praises me after I pull off a successful move ;) Here’s how it actually works: build your first artillery piece from scratch (using parts), hire a crew, test it on the battlefield.... ??? ..... profit. This is definitely not a simulator; even though there are a lot of details, the game holds your hand and doesn’t throw you into the most difficult part right away. That’s both a plus and a minus (depending on your perspective). For me, it’s definitely a plus! It was an unusual experience, especially for a beginner but if you want to take a break from popular online games and try something new - its OK.