Austerlitz
Turcan Research Systems · 2019 · Strategy, Retro, Historical, Wargame, Simulation
PC
3 user reviews67% · 3
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About Austerlitz
The greatest battle ever to be fought by Napoleon is about to begin. The date is the 2nd of December 1805; a few miles east of Brunn in the province of Moldavia. Ranged across the barren Pratzen heights are the forces of the Austro-Russian army.
Using a unique system developed by Dr Peter Turcan; you are able to relive the battle, as you take command of either Napoleon's Grand Armee or Czar Alexander's joint Austro-Russian forces.
With the difficulties and complexities of Napoleonic warfare faithfully reproduced; AUSTERLITZ gives you the opportunity to rewrite the history books.
FEATURES
Using a unique system developed by Dr Peter Turcan; you are able to relive the battle, as you take command of either Napoleon's Grand Armee or Czar Alexander's joint Austro-Russian forces.
With the difficulties and complexities of Napoleonic warfare faithfully reproduced; AUSTERLITZ gives you the opportunity to rewrite the history books.
FEATURES
- Play as either Napoleon or Czar Alexander
- Unique battle system that relies on line of sight and chain of command
- A detailed Battle Orders system that takes into account morale and unit experience
- Hot seat multiplayer for up to two players
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Austerlitz allows you to replay the battle of Dec 2nd 1805 between Napoleon I and Alexander I from the viewpoint of the two commanders. <75,000 French troops v <95,000 Russian and Austrian, battling over a map of 104 sq miles. This game is CERTAINLY NOT RECOMMENDED FOR MOST GAMERS, if you consider yourself a casual gamer. Simply because the interface is old and there’s tremendous amounts of off-PC record keeping and documents to view (this game was made before interfaces could keep the type of data required). I DO HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS GAME TO GROGNARDS! What attracted me to this game was the promise of commanding a huge battle from the viewpoint of the Commander-In-Chief. I’m wondering why no modern game has replicated this idea for pre-radio wargames? This is where a PC comes into its own v tabletop or indeed turn based PC games which give a God like control with immediate response by the units, and info on likely casualties. This is not realistic, and Austerlitz better portrays a realistic simulation for a individual Commander. I was put off by the graphics, however, I am now used to them and appreciate their style for what they are. They remind me of a tabletop war gam…53 found this helpful
it looks cool but the manual does not work and the game does not open it is a scam https://shared.fastly.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1148680/manuals/Austerlitz_Manual.pdf?t=16143599821 found this helpful
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