Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris
VR Designs · 2015 · Strategy, Simulation, Hex Grid, World War II, Wargame
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About Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris
From Warsaw to Paris… and then on to London!
The development team behind the award-winning game Advanced Tactics: World War II is back with a new and improved game engine that focuses on the decisive early days of World War II! Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris is the first in an innovative series of operational World War II wargames that also include a strategic element. The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris simulates Germany’s military successes in Poland and France in 1939 and 1940 (including also a hypothetical “Sea Lion” invasion of Great Britain if you do well enough).
Well researched and packed with depth, including detailed unit data down to the squad and vehicle level and historically realistic combined arms gameplay, The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris also features an easy-to-learn interface and a ferocious AI. Before each campaign, players choose actions and options at a strategic level which can have far-reaching effects on how the actual battle unfolds, with many plausible hypothetical outcomes.
Once in the battle, players move regiments and divisions, coordinate attacks and manage logistics in what we feel is the definitive game on the campaigns of the early Blitzkrieg. There are also unique actions for individual historical generals to give a particular objective or front the extra needed push to victory. Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris also includes a unique multiplayer feature where players can split up Axis or Allied armies between several people to add an added level of realism and cooperation!
The development team behind the award-winning game Advanced Tactics: World War II is back with a new and improved game engine that focuses on the decisive early days of World War II! Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris is the first in an innovative series of operational World War II wargames that also include a strategic element. The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris simulates Germany’s military successes in Poland and France in 1939 and 1940 (including also a hypothetical “Sea Lion” invasion of Great Britain if you do well enough).
Well researched and packed with depth, including detailed unit data down to the squad and vehicle level and historically realistic combined arms gameplay, The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris also features an easy-to-learn interface and a ferocious AI. Before each campaign, players choose actions and options at a strategic level which can have far-reaching effects on how the actual battle unfolds, with many plausible hypothetical outcomes.
Once in the battle, players move regiments and divisions, coordinate attacks and manage logistics in what we feel is the definitive game on the campaigns of the early Blitzkrieg. There are also unique actions for individual historical generals to give a particular objective or front the extra needed push to victory. Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris also includes a unique multiplayer feature where players can split up Axis or Allied armies between several people to add an added level of realism and cooperation!
Features
- Thoroughly researched scenarios that provide fantastic realism and depth
- Scenarios come with multiple What if? options that you can mix and match for added replayability
- A campaign option that allows play of all three scenarios with continuity so losses, etc. transfer over
- Meticulously researched units, officers, troops and equipment with plenty of historical background and information
- Historical OOBs of Dutch, Belgian, French, British, Polish and German armies in 1939/1940
- Officers represented on Corps level and higher with biographies, individualized stats and special action cards
- Bonuses for concentric attack, divisional cohesion and HQ influence
- Realistic logistics modelling supply and replacements
- Team play options to allow up to 9 people to PBEM it out against each other or the AI
- Free setup variant to change the initial historical dispositions and try different defensive or offensive strategies
- Three map zoom levels to aid in portraying the strategic, operational, and tactical picture
- Detailed combat resolution so you can analyze the performance of your forces in combat
- Very large screen resolutions supported for massive displays (appropriate system specifications required)
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris is an operational-level World War II wargame developed by VR Designs and published by Matrix Games that focuses on the explosive opening phase of the conflict, where speed, coordination, and planning defined the outcome of entire nations. Rather than centering on individual battles or tactical skirmishes, the game places the player in charge of large formations and long-term objectives, asking them to think like a high command officer overseeing entire campaigns. Its scope spans from the invasion of Poland through the fall of France, capturing the momentum, risks, and fragility behind the concept of Blitzkrieg warfare. The game’s structure revolves around large hex-based maps that represent vast regions of Europe, with units operating at the regiment, division, and corps level. Every turn requires the player to balance aggressive advances with logistical realities, as supply lines, readiness, and unit cohesion directly affect combat effectiveness. Pushing too hard without securing supply can stall an offensive just as quickly as enemy resistance, while cautious play may allow opponents time to regroup and fortify. This consta…1 found this helpful
I love this game, even though it's the oldest DC game. I really, really wish Vic would bring PBEM++ and mouse capture to this, it's a travesty that it doesn't have it. Other than that, 100% recommend this
massive turns but it is decent
Great game if you like hex and counter wargames.
I think this is an excellent low to mid level complexity wargame. The three main operations are very different from one another and offer some great options to replay. The mechanics are sound too. This really shows up that if you play the historical campaign and generally follow the real war plans of the Germans, you end up winning. I will fault it for the Polish campaign being the most difficult, if only for the fact that this will put people off who then won't see any more of the game.
Excellent World War 2 wargame on the operational level. You command an entire army worth of troops on the onset of WW2. There is a campaign which will link the three main scenarios: Case White (Poland '39), Case Yellow (France '40) and Operation Sealion (England '40). For me this game hits a sweet spot in terms of complexity, scope and depth. You are not mindlessly pushing counters, nor are you completely getting lost in the minutiae of running your command. Your basic counter is generally a regiment, which fits the scope of the game really well. The Order Of Battle is complex enough ranging from your run-of-the-mill infantry regiments up to some very specific named units and even armoured train units. If you have played any of the Decisive Campaign games you will feel right at home because most of the of the UI and keybinds are similar if not the same. If you have not played any of them and you are a wargamer just give one of them a try as they are not nearly as difficult to get into as you might expect.
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