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Making History: The Great War cover art

Making History: The Great War

Muzzy Lane Software · Factus Games · 2015-01-29

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Jan 29, 2015 (Mac), Jan 29, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 29, 2015 (Linux)

The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.

Making History: The Great War is a $29.99 Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2015, with a Mostly Positive sentiment based on 76% of 454 reviews and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.

1
playing now
76%
positive of 454 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$29.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 22:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 49,586 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 11k–27k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 454 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2015-10-29) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 17 of 30 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
131320152026Week of 2015-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2015-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2015-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2015-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-15 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 7 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
430Mar 2014Aug 2026Mar 2014 — avg 0 · peak 1Jul 2014 — avg 13 · peak 29Nov 2014 — avg 12 · peak 26Mar 2015 — avg 25 · peak 53Jul 2015 — avg 35 · peak 77Nov 2015 — avg 39 · peak 109Mar 2016 — avg 38 · peak 69Jul 2016 — avg 22 · peak 47Nov 2016 — avg 22 · peak 45Mar 2017 — avg 21 · peak 48Jul 2017 — avg 25 · peak 52Nov 2017 — avg 20 · peak 46Mar 2018 — avg 21 · peak 44Jul 2018 — avg 21 · peak 40Nov 2018 — avg 17 · peak 37Mar 2019 — avg 13 · peak 30Jul 2019 — avg 14 · peak 29Nov 2019 — avg 13 · peak 31Mar 2020 — avg 11 · peak 24Jul 2020 — avg 12 · peak 27Nov 2020 — avg 9 · peak 19Mar 2021 — avg 9 · peak 23Jul 2021 — avg 8 · peak 19Nov 2021 — avg 9 · peak 24Mar 2022 — avg 8 · peak 20Jul 2022 — avg 6 · peak 15Nov 2022 — avg 6 · peak 14Mar 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 13Nov 2023 — avg 4 · peak 16Mar 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Jul 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Nov 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Jul 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2026 — avg 5 · peak 12Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$7.492015-01-012026-08-242015-01-01 — best price $15.002015-12-22 — best price $7.492017-05-01 — best price $17.992018-07-05 — best price $29.992019-02-04 — best price $14.992019-12-23 — best price $29.992020-06-03 — best price $29.992020-07-08 — best price $22.042020-08-18 — best price $22.042020-09-22 — best price $29.992020-10-22 — best price $29.992020-11-19 — best price $26.992020-12-23 — best price $22.042021-01-30 — best price $25.382021-03-06 — best price $29.992021-04-03 — best price $21.512021-05-02 — best price $25.382021-06-05 — best price $25.382021-08-31 — best price $22.042021-11-15 — best price $11.242022-01-13 — best price $8.392022-04-25 — best price $14.992022-07-01 — best price $22.042022-09-27 — best price $22.042022-12-15 — best price $11.242023-05-05 — best price $23.892023-07-17 — best price $11.692024-01-31 — best price $29.992024-06-04 — best price $23.892024-11-14 — best price $23.892025-04-14 — best price $11.242025-10-06 — best price $29.992026-04-28 — best price $23.892026-08-24 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

1
achievements tracked
9%
earned "Early Defeat"
9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportIncludes level editorFamily Sharing1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, German, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-02-23 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)306100%1

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

WarIndieSandboxMilitaryModdableStrategyHistoricalSimulationMultiplayerWorld War I

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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