Headquarters World War II

Headquarters: World War II is a turn-based strategy game set during the Battle of Normandy. Across three story-driven campaigns, you command United States, United Kingdom or German forces through nine operations per campaign, or take on skirmishes. Choose your side, build a force, assign heroes, level up units and use Headquarters skills to defeat the enemy.

Tactical combat

Positioning and terrain shape each battle. Units have front, side, back and top armor, while fences and other obstacles provide directional cover based on the angle of attack. Terrain types affect line of sight and offer different bonuses, and high ground adds elevation levels that influence both line of sight and combat effectiveness. Destroyed vehicles and other large objects alter the battlefield and provide cover, while destructible buildings pass through different stages of demolition.

Campaigns and skirmishes

The three campaigns cover the Normandy landings from the perspectives of the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. Each contains nine operations. You can also face AI opponents on six skirmish maps, each with different victory conditions that call for varied plans and tactics.

Manage your units

Between battles, you can change or upgrade your units, level them up and assign heroes who grant unique abilities. Every unit has a crew, and losing different crew members brings different penalties: losing a gunner reduces the unit's attacks, while losing a driver reduces its mobility.

Multiplayer and maps

Skirmish battles can be played against other people, or in 2x2 team battles. Multiplayer supports up to four players, either through a real-time connection or Slitherine’s CombatHQ system. The Editor lets you create skirmish and multiplayer maps to share with the community.

Battlefields

The battlefields include war-torn areas and peaceful villages with cattle and fields of grain. Units and scenery feature realistic models and physics, alongside the destruction of war: burning tank hulks, ruined houses, shell craters and smoke.