The Finnish War

The Finnish War is a real-time strategy game set during the Finnish War in the early 19th century, while the Napoleonic Wars are raging across Europe. You lead armies through Finland’s hazardous wilderness, where cold, blizzards and food shortages threaten your troops as they face an enemy trying to stay one step ahead.

Lead your armies

You directly control a Leader character who directs your army through a set of simple Commands. The Leader is needed to construct buildings, hunt food for your troops and empower some units. He must sometimes stand near his troops, but you also need to know when to take him into the field and when to retreat him to your base. If your Leader dies, the game is decided.

Survive the wilderness

Most of the game consists of survival scenarios, where you contend with cold attrition, hunger attrition, snowstorms and frozen lakes while seeking an advantage over your opponent. The Computer player faces the same wilderness hazards and follows commands intended to gain an advantage while minimizing risks. Winning a battle can still leave you with a badly weakened Leader and few surviving troops, far from the nearest Camp and struggling with cold and hunger.

Campaigns and battles

Two voice-acted Campaigns follow the Swedish and Russian sides. Alongside regular survival scenarios, they include historical battle scenarios based on battles from the Finnish War. These battles omit survival elements and begin with large premade armies facing off. Their maps are tailored to represent the real battlefields across Finland and Sweden.

Custom battles

Custom Battles support single-player matches against a Computer opponent and local splitscreen play for two players. You can choose from random-generated and premade maps featuring elements such as forests, rivers and frozen lakes, sometimes with a special gimmick. In Multiplayer, you can customize a random-generated map by adding or removing features.

Factions and extras

The game has four playable Factions, two of which are unlockable. Custom Battle Computer opponents also have a toggleable Player Spoof AI option that makes them mimic online players. The game includes Extras.