- 16players
- Evenings at a time
- PC
Real-time World War II tactics with hundreds of vehicles and soldiers, where you can take direct control of any tank or rifleman mid-battle.
Who can play
- No split-screen on any platform.
- Same room, own screens for up to 16 players on PC.
- Online for up to 16 players on PC.
- Each player online needs their own copy.
How it plays
Friends can take on the skirmish missions together against the AI or fight each other in battles from one on one up to eight against eight, online or over a local network; the host sets up a lobby and invites the others.
Battles build slowly and ask for a lot of micromanagement, so it suits groups who already like strategy games.
PC only, and each player needs a copy.
Is it good
91%
Very positive on Steam
“If you haven’t played Men Of War before, then this is a rich and rewarding place to start. And you really should play something in this series if you have the faintest whiff of interest in RTS, because it is one of the great masterworks. To not play it is to waste your life.”
Rock, Paper, Shotgun “With a substantial graphical upgrade, a bunch of new units and a fleshed out multiplayer component (as well as skirmishes, finally), every fan is bound to get hours upon hours of fun, visceral and emergent gameplay. In case you haven't had contact with an Assault Squad game and you're an RTS gamer, you will not be disappointed. That's a recommendation right there.”
Mouse N Joypad “Accidentally discovering something awesome will soon become a four-word summary of my time with Assault Squad 2. [...] I love Assault Squad 2, but it was not an easy romance. Its brutal difficulty spikes and hands-off approach to training should serve as a warning to all but the most grizzled of armchair generals: this game is war, and war is hell.”
PC Gamer
- 68MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 69Top criticsOpenCritic · Jun 2014 (OpenCritic top critic average, 6 reviews, as of Jun 2014; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
390 playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Playable
Every way to play together
No split-screen. Online for up to 16 on PC. LAN play for up to 16 on PC. 91% positive of 36,000 Steam reviews.
- 16
- 16
Versus from one on one up to eight against eight; skirmish missions can be played co-op against the AI.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Digitalmindsoft
- Publisher
- Fulqrum Publishing
- Platforms
- PC
- Series
- Men of War
- Released
- May 15, 2014 on PC
- Languages
- Text in 9 languages, voices in 2
In these lists
Answers
- Does Men of War: Assault Squad 2 have couch co-op?
- No. Men of War: Assault Squad 2 has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
- How many players can play Men of War: Assault Squad 2 together?
- Local co-op and versus on separate screens for up to 16 on PC. Online co-op and versus for up to 16 on PC.
- Do you need two copies of Men of War: Assault Squad 2?
- Yes. Each player online needs their own copy.
- Can you play the Men of War: Assault Squad 2 story together?
- Yes: the main campaign is playable together on a local network and online.
- Does Men of War: Assault Squad 2 work on Steam Deck?
- Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
- Is Men of War: Assault Squad 2 free?
- No, it's a paid game.
