Gary Grigsby's War in the East

July 9, 2015 2by3 Games Matrix Games
Simulator Strategy
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Gary Grigsby’s War in the East consists in a truly epic representation of the Second World War on the Eastern Front and is unparalleled in its scale, detail, and ambition. This game is the spiritual heir to the great Eastern Front board and computer wargames of the past; a turn-based World War II strategy game down to the division and brigade level, stretching across the entire Eastern Front at a 10 mile per hex scale.
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Release Date July 9, 2015
Developer 2by3 Games
Publisher Matrix Games
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Historical, Warfare
Gary Grigsby's War in the East

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