Eastern Front WWII

Joni Nuutinen

About this game

Eastern Front is a huge turn based strategy game set on the Russian Front in World War II. From Joni Nuutinen: by a wargamer for the wargamers since 2011

You are in command of the German WWII armed forces—generals, tanks, infantry, and air force units—and the object of the game is to conquer the Soviet Union as quickly as possible.

This is a huge game, and if you haven't played games by Joni Nuutinen, you may want to start with Operation Barbarossa or D-Day before taking on the Eastern Front.


What's different on the Eastern Front compared to Operation Barbarossa?

+ Scaled up: larger map; more units; more panzers and partizan movement; more cities; Now you can finally outmaneuver more than just a couple of units to form über-encirclements.

+ Tactical Areas and MPs: Some hexagons are connected together, forming slowly evolving tactical areas, and you can move between such hexagons using tactical MPs instead of regular MPs. This opens up a completely new tactical dimension.

+ Economy & Production: You decide how to use the industrial resources that you capture. Build railway networks, produce Rail MPs, manufacture minefields, manufacture fuel, etc.

+ Railway Network: To navigate the huge game area efficiently, you need to plan where to build the railway network.

+ Generals: Generals support the closest units in battle at the cost of 1 MP, while the front-line units located too far away from Generals might lose 1 MP.


FEATURES:

+ Historical accuracy: Campaign mirrors the historical setup.

+ Long-lasting: Thanks to in-built variation and the game's smart AI technology, each game provides a unique war gaming experience.

+ Experienced units learn new skills, like improved attack or defense performance, extra MPs, damage resistance, etc.

+ Good AI: Instead of just attacking on direct line towards the target, the AI opponent balances between strategic goals and smaller tasks like encircling nearby units.

+ Settings: Various options are available to alter the look of the gaming experience: Change difficulty level, hexagon size, Animation speed, choose icon set for units (NATO or REAL) and cities (Round, Shield, Square, block of houses), decide what is drawn on the map, and much more.

+ Inexpensive: The entire WWII eastern front for the price of a coffee!



Privacy Policy (full text on website & app menu): No account creation is possible, the made-up username-text-string used in the Hall of Fame listings is not tied to any account and does not have password. Location, personal, or device identifier data is not used. In the case of crash the following non-personal non-identifying data is sent (using ACRA library) to allow quick bug fix: Stack trace (my code which failed), Name of the App, Version number of the App, and Version number of the Android OS. The app only requests the permissions it absolutely needs to function.


"The Eastern Front was a war of extremes. The soldiers fought in the hottest summers and the coldest winters. They marched through forests and swamps, and they fought in the ruins of cities."
- Military historian David Glantz

Ratings and reviews

One of the few good mobile games. Much like the 1980s Atari classic of the same name in gameplay but with many more units and detail. With many levels to challenge any skill. I beat it, but I had to do it on easy, there is also a very easy and ultra easy. You really feel like a genuine field martial, with about the same degree of control. Not to much detail, but you also have to work with what you are given and you aren't messing with war appropriations and public relations like in some games.

A fantastic mobile grand strategic WW2 game. Can you take down the Soviet Union in the palm of your hand? Very simple to learn and play on easy settings - near impossible to win on ultra hard. Trust me it took years of playing to finally beat this game. Strategy is key and you will be forced to allocate resources and choose between reinforcements, weapons, supply, and mobility. Don't repeat the mistakes of history. This game is very replayable and you will always be challenged. Well worth it!

Of the 25 or so games I have from the series this one has been the most fun. One of the key differences is that you have to manage the encircled Russan units. Once these units HPs are depleted they become supplies that can be captured. As commander you must choose between speedly moving east with all your forces or leaving units behind to capture the much needed supplies (winter clothes, mud gear, pontoons, etc). All in all great game, A+.

What's new

+ Sealifts: Danzig-Memel-Tallinn and Constanta-Odessa-Sevastopol-Novoross. One transfer per turn, 10% chance of HP loss, only active if target city fairly free of enemy hexagons within range 2.
+ Map: Extending the default railway lines to Danzig and Constanta (which are now starting points for Sealift routes), Mountains
+ Partizan unit will be out of supply from time to time
+ German Mountain unit type
+ Uncollected POWs might increase HP of nearby Soviet units
+ See Change Log for full list