War in Spain 1936-39
With dozens of new features, new art, and engine improvements, War In Spain 1936-39 is the most realistic and engrossing WWII-era European theater game available. The most historical and detailed order of…
War in Spain 1936-39 is a turn-based strategy (tbs) developed by Joint Warfare Simulations, released 22 January 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What War in Spain 1936-39 is
War in Spain 1936-39 is a turn-based strategy (tbs) game developed by Joint Warfare Simulations and released in 2026. It was published by Matrix Games. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Prologue to World War II From the team that brought you War in the Pacific - Admiral’s Edition, we bring you a unique look at the Spanish Civil War, in our latest game War In Spain 1936-39. This is the first in a series of games based on a new wargame engine that preserves the same grognard level of detail for all three combined arms components (land, sea and air) but also makes significant improvements. Land movement and combat are much improved, finally leaving behind the “area” type system used in earlier games. War in Spain 1936-39 includes a TRUE artificial intelligence system, not at all based on “scripts”; together with an much improved and more realistic logistics system. War In…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
What it launched against
Official trailer
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