Would be interested to hear what demos people have been trying out during Steam Next Fest.

Steel Company - Absolutely loving this. As someone who still plays Battle Academy regularly this feels more complex but still easy to access. Lots of scenarios and will be picking up straight away!

Theatre of War: Rearmed - Loved these games when I was young but the gameplay doesn’t really hold up. Think you can scratch the same itch with Gates of Hell. Might pick up during a sale for the Korean missions though.

Veterans: Napoleonic Wars - I’m sure work has gone into this so don’t want to be too harsh. I can get over AI usage in games but what I can’t get over is less unit command options than Empire Total War and unit pathing that doesn’t work. Avoid.

From the Steam Page: "Steel Company is a tactical-scale wargame covering all major theaters and powers of WWII, with hundreds of units and detailed modeling of weapons and equipment. It features advanced tactical AI for single player, online multiplayer (PvP and co-op), a powerful scenario editor, and mod support."

Demo has 19 scenarios + 3 tutorials + mission editor

Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5036770/Steel_Company/

Mine is:

1- John Tiller Campaign Series (East Front 2, West Front 2, Rising Sun, Middle East, Vietnam)

2- Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

3- Second Front

4- Steel Panthers (THE DOS VERSION. I WISH SNEG WOULD MAKE A MODERN VERSION OF IT)

5- Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front

6- Close Combat II: A Bridge Too Far

7- Hearts of Iron IV

8- The Operational Art of War IV

9- Unity of Command II

10- Command Ops 2