Faces of War

2006 Best Way Action, Simulation, Strategy

Windows 11Runs

MacNot sold

LinuxPlatinum

Steam DeckPlayable

Gamicality score

Metacritic 674

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 841

How it’s combined

Playability today

Runs today4/5

Design today1.5/5

Steam user reviews

Very Positive

88%

1,105 reviews1

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Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Faces of War run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11Runs

Sold for Windows today, no problem on record.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not sold

No Mac version is sold.

LinuxPlatinum

Through Proton. ProtonDB: Platinum, runs perfectly out of the box.3

Steam DeckPlayable

Playable, as rated by Valve. May need some setup.1

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Synopsis

Faces of War is a World War II real-time tactics game covering the Allied, Soviet and German sides in three campaigns. You command small squads and individual vehicles with no base building, managing each soldier's weapons, ammunition and inventory. A direct control mode lets you steer a single soldier or tank with the keyboard and aim by hand.

Developer: Best Way
Released: 2006
Genre: Action, Simulation, Strategy

Reception

Critics were split, giving it a Metacritic score of 67. Reviews praised its destructible environments and detailed simulation of soldiers and vehicles, but faulted an inflexible camera, clumsy direct control, a long and unhelpful tutorial, linear scripted missions and bugs. Players were kinder, rating it Very Positive on Steam, and many see it as the start of the Men of War series. The game has since been pulled from sale on Steam, GOG and ZOOM. Its depth rewards patience, but newcomers face a steep, awkward learning curve.

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Playability today

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Runs today

4/5

?Not confirmed yetSold or given away today by an official source
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Runs on Windows 11 without fan patches
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
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Some content no longer works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
The game is no longer sold on Steam, and GOG and ZOOM delisted it on September 8, 2026. Online multiplayer ran on GameSpy and is gone, leaving LAN play (PCGamingWiki).
Supports modern resolutions and widescreen
Widescreen and ultrawide resolutions are supported natively, though the view is cropped (Vert-) and the interface does not scale (PCGamingWiki).
No full controller support and no remappable controls
Keys can be remapped, but there is no controller support (PCGamingWiki).
Steam Deck Verified or Playable
?Not confirmed yetNo intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
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No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
PCGamingWiki lists no unresolved crash issues, though some Steam players hit crashes when the game saves, which one player fixed by turning off an antivirus ransomware shield (PCGamingWiki, Steam Community).

Design today

1.5/5

Controls feel awkward on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
Direct control moves units with the keyboard, switching between views needs a separate key, and simple jobs like refueling a tank take many steps. Squad commands are unavailable while in direct control, so players must keep switching modes. Source: worthplaying.com, bit-tech.net.
Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
The interface does not scale with resolution and becomes extremely small at 4K, and widescreen uses a cropped Vert- view. Friendly and enemy units are hard to tell apart without hovering the cursor over them. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, worthplaying.com.
Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progress
Missions autosave at set points and players can also save progress themselves, with Steam Cloud sync. Several players report crashes when saving or autosaving; one traced it to an antivirus ransomware shield, but the fix did not work for everyone. Source: steamcommunity.com, steamcommunity.com, pcgamingwiki.com.
Hard to make progress without a guide
The tutorial is long, broken up by cutscenes and exposition, and skips key ideas, so reviewers recommend reading the manual afterward. Source: worthplaying.com, bit-tech.net.
Pacing drags: grind, filler or forced backtracking
Missions are linear and scripted, with routine objectives and some stretches spent holding off endless waves. A missed trigger can force a reload to an earlier save. Source: worthplaying.com, bit-tech.net.
Camera or movement fights the player
The overhead camera is inflexible, controlled awkwardly through both the mouse and numpad, and often gets blocked by objects in the scene. Source: worthplaying.com.