4th Generation Warfare Enters Early Access in February

4th Generation Warfare

Eversim have announced when 4th Generation Warfare will arrive on Windows PC via Steam Early Access.

4th Generation Warfare is Eversim’s next political and military strategy game, seeking to simulate warfare in the 21st Century. In addition to direct action against enemy nations, players can employ trade sanctions, cyber attacks, election meddling, media manipulation, and many other forms of espionage from over 100 actions.


Players can control over 30 types of characters across the real world; whose personality, stress, and fear could help or hinder your cause. Game modes include the following (via Steam):

  • “Career” Mode: a game mode recommended to new players, the match begins with the only controlled character being the Head of State. You must then choose your closest advisors and gradually expand your group.
  • “Government” Mode: the player choose a dozen characters at the beginning, allowing to operate within all domains.
  • “Multinational” Option: a player can play as several countries and develop different tactics. Many small countries can then face a bigger one on equal footing.
  • “Extra Characters” Option: the player can select a certain number of extra characters and devise a strategy before the game even starts. For example, you can play as journalists or political opponents in a foreign country who can help destabilize the current regime.
  • “Multiplayer” mode * : in multi-player mode, several players can join teams. The teams are in competition, each of them having several countries. (* Multi-player mode will be released during the Early Access period)
  • “Secret Objectives” Options: each player (human or AI) can draw an objective which, if attained, will grant bonus points or even immediately win the game. Examples include controlling more than 50% of the hydrocarbon market, tripling the population, changing the regime in an enemy country.
  • Game options allow you to fine-tune game dynamics: number of turns, duration of turns, number of actions per turn

You can find the full rundown of the game via Steam, and you can find the announcement trailer for the game below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8X6LG03Olo

4th Generation Warfare is in Early Access on Windows PC via Steam.

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