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Ultimate General: Gettysburg

Ultimate General: Gettysburg

Game-Labs · released Oct 16, 2014

IndieSimulationStrategyPCPlayStation 4, PlayStation 5Xbox OneNintendo SwitchiOS (iPhone/iPad)

A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.

Steam page ↗Metacritic 84 · users 8 ↗
74
VGC Score
·No trend datamedium confidence▼ −8 since launch

scored 83 at launch, has slipped to 74

83%
At launch
80%
Steam all-time
84%
Press
84%
Player sentiment
100%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)–846
All-time Steam reviews80%741000
Metacritic user ratings–847
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)100%971
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 2 reviews sampled · 2 total reviews in window · weighted 1.9 up / 0 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (8)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 80
    EurogamerEurogamer
    trust 66May 5, 2015

    “Ultimate General: Gettysburg is a prêt-à-porter RTS, very easy to pick up but difficult to master and quite varied despite the apparent monotony of the single setting available. The tablet derivative movement system is a major flaw, but for 12 euros on Steam, you can live with it and smell musket powder for months.”

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  • 90
    PC PowerPlay
    trust 64Aug 27, 2014

    “A refreshingly crisp and astutely focused look at one of the greatest 19th century battles. [Sept 2014, p.60]”

  • 80
    Games.cz
    trust 59Jun 24, 2015

    “Perfect strategy, suitable either for demanding old school turn-based strategy lovers, or for RTS fans spoiled by the user-friendly controls. A bit limited selection of scenarios and not-so-good artillery controlling are the only flaws spoiling the great game.”

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  • 90
    DarkstationDarkstation
    trust 58Jan 26, 2015

    “I found this to be a very fun and unique take on the genre.”

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  • 77
    Riot Pixels
    trust 56Jan 25, 2015

    “Even though Ultimate General: Gettysburg offers just one historical event, there is enough variety to make your next play-through different than the previous one.”

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  • 84
    Pelit (Finland)
    trust 56Sep 1, 2015

    “Ultimate General: Gettysburg works surprisingly well as a game, but could use some oomph and chrome, as war is too clinical. [Aug 2015]”

  • 80
    Gamers' Temple
    trust 54Jan 19, 2015

    “A real-time strategy game more for the armchair general than the real-time strategy gamer.”

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  • 80
    Hooked Gamers
    trust 40Jul 28, 2014

    “Strategy games aren’t normally on the top of my to-play list, but I liked this game. Ultimate General: Gettysburg does a great job of being simple enough for anyone to learn in a short sitting, but deep enough to keep you learning and perfecting your tactics deep into subsequent playthroughs.”

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Patch history

  1. Multiplayer Update
    Mar 25, 2021
  2. Multiplayer Connectivity Fix
    Jan 17, 2018
  3. Multiplayer Connectivity Fix
    Jan 17, 2018
  4. Patch v1.8 is here!
    May 13, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  5. Patch v1.8 is here!
    May 13, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  6. Patch v1.7 released!
    Jul 15, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  7. Patch v1.7 released!
    Jul 15, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  8. Patch v1.6 Released
    Nov 23, 2015significant · resets scoring window
  9. Patch v1.6 Released
    Nov 23, 2015significant · resets scoring window
  10. Hotfix patch v1.55
    Sep 11, 2015significant · resets scoring window
  11. Hotfix patch v1.55
    Sep 11, 2015
  12. The Last Major Update and -60% Steam Summer Sale
    Jun 11, 2015significant · resets scoring window
  13. The Last Major Update and -60% Steam Summer Sale
    Jun 11, 2015
  14. v1.3 patch with AI, gameplay and multiplayer improvements!
    Apr 10, 2015significant · resets scoring window
  15. v1.3 patch with AI, gameplay and multiplayer improvements!
    Apr 10, 2015significant · resets scoring window
  16. Gameplay hotfix v1.11
    Mar 4, 2015
  17. Gameplay hotfix v1.11
    Mar 4, 2015
  18. Patch 1.1 Released!
    Feb 24, 2015significant · resets scoring window
  19. Patch 1.1 Released!
    Feb 24, 2015significant · resets scoring window
  20. Patch 1.03 ready to play
    Dec 10, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  21. Patch 1.03 ready to play
    Dec 10, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  22. Version 1.02 addressing the freezes
    Nov 28, 2014
  23. Version 1.02 addressing the freezes
    Nov 28, 2014
  24. Patch 1.01 HotFix (2)
    Nov 25, 2014
  25. Patch 1.01 HotFix (2)
    Nov 25, 2014
  26. Patch 1.01 HotFix is finally ready!
    Nov 21, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  27. Patch 1.01 HotFix is finally ready!
    Nov 21, 2014
  28. Patch v1.01
    Nov 14, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  29. Patch v1.01
    Nov 14, 2014
  30. A thank you message to Early Access buyers!
    Oct 16, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  31. A thank you message to Early Access buyers!
    Oct 16, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  32. Version 1.0 for testing
    Oct 15, 2014
  33. Version 1.0 for testing
    Oct 15, 2014
  34. Patch 0.96 Hotfix with new AI mechanics
    Oct 10, 2014
  35. Patch 0.96 Hotfix with new AI mechanics
    Oct 10, 2014
  36. Patch 0.95 back online
    Oct 8, 2014
  37. Patch 0.95 back online
    Oct 8, 2014
  38. The pre-release patch
    Oct 7, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  39. The pre-release patch
    Oct 7, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  40. Introducing Tilt-Shift Mode
    Oct 2, 2014significant · resets scoring window

…and 33 earlier patch announcements.