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German Language Update
We have made a pass at improving the German translation for The Second World War. All areas of the game are now in German. We expect some errors but we hope this will be a big step forwards.
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Making History: The Second World War
Also known as Making History: The Second World War, making history second world war, making-history-the-second-world-war
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
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19 May 2026
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20 updates
April 2023
- Chinese Language UpdateBig improvements to Chinese translations through out the UI and events.
- The Second World War Chinese ReleaseWe are happy to announce the release of a Chinese language version of The Second World War. All strings have been translated into Simplified Chinese including UI and events. Also in the this update, we fixed a few spell…
June 2022
- Making History: The Second World War - Romanian & Yugoslavian Air ForcesWe’ve finished another set of aircraft models representing two minor Eastern European powers, Romania and Yugoslavia. There were unfortunately not many domestically designed combat craft to choose from for the Romanians…
December 2021
- Making History: The Second World War - The Czechoslovak Air ForceAs a small, landlocked nation surrounded by hostile neighbours, Czechoslovakia placed a high priority on developing a modern aviation industry. With no ports or ships, they viewed the air as their sea. Using the large h…
October 2021
- Making History: The Second World War - The Royal Netherlands Air ForceThe latest update to the game now adds unique models for the Dutch national air force. The infamous Fokker aircraft manufacturer designed and produced several respectable fighter and bomber planes that saw action in the…
September 2021
- Making History: The Second World War - Linux and Mac UpdateThe newest version of The Second World War has now been released for Linux and Mac users. This includes the new Polish Aircraft content recently added to the Windows version of the game. If a Linux or Mac player had the…
June 2021
- Making History: The Second World War - The Polish Air ForceIn this release we’ve added a new set of unit models representing the Polish Air Force. These include the unique gull-winged aircraft that Poland developed in the early 1930’s, one of the most advanced fighter designs i…
April 2021
- Making History: The Second World War UpdatedNow that The First World War has been released we’ve had time to refocus some attention on The Second World War. This update isn’t large but we wanted to get something out quickly. There are a few feature improvements b…
April 2020
- Making History: The First World War will be released as an Early Access title in the near future. Visit the The First World War Steam page to get updated game information and participate in the Community Hub here: https…Store
October 2018
- IJN Models UpdateFactus Games announces the release of a new content expansion for Making History: The Second World War featuring many of the foremost vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Among the models you get are Fubuki-class dest…
August 2018
- Post-Release Update #3A new version of The Second World War is now available. In this release we’ve implemented a Difficulty system to provide a greater challenge to players who are finding the game too easy. As with any new system, we expec…
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