Play Gary Grigsby’s War in Russia Online

Gary Grigsby's War in Russia came out in 1993 from Strategic Simulations, Inc. for MS-DOS. It was a detailed operational-level wargame that captured the scale and complexity of the Eastern Front during World War II. Players took command of either the German or Soviet forces, managing everything from individual divisions to air support and logistics across a massive hex-based map.

You control armies, corps, and divisions, issuing movement and combat orders while constantly monitoring supply levels, weather, and unit fatigue. The main objective is to achieve historical or alternate victory conditions by capturing key cities and destroying enemy formations. Signature mechanics include detailed combat resolution with factors like leadership and terrain, a intricate supply system where fuel and ammunition must reach the front, and seasonal effects that drastically alter mobility. The pacing is deliberate, often slow, with turns representing two weeks of real time, and the difficulty is punishing for newcomers. It feels like conducting a precarious military operation where every decision has weight and the front can collapse from one mistake.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".