Play Operation Europe Online

Operation Europe came out on the Sega Genesis in 1993, published by Koei. It was part of that wave of strategy games that felt like a real commitment, something you'd leave paused for days while you thought over your next move. It didn't have the flash of other titles, but it had a certain weight to it that appealed to a specific kind of player.

You command individual squads of infantry, tanks, and artillery across a hex-based map of Western Europe. The main goal is to capture key cities and push the front line forward, just like a real military campaign. You spend your turns moving units, engaging in combat that's resolved on a separate tactical screen, and managing supply lines to keep your forces from stalling. The pacing is deliberate, almost slow, and the difficulty is punishing if you rush. It feels like a tense, methodical chess match where every captured objective is a hard-won victory.