Civil War: 1862

Name: Civil War: 1862
Price: 2.99 USD
Rating: 3.6 (29 reviews)
Author: Hunted Cow Studios Ltd.

By: Hunted Cow Studios Ltd.

Strategy

Features & Capabilities

Civil War: 1862 is the prequel to the highly acclaimed Civil War: 1863, incorporating the detailed strategic gameplay of the original while adding major new features and improvements such as flank attacks and strategic movement. Melee combat has also been given greater emphasis and the range of troop quality has been expanded to include elite units.

The game gives a unique wargaming experience on iPhone and iPad and includes 14 historical battles from the American Civil War in 1862, thirteen of which can be played as either side. Five additional campaigns featuring many more historical battles are also available via in-app purchase.

Key Game Features:

● High Definition Civil War Era Graphics.

● 8 Mission 'Tutorial' campaign.

● 5 Mission 'Fix Bayonets' campaign.

● 8 Mission 'Steel and Thunder' campaign.

● All missions can be played as both sides  (except the tutorial).

● 8 Unique Civil War Units:

Infantry with Muskets.
Infantry with Rifled Muskets.
Artillery.
Generals.
Wagons.
Naval Gunboats.
Dismounted and Mounted Cavalry.

 ● Four classes of infantry - Raw, Average, Veteran and Elite.

● Different infantry formations: unformed, line for shooting and column for charging!

● Detailed Combat Analysis.

● Flank Attacks .

● Strategic Movement.

● Hours of Gameplay.

● Universal App (Works on iPhone & iPad).

Purchasable Extra Content:

● 8 Mission 'Colossus' campaign.

● 8 Mission 'Fresh Troops' campaign.

● 8 Mission 'Death and Glory' campaign.

● 8 Mission 'Broken Line' campaign.

● 8 Mission 'Shot and Shell' campaign comprising a series on non-historical game challenges.

● 8 Mission 'The Great Struggle.' campaign.

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User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Hunted Cow Studios Ltd.

Rating:

3.60

(29)

Version:

5.4.0 Last updated: 2025-09-10

Version code:

877983210

Creation date:

2013-11-14

Compatible devices:

Size:

316.52MB

Price:

2.99

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-12

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# 267,936 ▼ 1,060

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Developed by:

Hunted Cow Studios Ltd.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/civil-war-1862/id672341220

Website:

https://www.huntedcow.com

User Reviews

Civil War: 1862 is praised for its engaging turn-based hex-based strategy and strong Civil War atmosphere, with varied scenarios and difficulty. Reviewers value the depth and historical appeal, calling it a solid buy for strategy fans. However, bugs and crashes, a monetized DLC model, unbalanced missions, and persistent progress/save issues frequently appear. Additional concerns include repetitive content in add-ons and a lack of truly new battles. Overall, it’s enjoyable but hampered by stability and monetization drawbacks.

Pros

Engaging, enjoyable turn-based strategy that Civil War enthusiasts can get into.
Deep variety with many scenarios, campaigns, and multiple difficulty levels.
Good value for the base price with substantial content for strategy fans.
Strong appeal to history buffs and fans of historical strategy.
Simple, intuitive hex-based combat that still offers tactical depth.

Cons

Frequent bugs and stability issues causing freezes, lockups, and crashes.
Heavy DLC/paywall model; many campaigns/battles require additional purchases beyond the base game.
Unbalanced difficulty and AI advantages; some missions are extremely hard or near-impossible on normal.
Progress persistence problems; no easy way to reset or restart progress, hindering replayability.
Content repetition and limited truly new battles in add-ons; some battles reuse maps.

Recent reviews

Had this game for a couple of years, and enjoyed playing it on my iPad. After several months, and a new iPad Pro 11 in, and iPadOS 18.4, I came back to the game. Frustration! After some time, and a scenario or two, I will touch a union infantry unit to select it and the game automatically shifts to the unit description page and locks up. No way off that screen and back to the game. Quit and relaunch, game deletion and a new download, nothing fixes this problem. Will delete if I can’t find a fix. If you use similar hardware, I recommend skipping this game.

by No*****, 2025-04-16

I’ll be honest, I gave up on continuing the final campaign, and the reason for it being the rather unreasonable conditions of some of the mission objectives. Sure, they may seem reasonable at first, but then you blindsided by enemy troops that spawn in right next to the objectives you’ve just captured, thereby losing you the mission because you weren’t given any warning until it was too late. But it isn’t just the last campaign that is rife with unreasonably difficult missions; in just about every campaign past the ones you get in the base game, there’s at least one or two missions that cannot be done feasibly on normal difficulty without having to take several hours in between attempts trying to process what you need to do. Manassas station is among the worst offender in this aspect, as I refuse to play that mission anymore after finally completing it, simply because of how borderline unwinnable it is for the CSA. I’ll give it this much, the game is bearable compared to Peninsular War, but shoving in missions that aren’t even remotely balanced isn’t going to make the game fun, it’s just going to turn away customers. I personally wouldn’t recommend this game, but you can try it at your own risk. Stick to 1863 or 1864. Side note: Really disappointed that Antietam wasn’t covered; that’s like, one of the most important battles of THAT year…

by Da*****, 2021-12-31

All battles are pre determined no matter the strategy used by confederates. The Union out number and and are given twice or more the strength of of the confederates.