The Seven Years War (1756-1763) — Grand Strategy Reborn

Experience the first truly global conflict in history, where great powers clash across Europe and the colonial world. Lead major empires through a living strategy sandbox that blends diplomacy, economy, and warfare into one cohesive development of a new world order.

• 20 real-time campaigns spanning from the mid-18th century to 1762, each with distinctive goals and historical flavor.
• All-encompassing theatres of war — Europe and North America — with more than 110 cities and provinces across 13 nations.
• Economy in depth featuring complex product chains to supply your people, armies, and fleets; manage wealth and employment to keep your realm strong.
• Urban and provincial development to grow wealth, recruit troops, and influence economic factors like unemployment and living standards.
• Dynamic trade networks spanning more than 20 goods, local markets, and foreign powers, with contest over critical resources on the map.
• Broad diplomacy including prisoner exchanges, joint actions, alliances, and strategic coalitions to shape the balance of power.
• Armies and fleets built from regiments to a full division hierarchy, with a wide arsenal of weapons and unit types.
• Native alliances and recruiting native units through engagement with nations like the Huron and Iroquois to gain strategic advantages.
• Officer corps managed by individual expertise, tailored to different arms and battlefield experience to improve command effectiveness.
• Political levers with ten policy options—from trade liberalisation to food rations—that steer your economy and society.
• Technological advancement with over 90 technologies to boost production, unlock new buildings, and access advanced units.
• Naval dominance to secure routes, access luxury goods, and disrupt your enemies’ colonial supply lines.
• Siege warfare and fortifications including trenches and artillery forts, enabling city and fort assaults or defences.
• War finance via loans, coin debasements, and economic policy to sustain your campaigns over time.
• Epic real-time battles featuring thousands of soldiers and hundreds of unit types, with terrain shaping tactics and outcomes.
• Terrain strategy such as hills boosting fire range and woods blunting cavalry charges, influencing decisions on every frontline.
• Strategic objectives to seize hills, bridges, cities, and fortifications, earning victory points toward overall victory.
• Historic battles and leaders that place you in the shoes of renowned generals, guiding decisive engagements of the era.

The Seven Years War delivers deep strategic systems, authentic historical scope, and responsive combat in a living campaign universe. Shape diplomacy, economy, and military power to crown your nation and redefine a world in flux.