Reviews

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  claptonfan01

  May 18, 2022

  Excellent representation of classic board game. Onlty wish you would bring back two player mode.
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  A Tree

  Jun 7, 2022

  It's fine. Flawed but harmlessly so. Used to include a multiplayer variant but that has been discontinued. AI is weak, though the scenarios are interesting. Grab it when it's on sale -- it's decent enough for learning the game or trying different setups with no pressure.
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  Horrorcrawler, BSN

  Aug 23, 2022

  I mean, it's Stratego ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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  Joe Bush

  Nov 12, 2022

  Good looking game, but the AI is non-existent, just keeps moving the same pieces back and forth and never attacks
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  The Jaguar

  Dec 20, 2016

  What can I say? It's Stratego. If you're a fan of this classic game, you will probably have a ball with this. I loved this as a board game, and as a game on the original Macintosh computer (with the black & white screen) that I had as a kid. So I'm enjoying it now. You can play quick battles, which are single matches a la the board game. Or you can play the "campaign". Either way it seems fun so far.
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  Glajimator

  Apr 23, 2017

  Huge fan of Stratego.This is my childhood over here.I was very excited about this game i bought it on sale but i ended up being dissapointed.The game looks very good and plays very good.There is a campaign and single player battles with plenty of options to choose from considering the map.The dealbreaker is the AI which is ridiculously passive,predictable and terrible overall.Even on the hardest difficulty you don't get the slightest challenge and this game is all about challenge and strategy.It feels like playing chess with my dog.Based on the fact that this game is single player oriented i cannot give a positive review.Due to respect of my childhood memories i am not going to refund it but i am dissapointed.I will change the review if they add multiplayer which could erase all the abovementioned problems.With multiplayer added it is going to be phenomenal because it really looks good and the unit control system is great.
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  Jackie Brown

  Jun 27, 2017

  Pros: - This was one of my favorite games in my childhood and I'm glad it's available on Steam - Campaigns are interesting and somewhat challenging Cons: - For normal games, the AI is quite weak and poses little challenge, even on the highest difficulty - No multiplayer (I know it said single player, but why not add multiplayer?) - No other modes like Stratego 4 There used to be a different version of Stratego made by Hasbro (not on Steam) which I consider superior to this game with more modes and better graphics. Therefore I have to say I may be slightly disappointed with this game but it's still worth to get it if it's on discount.
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  jackaho

  Aug 29, 2017

  Stratego is one of my old favorite childhood games. It's easy to learn but it helped teach me how to think strategically and consider my opponent's moves in advance. For a children's game, that's good. It made learning chess a lot easier. Screen resolution seems to be limited to 800x600 but it doesn't look too bad, even on a widescreen monitor. You get a choice or different "board" designs, and three difficulties with minor differences between them. There are default setups but you can move pieces around by swapping them to set up your board the way you like. You can also choose whether your highest ranked piece is #1 or #9. The unfortunate problem with this game is the computer AI is terribly passive, even on the hardest difficulty. It won't attack you unless it knows your piece has moved first. To the computer, every stationary piece is a potential bomb. The flag tends to end up in one of the two corners, surrounded by bombs. Standard play when starting out, but when you expect the same thing over and over, charging in with a scout, a miner, and a high ranking piece makes the game easy. The only way this game could have be worth buying is if it included multiplayer. Since it is not included, I can't recommend it unless you grab it super cheap or in a bundle. Even if you're a fan of the game, you will grow tired of the computer's weak antics after a few battles.
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  sherm!

  Jan 2, 2018

  Played this game as a child, and really enjoyed it. Thanks for letting me relive that experience. This game has a wonderful user interface, with no lag. The only issue with the game is that the campaign is short. Other than that, great game. Would recommend
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  privatecaremanaging

  Mar 25, 2018

  To answer the Big Question... No, the AI is pretty poor and similar to the version that came out years ago but they've improved the graphics. I've played well over a hundred games and win about 90 % and that only because I goof around with tactics and purposely give it an advantage, elsewise, it would be closer to 100%. I don't see any difference between the three skill levels... one star, two star or three star and seriously can't figure which end is the smartest, the one star or three star??... maybe it's because it's dumb, dumber and dumbest. The AI 'shuffles' it's pieces in circles for most of it's moves and is not aggressive; you can wipe out one half of the board and it's over on the other side going 'back and forth' while I'm killing his guys; easy to make the AI 'flinch' by passing a high ranking piece by his little guys... like shooting fish in a barrel... only occasionally will it strike and mostly at the beginning of the game; minors hardly ever go for a bomb... even if it's the last piece on the board. Sure, if it knows you're a lower rank, it'll come after you (oh no!)... but like a chicken brain, it's easily sidetracked. The Campaign is similar in all respects... goes pretty fast, playing both levels in a matter of hours; only at the end of the second campaign does it present any sort of challenge. That being said, I'm too embarrassed to say the amount of hours I've spent on the game; I've always liked the game and end up playing it like you play with a child... not much of a challenge but still fun and still worth the money... I bought it when it wasn't on sale and still don't have any regrets.
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  Eric

  May 8, 2018

  Just like the classic board game without the tedium of setting everything up and, even worse, picking up the skinny pieces as they constantly fall down. The concept is quite simple - capture the enemy's flag while pitting individual members of your army against theirs, with the stronger member winning and the weaker member dying. The amount of strategy makes each game a unique experience. Hours of fun!
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  Hans_Gruber

  Nov 15, 2018

  solid game. you can switch to the classic game pieces if the cartoon guys bother you. highest difficulty level is too easy in single player mode- if u want a challenge, play against a human opponent.
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  durian

  Jun 29, 2019

  I loved and played the original board game to death. Pros: original rank icons selectable Cons: only 800x600 resolution after match remaining enemy ranks not exposed AI is coward (keeps running from unknown ranks) AI is dumb (attacks previously exposed higher rank)
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  Koleka Problem

  Jan 12, 2022

  played this a lot when younger now we have the steam version because I dont have friends in real life to play with thanks
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  wrb41977

  Mar 30, 2020

  Starts out as a standard Stratego game, however, the campaigns add a few wrinkles. In them, you have a limited amount of pieces, and must be even more strategic than usual. Also, the Napoleon campaign is much harder than the first. Recommend to those who like Stratego.
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  dylan108

  May 25, 2020

  i always thought Stratego was a pretty good game even better than chess and checkers because of the added element of bluffing and guesting as well as it being difficult to always know your opponents set up and unit movement. It would be nice if they added a feature to the settings in the game that if your pieces are revealed then they stayed revealed for the remainder of the game. Another small request is if we could clear the board to set up the pieces just because its hard to focus on all pieces right their on the board while your trying to figure out where to put them.
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  gset2011

  Jul 30, 2020

  Stratego is addictive mindless fun and has been a great cure for childhood nostalgia. I would echo a lot of the other reviews out there in saying that the computer is not aggressive and spends a lot of its time just moving its pieces back and forth. The difficulty level is reflected by adjusting the strength of your army, not making the computer any smarter. The game is barely scratching the surface of its potential. Randomizing the location of the pieces when one starts a new game would be a significant enhancement. However, for only $7, I am satisfied.
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  whisper

  Aug 7, 2020

  The game is a nice adaptation of the original game. Fun maps and interesting formations. Then, of course, there is the AI. I am sure they know where my pieces are and yet, sometimes, feign ignorance. More than one time there was overwhelming odds and stupendous maps to overcome. I wanted to rage quit! Seriously, over a lame game from my childhood? It was really upsetting to see how the AI cheats by knowing where my pieces are and having 6 spies on one map, or 3 marshals. How do you intend for players to not rage quit at such a lame game? I mean, it's not supposed to be this hard! Human players would never be able to cheat like this AI.
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  Tac

  Sep 13, 2020

  The AI just makes random moves, to the point I don't even think it's AI, just a randomized script. This is my first time ever playing Stratego and after 1 game I was able to beat the AI on the highest difficulty. Buy the MP version instead.
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  technicalmaster

  Oct 5, 2020

  The AI opponent is useless even on hardest difficulty it is completely passive and always does time wasting moves back and forth and never attacks, allowing you to rampage with no challenge whatsoever.