How many people are playing Civil War: 1861 right now?

Civil War: 1861 has 0 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 0 and an all-time peak of 4 on Jul 2026.

What is the all-time peak player count of Civil War: 1861?

4 concurrent players on Jul 2026.

When was Civil War: 1861 released on Steam?

Civil War: 1861 was released on Steam on 1 Feb 2017.

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Civil War: 1861

GameApp ID 540,230by HexWar GamesReleased 1 Feb 2017

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App ID540,230

Release date1 Feb 2017

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Install size594 MB

TypeGame

Last update19 Aug 2026

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DeveloperHexWar Games

Changenumber38,531,908

Price$9.99

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PublisherHunted Cow Games

SystemsWindows

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Civil War: 1861

HexWar Games·Hunted Cow Games
Released 1 Feb 2017·App 540230

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66.7%· 54 reviews

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Everything Updates6 Major updates1 Community2

Game update19 Aug 2026Game Update v6.1.0This update improves how generals, artillery and shared formations behave during battle. · Isolated generals now move towards safety when enemy troops close in. · Units can change formation while sharing a hex with an unattached general or artillery battery. · Artillery now attaches to infantry correctly, and reinforcement generals retain their leadership abilities.Major update13 Aug 2026Game Update v6.0.0

Civil War: 1861 Events · SteamPeaks

Published	Kind	Announcement	Build
5 years ago	Game update	Civil War: 1861 = version 4.1.3 update Change: The bonus 'Fowards!' Campaign is now available to all players without requiring an email registration. · Fix: The campaign names did not always display correctly in the campaign victory display.	7847157
5 years ago	Game update	Civil War: 1861 Version 4.1.1 Update Fix: Some sound effects not playing following the last update.	7525508
5 years ago	Game update	Civil War: 1861 v4.1.0 Update Change: A reduction in the download size. · Change: Updated the combat capabilities of Cavalry armed only with Pistols. · Change: Improved A.I. opponent. · Fix: A critical issue displaying the curved loss meters after the previous graphics update. · Fix: An error preventing the 'Game Updates' text from appearing. · Fix: Invalid font selection on some buttons on some platforms. · Fix: Some scree…	7396880
8 years ago	Community	Achievements Achievements are now live.	—
9 years ago	Community	Historical Mode Added a whole new way to play 'Historical mode'. In Historical mode all the unit values and chances to hit enemy units are as historically accurate as possible. As a result it may be much harder to destroy enemies resulting in missions being harder to complete.	—