Releasing the game on Steam for Linux is a very big move from Focus Interactive. With real strategic gameplay, rich content, integration of EugenNet and its numerous online services, Wargame: European Escalation will unite all the world's biggest strategy fans,” states the official announcement. “Wargame: European Escalation features intense real-time battles, stunning graphics, and the amazing IRISZOOM system, which allows a continuous zoom from a global view of the map to the heart of the action. The players will get to explore an alternate history derived by the Cold War conflict, a could-have-been scenario in which the major powers at that time actually went to war with one another, escalating beyond the mere threats.
The developers, Eugen Systems, are considered veterans of the RTS genre and their portfolio include titles such as Act of War: Direct Action, Act of War: High Treason, and the more recent R.U.S.E. The Linux platform has some interesting real-time strategy games, but the truth is that none of them is as advanced, in terms of graphics and gameplay, as Wargame: European Escalation. Wargame: European Escalation, a real-time strategy developed by Eugen Systems, has been officially launched for Linux, making it the best-looking RTS to arrive on the open source platform.
