The Troop

The Troop is a tactical wargame fought turn by turn at platoon level, set during the World War II Normandy campaign, from D-Day's first hours through to Falaise. On 6 June 1944 the Western Allies launched the biggest amphibious invasion warfare had ever seen, and the months that followed turned ancient fields, farms and villages into a battleground for lethal new weapons.

You command British and Canadian forces against the German Heer and SS, leading units of infantry, motor transport and armour in desperate turn-based combat against an AI that is challenging and unpredictable yet fair and fallible. The game embraces classic tabletop wargaming while giving you complete, reliable control of your units: a tank will not bare its weak side armour to clumsy pathing, a hidden gun will not give away its position by firing early, infantry will not bolt without reason. Any mistakes are entirely your own.

Four play modes span more than 30 maps: a Story mode that follows the campaign narrative, a Skirmish mode with endlessly replayable custom scenarios, a Campaign of linked historically-inspired battles with permanent losses and units that gain experience, and Battlegroup, a dynamic operation of five to nine missions with a persistent, randomised force. Rather than fixed difficulty, you tune rules and information settings yourself. It is a game built from a love of WWII history, not a strict simulation.