Cauldrons of War - Barbarossa

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Released: Sep 25, 2020
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Last updated: 15 Sep 2026, 14:14 GMT

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22 Feb 2023Developer post
Play "Cauldrons of War" in German
Both Cauldrons of War games are now available in German! Have fun! Cauldrons of War – Barbarossa ist ein rundenbasiertes und äußerst schnelllebiges Militärstrategiespiel über den 2. Weltkrieg von Juni 1941 bis zur Schlacht um Moskau. Du befehligst dabei deine Truppen als UDSSR od
26 Sep 2022Developer post
My new work is out: Play as a chinese warlord!
You may know that I have been working for months now on my new game about China warlords era. I am glad to announce that Rise of the White Sun is now available on Steam in early access. Unlike the Cauldrons of War games you were acustomed to, Rise of the White Sun also depicts po
21 Dec 2021Developer post
What's next?
What I am working on for 2022? Have you ever dreamt of playing as a Chinese Warlord in the 1920's? I am sure you have never played a game about the Northern Expedition. That will be possible with Rise of the White Sun . The steam page is open now, so you can wishlist it (A playab
10 Sep 2021Developer post
Cauldrons of War Stalingrad is officially released
From Crimea to Stalingrad and the Caucasus oil fields, lead the Axis or the Soviet forces in the bitter fightings of the eastern Front in 1942. Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad is an immersive 'command at the highest level' wargame with tough decisions to make. Its clean mechanics a
28 Aug 2021Developer post
QUALITY OF LIFE OVERHAUL
It was a promise, it is now done. Cauldrons of War Stalingrad being finished*, I've just pickup some of its new features to increase the CoW Barbarossa quality of life. So, What is new? Tooltips everywhere & Minimap I know most of you weren't big fan of consulting the wiki: n
23 Jun 2021Developer post
Cauldrons of War Stalingrad - The HQ Management patch
CoW Stalingrad is evolving fast and some of its features will be added to CoW Barbarossa You can now transfer ressources between your Army groups or Fronts. This may not succeed however : Generals were constantly asking for reinforcements and those had to be taken from other Army
23 Apr 2021Developer post
Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad is out!
Finally, after long months of development, Cauldrons of War is out, And I believe the game is allready quite good : Here is the latest review from Tally-Ho Corner ==> Here it is Bundle CoW Barbarossa and CoW Stalingrad I have created a bundle so those of you who earn allready
16 Feb 2021Developer post
The Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad Store page is now open
Hello, CoW Stalingrad is progressing well, and the Steam Store page is now open . Here are the contents and features: (As the game is still a work in progress some of these may change) Scenarios For the early release : -Fall Blau from june to november 42 -Edelweiss (centered on t
03 Feb 2021Developer post
Cauldrons New Look
Hello, As promised, I will add to the game some of the features I am working on for Cauldrons Stalingrad. What's new : 1) Better looking maps 2) Meteo icons will now disapear when you hover an operation (for better visibility of the operations below) 3) A rework of the zooms mech
13 Dec 2020Developer post
Some news about Cauldrons of War Stalingrad
The Cauldrons of War Stalingrad sequel is progressing well, and many features i am testing on it will end up in CoW Barbarossa. Here is a sneak peak on the Edelweiss scenario. : Edelweiss That Edelweiss campaign will be the most difficult of the game (for the german) due to insan
06 Nov 2020Rock, Paper, Shotgun
The Flare Path: A2Z
A is for Alphabetised wargame and sim news. Welcome to the cosy corner of RPS where the vehicular is valued, the historical is hallowed, and the paragraphs are shorter than 7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 37 L/24 barrels. (more…)
31 Oct 2020Developer post
Rostov Patch
What's new in this patch? You can now attack toward Rostov from Kharkov This is a huge change in gameplay. Rostov will be easier to take, but doing so, the Army Group South may be burdened with too many operations. As the Svir junction is accomplished, Finland HQ will be connecte
09 Oct 2020Developer post
October patch
Hello there! In the last patch : -A rare but annoying bug in the soviet counter-strike in the Baltic is now corrected -Typos corrected -A cheat code system have been added Cheat codes : -They don't work on multiplayer (of course) -They can only be triggered from the map view -The
15 Sep 2020Wargamer.com
Cauldrons of War presents a stark, yet fresh take on the trials of WW2's Eastern Front
Cauldrons of War: Barbarossa is a special beast, in more ways than one. At first glance, it is an Early Access indie wargame about Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany's ill-fated attempt to invade the Soviet Union in 1941. There are about a million and a half games covering the Ea
14 Sep 2020Developer post
Cauldrons of War official release september 25th
Lead the operations on the eastern front at the highest strategical level. Cauldrons of War is a simple but deep turn-based wargame about the invasion of USSR by nazi germany in 1941. In this game, as the commander in chief, you won't micro-manage lesser issues, but will focus on
12 Sep 2020Developer post
Winter offensive
What's in this new juicy patch ? - a much better german AI (entirely reworked) - a better readability - some minor issues fixed - the full winter offensive scenario, from dec, 6 to march 42 The last scenario needs some more playtesting for balance, tell me about your game experie
23 Aug 2020Developer post
August quality of life patch
This patch includes many awaited features : Informations about event choices Multiple choices events now diplay informations bubbles about the consequences of the proposed choices. You won't be clicking randomly anymore. You can now play "windowed" Access the windowed mode from t
17 Aug 2020Developer post
A new tutorial for Cauldrons of War
Now you have a more detailed tuto! They are other good ways to learn the game : they are many good playthrough videos on the internet : The steam guides of the game are also very useful Try the Panzer General guide Joining the Discord to Discuss with other player is a good idea t
08 Aug 2020Developer post
PBEM is coming
The good news : You wanted PBEM? well you have it now ! While i did playtest it a lot by myself, i will need your feedbacks to fine-tune it. As the game don't have servers, the files will have to be sent by email or shared on the discord. I also fixed a lot of bugs. - Murmansk op
07 Aug 2020Rock, Paper, Shotgun
The Flare Path: Stirs Cauldrons
Are we capable of coding an AI that will play this game competently and plausibly? I wish more wargame developers asked themselves this question early in the design process, and treated answers of “possibly” and “not sure” as reasons to head back to the drawing board. If they did

Updates & announcements

What I am working on for 2022?

What would you want to see in Cow Barbarossa?

Play the main operations in 1942 on the eastern Front :

Play fast and often

Play against the AI or against your friends

Tooltips everywhere & Minimap

A new map and new display options

Other minor changes

You can now transfer ressources between your Army groups or Fronts.

Other minor features

Become a bug buster

The Stalingrad City Scenario

Bundle CoW Barbarossa and CoW Stalingrad

New features in CoW Stalingrad

Scenarios

Other features and improvments

Informations about event choices

You can now play "windowed"

Soviet victory events in multiplayer

Saved Games debuged

They are other good ways to learn the game :

they are many good playthrough videos on the internet :

The steam guides of the game are also very useful

Joining the Discord to Discuss with other player is a good idea too

You can also defy the game designer with the PBEM system

The good news :

The bad news :