Panzer Corps (video game)

Panzer Corps: Wehrmacht is a computer wargame developed by Lordz Games Studio and Flashback Games, and published by Slitherine Software for Windows, iOS, and macOS. A sequel, Panzer Corps 2, was released in March 2020.

Panzer Corps
Developer(s)	The Lordz Games Studio[1] Flashback Games[1]
Publisher(s)	Slitherine Software
Designer(s)	Alex Shargin
Artist(s)	Lukas Nijsten
Writer(s)	Frank Leone Tim Delaney
Composer(s)	Alessandro Ponti
Platform(s)	Windows, iOS, macOS
Release	Windows NA: 11 July 2011[2] EU: 22 November 2011 iOS 18 December 2013[3] macOS 4 May 2017
Genre(s)	Computer wargame
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Panzer Corps is a turn-based strategic wargame played on a hex grid.^[4] It covers World War II from the German perspective.^[4]

Release

Before Panzer Corps, lead designer Alex Shargin made a Panzer General fan remake, Panzer General Forever.^[5] Panzer Corps was announced on 2 December 2010. It was described as similar to Panzer General series.^[6] An iPad version was scheluded for third quarter of 2012 but it was delayed to December 2013.^[7][3] Panzer Corps Gold was released on 6 October 2016. It includes the main game and 17 expansion packs.^[8] A macOS port was released on 4 May 2017.^[9]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	80/100[10][11]

Review scores

Publication	Score
4Players	(PC) 86%[12]
GameSpot	(PC) 8/10[4]
GameStar	(PC) 85%[13]
PC Gamer (UK)	(PC) 81%[5]
PC Games (DE)	(PC) 85%[14]
PC PowerPlay	(PC) 8/10[15]
Pocket Gamer	(iOS) [16]

The PC and iOS versions received "favourable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[10][11] Many compared the PC version to the Panzer General series. 4Players gave it a favorable review while it was still in development.^[12]

Daniel Shannon of GameSpot summarized: "Panzer Corps is a great turn-based strategic wargame that captures Panzer General's deep and involving classic gameplay."^[4] Tim Stone of PC Gamer UK said that the only negative aspect of the game was the steep price since there was "free fan-made versions of Panzer General 2 available".^[5] Luke Plunkett of Kotaku called it "one of the best strategy games you can get on the PC" in 2014.^[17]

See also

• Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon, Slitherine's 2014 game that uses the engine from Panzer Corps^[18]