This week, let’s turn our attention to the iconic battle for Normandy with Panzer Campaigns: Normandy ’44, the latest iteration of the acclaimed operational-level wargame series by Wargame Design Studio. Normandy ’44 is the current Game of the Week, and Wargame Design Studios is celebrating the 80th anniversary of D-Day by giving you a 25% discount ($29.95) on one of its best games.

The Liberation of France

Updated last week to its updated 4.04 version, Panzer Campaigns: Normandy ’44 throws you into the heart of the pivotal 1944 campaign, as an Allied Commander in control of the whole invasion, and command Allied forces storming the beaches of Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword, or oversee the tenacious German defense.

Key Features:

• 96 Scenarios: Experience the full breadth of the Normandy campaign from D-Day landings to pivotal battles like Villers-Bocage and Carentan.
• Strategic Depth: There’s a massive Order of Battle with over 7,300 units from Allied and German forces, including Wehrmacht, SS, and Luftwaffe formations, which is, you know, quite a lot.
• Authentic Terrain: Fight across a detailed map encompassing the entire Normandy battlefield, from Cherbourg to Argentan.
• Multiple Sizes: Choose from a variety of scenario sizes, from low-level skirmishes to grand army clashes. There are scenarios in which you can blitz through in a couple of turns, others might take weeks.
• Historical Immersion: Replay history or rewrite it.

A wargame for wargamers:

With its extensive Order of Battle, diverse scenarios, historically accurate map, plenty of attention to detail, and an unwavering commitment to try and simulator Operation Overlord as authentic as possible, I consider Panzer Campaigns: Normandy ’44 to be one of the best games in the genre, and definitely, one of the best D-Day video games of all time.