Civil War: 1861 Steam news

• Latest observed players2 · 25 September 2026 - 22:17:31 UTC
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• Review score66% positive
• Total reviews53
• Release dateFeb 1, 2017
• DeveloperHexWar Games
• PublisherHunted Cow Games

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: HexWar GamesPublisher: Hunted Cow Games

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Civil War: 1861 Steam news

Civil War: 1861 news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• Game Update v6.1.0 - 19 August 2026

  This update improves how generals, artillery and shared formations behave during battle. Isolated generals now move towards safety when enemy troops close in. Units can change formation while sharing a hex with an unattached general or artillery battery. Artillery now attaches to infantry correctly, and reinforcement generals retain their leadership abilities.

• Game Update v6.0.0 - 13 August 2026

  Update v6.0.0 is now available with the following improvements:The missions have been reviewed and balanced where appropriate.The computer opponent has been improved.The Settings and What's New screens have an updated look.Includes stability improvements.

• Game Update 5.0.0 - 1 November 2024

  We've just updated the game to the latest version of the HexWar Engine. This includes various bug fixes and performance improvements!

• Civil War: 1861 = version 4.1.3 update - 8 December 2021

  Change: The bonus 'Fowards!' Campaign is now available to all players without requiring an email registration. Fix: The campaign names did not always display correctly in the campaign victory display.

• Civil War: 1861 Version 4.1.1 Update - 13 October 2021

  Fix: Some sound effects not playing following the last update.

• Civil War: 1861 v4.1.0 Update - 21 September 2021

  Change: A reduction in the download size. Change: Updated the combat capabilities of Cavalry armed only with Pistols. Change: Improved A.I. opponent. Fix: A critical issue displaying the curved loss meters after the previous graphics update. Fix: An error preventing the 'Game Updates' text from appearing. Fix: Invalid font selection on some buttons on some platforms. Fix: Some screen layout issues. Fix: Missing some mount dismount button options. Fix: Some projectile animations not displaying. Fix: Some screen layout issues.

• Achievements - 10 May 2018

  Achievements are now live.

• Historical Mode - 8 February 2018

  Added a whole new way to play 'Historical mode'. In Historical mode all the unit values and chances to hit enemy units are as historically accurate as possible. As a result it may be much harder to destroy enemies resulting in missions being harder to complete.

• Historical Mode - 8 February 2018

  Added a whole new way to play 'Historical mode'. In Historical mode all the unit values and chances to hit enemy units are as historically accurate as possible. As a result it may be much harder to destroy enemies resulting in missions being harder to complete.

Patch notes and updates