After 10 years of development, Civil War reenactors bring brutal first- and third-person combat set in 19th Century America to Battle Cry of Freedom!

Developed by a studio famed for their creation of the beloved Mount & Blade: Warband - Napoleonic Wars expansion, these wartime re-enactors have struck a unique balance between historical accuracy and gameplay, providing players with the opportunity to fight in massive 300 player multiplayer battles.

Players take on the role of the Union or the Confederacy within Battle Cry of Freedom’s 14 massive battlefields, all of which are inspired by famous locations throughout the United States. With dozens of classes to choose from, each with unique load-outs, players take on key responsibilities to win the day on the bloody battlefields of America. From constructing barricades, digging trenches, and rigging explosives with the multi-purpose Engineer, to raising troop morale through music as Fifers or Drummers.

Players will be able to create their own maps for reenactments or combat by using accessible modding tools with options to configure the time of day, weather effects, custom load-outs, and seasons! Also, a new mode called Commander Battles will allow soldiers to lead their own company of AI-controlled troops with unique commands. With up to 1000 bots supported in a match, be sure to prepare for many casualties! What kind of war stories will you make?

Flying Squirrel Entertainment will deploy Battle Cry of Freedom down into the trenches of Steam on March 1, 2022 for $19.99 (€19.99) with a special 20% launch discount.

Cadets can experience the brutal real-time first and third-person combat firsthand with an exclusive demo during Steam NextFest on February 21st - 28th, 2022. This special sneak peek will also support up to 500 players per server for large-scale warfare.

Key Features:

• Accurate mid-19th century weapons, uniforms, and environments.
• Massive multiplayer battles with up to 300 players simultaneously fighting each other on the same battlefield.
• A wide range of artillery pieces ranging from field cannons to mortars, capable of firing a variety of missiles such as canisters, explosive shells, case shots, solid shots, bolts, and more. - all fully controllable by players.
• Construct barricades, dig trenches, and rig explosives.
• Destructible environments; players can use a range of artillery, axes, and explosives to destroy various buildings, bridges, walls, trees, and other structures.
• Special musician units with drums, fifes, bugles, banjos, violins, or pianos able to play historically accurate tunes; all recorded and played by award-winning musicians.
• More than 50 classical and folk background music tracks.
• Wage war on more than 14 maps all across North America or play on a Randomly Generated map.
• Create your own maps with the included easy-to-learn but powerful Scene Editor.
• Participate in the community and enlist with a Regiment (Clan) to take part in massive, organized battles with players re-enacting historically accurate tactics of the Civil War Era.
• Over 120 server settings allow you to personalize every detail of the game.

Battle Cry of Freedom will let prospective recruits can step onto the PC (Steam) battlefield on March 1, 2022.