The Eastern Front, the most decisive theatre of World War II and the largest land battlefield. A fight to the end, Total War between the Third Reich and the Soviet Union, each commanding millions. The legendary wargame team at 2by3 Games has spent years revisiting this titanic conflict to once again establish a new state of the art.

Gary Grigsby’s War in the East 2 is a complete overhaul and improvement of the original War in the East, with no stone left unturned to provide a more realistic, more historically rich, and more challenging strategy experience. War in the East 2 comes with a wide array of scenarios ranging from the short tutorial on the Battle for Velikie Luki, to the four month Destruction of Southwest Front, up to the immense full 1941 – 1945 Grand Campaign of the entire Eastern front from Operation Barbarossa to the fall of Berlin. A total of seven Operational Scenarios and three Full Map Campaigns await you with hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of historical gameplay.

3 Full Map Campaigns
- 1941-45 Campaign (June 22 1941 – 1 August 1945)
- Stalingrad to Berlin (November 19 1942 – 4 July 1945)
- Vistula to Berlin (13 January 1945 – 1 June 1945)

7 Smaller Operational Scenarios
- Velikie Luki ’42 (17 November 1942 – 25 January 1943) – The Soviet counterattack to recapture this important rail junction.
- Road to Minsk (22 June 1941 – July 2 1941) – The rush to the Dnepr by Army Group Center.
- Road to Leningrad (22 June 41 – 8 Oct 41) – Army Group North moves on Leningrad.
- The Destruction of Southwest Front (22 June 41 – 15 October 41) – Army Group South and Guderian cause the largest Soviet surrender in the war.
- Operation Typhoon 41 (30 September 1941 – 5 January 1942) – The final offensive to take Moscow.
- Red Army Resurgent (19 November 1942 – 17 March 1943) – The destruction of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad.
- Red God of War (24 November 1942 – 8 February 1943) – The failed Soviet northern offensive.

Improved AI Opponent
- Newly re-designed and re-built by Gary Grigsby for War in the East 2
- Greatly enhanced Defensive AI performance as well as improved Offensive AI performance

-Many interface improvements, including new art, reorganized screens, a new Turn Summary and more important information regarding your units and situation brought to the top level for easier discovery and quicker access.

-Automated Soviet factory evacuation.

-Improved Commander’s Report screens with more flexibility and CSV export capability for out of game analysis.

-Special designation of Assault HQs allowing Command benefits for offensive armies at the cost of some defensive abilities.

-Increased Command cost of integrating multiple nationalities under the same command.

-Greater direct attachment of support units to certain Soviet and Axis Allied divisions, along with multi-role units that can be on map or used as support.

-New In-Game WitEpedia – Includes Detailed Information and Links concerning units and weapons of the Eastern Front.

-Detailed TO&E and Order of Battle Charts with information about many of the units on the Eastern Front.

-520 Page full color manual, including appendices and designer's notes fully documenting every aspect of the game. The additional Physical version (only) comes with a hardbound full color printed manual.