The Armchair Historian brings you a new turn-based strategy game set in the Victorian Era. As muskets become rifles and infantry is confronted by modernizing artillery, it is imperative to adapt to a rapidly changing battlefield. This is a new age, not of courage and chivalry, but of Blood and Iron.

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Latest public build
Build 11654302
Update posts
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Typical gap between builds
Not enough builds yet| Build | Went live | Patch notes |
|---|---|---|
| 11654302 | None posted |
From Steam’s client network, last checked . Builds before 21 Oct 2026, when we started watching, aren't listed. Patch notes are the developer’s update post from an hour before to a day after the build. Not every build gets one. How we count
| Posted | Update |
|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2024 | What Happened to Fire & Maneuver? Patch notes |
| 30 Jun 2023 | Update 2.2: Improvements, Fixes, and Optimizations Update |
| 12 May 2023 | Update 2.1 Regular Update Update |
| 21 Apr 2023 | Friday Hotfix! Patch notes |
| 20 Apr 2023 | Post live week Hotfix! Patch notes |
| 19 Apr 2023 |
| Update 2.0 "The 1871 Overture" Update |
| 24 Jan 2023 | Update 1.4.3 "The Valkyries" Patch notes |
| 14 Jan 2023 | Update 1.4.2 "The Valkyries" Patch notes |
| 10 Jan 2023 | Update 1.4.1 "The Valkyries" Patch notes |
| 23 Dec 2022 | Update 1.4 "Ride of the Valkyries" Update |
| 16 Nov 2022 | Update 1.3.3 "The Battle" Patch notes |
| 7 Nov 2022 | Update 1.3.2 "The Battle" Patch notes |
| 28 Oct 2022 | Update 1.3.1 "The Battle" Patch notes |
| 26 Oct 2022 | Overhauling The Campaigns Update |
| 1 Oct 2022 | Update 1.3 "The Battle" Update |
| 13 Aug 2022 | Update 1.2 "Blue Danube" Update |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Update 1.1 "General Improvements" Update |
| 19 Jul 2022 | Patch 1.04 Patch notes |
Steam keeps no record of past build numbers, so before 21 Oct 2026 a game’s update history comes from its own Steam news: posts tagged as patch notes, and untagged posts that plainly announce a patch or a released update. Older posts are still being read in, most played games first. How we count