Battle of Saipan
Turn-based tabletop warming: American WWII invasion of Saipan
Game info
Game description
Android App Analysis and Review: Battle of Saipan, Developed by Joni Nuutinen. Listed in Strategy Category. Current Version Is 3.6.0.3, Updated On 05/06/2025 . According to users reviews on Google Play: Battle of Saipan. Achieved Over 420 Installs. Battle of Saipan Currently Has 16 Reviews, Average Rating 4.9 Stars
Battle of Saipan 1944 is a turn based strategy game unfolding on the Pacific theater during the Second World War. From Joni Nuutinen: by a wargamer for the wargamers since 2011. Last updated June 2025Summer, 1944: You are in command of the mostly-Marine American task force with orders to seize the island of Saipan, so that it can be used as a base to launch B-29 air strikes against the Japanese home islands. The ensuing battle -- which included the U.S. 2nd Marine Division, 4th Marine Division, and the U.S. Army's 27th Infantry Division -- included both the largest Japanese tank battle and the biggest banzai attack of the Pacific War.
As you gain control of the units while they are still in the landing ships, you can redirect the flow of reinforcements to your liking. This allows quick spreading of the beachhead along the coast but it also makes it easier to overextend your landing and get in the trouble.
FEATURES:
+ Historical accuracy: Campaign mirrors the historical setup as much as possible while being challenging and entertaining
+ Settings: Various options are available to alter the look of the gaming experience: Change difficulty level, choose icon set for units (NATO or REAL) and cities (Round, Shield, or Square), decide what is drawn on the map, change font, unit and hexagon sizes.
+ AI with attitude: Instead of attacking on an obvious straight line towards the target like in many wargames, the AI opponent understands encircling, smaller tactical tasks, operational level and strategy, plus trying to hold a coherent front line, etc. The AI tries to balance all these various aspects in its game plan with slight but numerous variation in each play-through. Will the first tank unit you face aggressive or play-it-safe, even I as the developer don't know. And how long will that particular unit keep that attitude, well, that too varies.
In order to be victorious, you should coordinate your attacks in two critical ways. First, as adjacent units give support to an attacking unit, keep your units in groups in order to gain local superiority and win battles. A passing by tank unit can boost the adjacent battles significantly. Secondly, it is rarely the best idea to use brute force when it is possible to break through and encircle the enemy units and cut off its supply lines to supply cities instead.
"The Battle of Saipan was a baptism of fire for the American military. It was the first time that we had faced a Japanese defense force that was prepared to fight to the end. It was a harsh and costly battle, but it was a victory that was essential to our ultimate success in the Pacific."
-- Samuel Eliot Morison is his book History of United States Naval Operations in World War II
What's New
+ Refreshed original graphics (REAL unit icon set)
+ All the latest additions to the underlying game engine
+ See the change log in the app for the full list
+ All the latest additions to the underlying game engine
+ See the change log in the app for the full list
Recent Comments
Jeffrey Twining
Great solo game.
A Google user
This is a battalion-level simulation and it's a bit more straightforward than other Pacific battles in the Conflict Series. Keeping your troops supplied plays a role, of course, but there's no enemy navy trying to sink your supply ships; even so, I had to have my HQ units loot supplies a few times (each) to avoid running out. As you advance north, the island narrows and you'll probably find that while you were struggling at first, you have more troops than you can get to the action towards the end, especially because the terrain is pretty constricting. It's interesting to read the names of the auxiliary units the Japanese throw at you as they run out of combat units, from tank units without tanks to airfield and port maintenance crews. All in all, not the most attention-grabbing in the Conflict Series, nor particularly challenging, but a solid entry in an outstanding series.
A Google user
Classical wargame lovers should enjoy this title. Be prepared for the long fight!
A Google user
An excellent complement to Joni's other WW I I Pacific campaign game.
A Google user
Apart from one really tough battle at Harbor, the American forces won very easily. Will be more if a challenge at a harder level than normal. Good game.
A Google user
Good game.. The p47's however are absolutely useless coming in on the opposite side of the map.. And moving one hex per turn....this is now fixed thank you
A Google user
Battle of Saipan began on 15 June 1944, not April.