Funny Regiments

About Funny Regiments: 18th-Century Northern War Battles with Absurd Humor

Funny Regiments drops you into the chaos of the Northern War (1700–1721), commanding the regular army of the 18th century. Muskets, bayonets, and cocked hats define the era, and the game leans into both historical authenticity and outright absurd humor to shape its identity. You play as an officer on the battlefield — not a distant general, but someone personally in the thick of it, running orders to infantry, cavalry, and artillery while enemy volleys tear through the ranks.

Soldiers panic and bolt from the field. Musket volleys crack across open ground, cannon fire thunders, and bayonet charges turn bloody. The battles are described as epic and brutal, yet the tone never loses its comedic edge. Several scenes show characters with large, white circular eyes and black pupils, giving the soldiers a cartoonish expressiveness that fits the game's blend of war and humor. Small white houses with thatched brown roofs appear across grassy hills in multiple views, and one scene features a stone bridge with a low arch spanning a blue body of water.

How to Play Funny Regiments

As the officer, movement happens on horseback or on foot. When an enemy closes in, hand-to-hand combat begins automatically. Commanding your squad — turning them, advancing them, pulling them back, or setting their movement direction — is handled through dedicated keys alongside your own movement controls.

Controls

• W: Go ahead
• S: Back
• A: Turn left
• D: Turn to the right
• F: Pistol shot
• Q: Turn the squad left
• E: Turn the squad right
• 2: Move the squad forward
• X: Move the squad backward
• Z: Follow the player
• C: Set movement direction
• Alt: Stop the squad

Game Modes

• Shootout: destroy 50 soldiers before the enemy does it
• Defense: defend your position as much as possible
• Battle: capture and hold control points for which victory points are awarded

Games You Might Like

If the army strategy side of Funny Regiments appeals to you, strategy games on Playgama cover a wide range of tactical and war-themed titles worth exploring. Army Evolution: Merge & Tactics lets you build and evolve a multi-era army by merging identical soldiers into stronger warriors, a satisfying complement to Funny Regiments' unit-command focus. Age of Heroes blends army-building with tower defense across historical eras, sharing Funny Regiments' appetite for large-scale battlefield clashes. H.O.G.S. offers turn-based artillery duels across destructible landscapes, a different pace but the same satisfaction of reading a battlefield and timing your fire. For more combat-driven picks, the full action games category has plenty of options alongside the strategy shelf.