I get you. Maybe I’ve changed more than I thought over the years, but it has been harder and harder to get interested in wargames these last few years. I don’t have the patience for the ultra-complex, ultra-fiddly games, and the beer and pretzels ones don’t scratch the itch for historical noodling and what-if exploration much.
Not old, just the graphic design choice for a tiny studio.
This one is new to me. I have read that the AI is fairly competent as a tactical opponent but quite weak at the strategic level. Which I did find to be the case with Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe especially when playing the war start to finish. Some of the other SC WW2: WiE scenarios can be quite challenging and have the benefit of taking less time.
I will second that Shadow Empire is excellent, just not WW2.