Deep, rewarding tactical combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Your positioning, terrain, fatigue, morale, armor, equipment, initiative, injuries, enemy composition, and countless other factors all matter.”
Steam review · 175.7 h played ↗
Battle Brothers
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%Overhype Studios2017Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · RPG
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $8.99
The verdict
A brutal, deeply replayable low-fantasy mercenary tactics sandbox with great emergent stories. Skip it if hit-chance RNG and punishing losses make you angry.
Great for
Patient tactics fans who enjoy hard, unforgiving games, build-crafting and emergent stories
Main risk
Hit-chance RNG feels unfair and can wipe out hours of progress with little explanation
What players love
Emergent stories and attachment to your brothers
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Before you realize it, these aren't just units anymore, they're your people.”
Steam review · 175.7 h played ↗
Great mod support and DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“An already good game made probably +50% as good by bothering to google "Battle Brothers Legends".”
Steam review · 118 h played ↗
Rewarding but steep learning curve
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“But once you get it you will be rewarded with a very deep strategy sandbox which will keep you entertained for hundreds of hours.”
Steam review · 69 h played ↗
Huge replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“It is made for infinite replayability.”
Steam review · 128.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Unfair-feeling hit-chance RNG
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“I can't tell you how many times I've witnessed my veteran mercenaries whiff on consecutive 70-80% chance to hit strikes against lesser targets.”
Steam review · 28.9 h played ↗
Brutal difficulty, even on easy
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The game is absurdly difficult even on beginner.”
Steam review · 21.5 h played ↗
Little guidance or enemy info
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“really shouldn't call the tutorial a tutorial, it sets expectations.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Repetitive grind and shallow content
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“If you play for 5-8 hours I feel like you've seen the entire game and it all just feels kind of aimless.”
Steam review · 13.6 h played ↗
Crashes and save corruption
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Crashed 12 times in a row”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Clunky UI and map pathing
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“On the world map, I see a strong enemy. I would like to move the other way.”
Steam review · 28.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3-2100 (dual-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X2 565 (dual-core)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 5770 (1 GB) / Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-2400 (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-4300 (quad-core)
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 6670 (1 GB)
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows® 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3-2100 (dual-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X2 565 (dual-core)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 5770 (1 GB) / Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Storage2 GB available space
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