Engaging procurement and build-up phase
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“It feels immensely satisfying to see the strategy that you starting buildings towards 40 turns ago pay dividends when the war kicks off.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
War Footing
Worth buying? What 95 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 95 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%Strategist's Den Games2026Wargame · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy
$11.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 4 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 21, 2026: $10.79
The verdict
A cheap, niche defense-procurement spreadsheet game with a satisfying build-up phase but shallow combat and balance problems. Skip it if you want tactical depth or lasting variety.
Great for
Spreadsheet and force-design fans (Perun viewers, HOI4 build-up lovers) who want a cheap niche game
Main risk
Combat is simplistic and one dominant strategy wins everything, so replay value runs out fast
What players love
Cheap price for the fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“but for 10 bucks? I got more than my money out of it”
Steam review · 4.1 h played ↗
Unique niche that scratches a specific itch
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Scratch an itch no other game can right now.”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗
Meaningful trade-offs and challenge
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Every choice is an opportunity cost, with many roads to failure and many pathways to victory.”
Steam review · 37 h played ↗
What players complain about
Unbalanced combat; garrison spam wins
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“unless you just spam garrison infantry & Helis the AI will just walk basically anything else”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Shallow, simplistic gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“It's fairly simple, and lacks the depth that you might expect from the presentation and price.”
Steam review · 13.1 h played ↗
Scenarios lack variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“once you've understood how to beat a scenario you've understood the entire game”
Steam review · 8.5 h played ↗
Too hard: enemy outnumbers you
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“No matter what I do, the enemy always shows up with twice the numbers I have and steamrolls me.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Linux/Proton UI issues and AI-code concerns
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I got a refund because the interface did not work right on Proton.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Opaque battle results
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“in most battles you will have more kills than the enemy and still get pushed back without any real explanation as to why”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64-Bit)
ProcessorDual-Core 2.0 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntegrated Graphics
Storage500 MB available space
OSWindows 10 (64-Bit)
ProcessorDual-Core 2.0 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntegrated Graphics
Storage500 MB available space
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