Fun counter-based strategy
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“you analyze what kind of units your opponent is sending and you must react accordingly”
Steam review · 38.4 h played ↗
Art of War: Red Tides
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Game Science2016RTS · MOBA · Strategy
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A free, easy-to-learn tug-of-war autobattler with good unit-counter depth, but it's abandoned, queues are nearly empty and runes feel pay-to-win. Skip if you want a true RTS.
Great for
Fans of Desert Strike or Castle Fight-style unit-counter games, playing with friends or against bots
Main risk
Dead multiplayer: very long or failed queues in an abandoned game
What players love
Nice graphics and unit design
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The game is really beautiful. handles well on my laptop, graphics are fantastic.”
Steam review · 15.9 h played ↗
Great with friends in short matches
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“A very fun and free game that isn't very APM based.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
Free and easy to learn, hard to master
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“This game is easy to understand and play but very hard to master”
Steam review · 30.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dead player base, long queues
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“15 minute q times for casual games and 30 minute q times for ranked.”
Steam review · 98.8 h played ↗
Pay-to-win runes and grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the most p2w part of the game is the rune system.”
Steam review · 139.5 h played ↗
Updates ruined balance and pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“after the update the game feels to fast and is not as enjoyable as it was before”
Steam review · 7.4 h played ↗
Not a real RTS: no unit control
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“This game does not even have base-building.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Abandoned, no updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“No updates since 2019, EA in perpetuity.”
Steam review · 424.8 h played ↗
Feels like a mobile port
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“It's a mobile game that doesn't work on phones.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown2 GB
Minimum
OSwindowsXP SP3/win7/win8/win10
ProcessorDuel Core 2.3 GHz or equivalent processor
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGT220, 9500GT, HD4650 or greater
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSwindowsXP SP3/win7/win8/win10
ProcessorQuad Core 2.3 GHz or equivalent processor
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia Geforce GTX 650 or greater
Storage2 GB available space
OSwindowsXP SP3/win7/win8/win10
ProcessorDuel Core 2.3 GHz or equivalent processor
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGT220, 9500GT, HD4650 or greater
Storage2 GB available space
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