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Forged Battalion

Petroglyph · 2018-08-14

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 14, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles.  You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy.

Forged Battalion is a 2018 Indie, Simulation and Strategy game priced at $9.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (58% of 1113 reviews).

0
playing now
58%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (247 reviews).
  • · Top 10% of 49,684 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 28k–67k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,115 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.68 at GreenManGaming (2022-11-18) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 7 of 15 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
20320320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
761Oct 2017Apr 2024Oct 2017 — avg 2 · peak 13Dec 2017 — avg 2 · peak 14Feb 2018 — avg 34 · peak 105Apr 2018 — avg 13 · peak 33Jun 2018 — avg 13 · peak 68Aug 2018 — avg 49 · peak 212Oct 2018 — avg 15 · peak 50Dec 2018 — avg 8 · peak 20Feb 2019 — avg 6 · peak 25Apr 2019 — avg 5 · peak 17Jun 2019 — avg 4 · peak 15Aug 2019 — avg 3 · peak 13Oct 2019 — avg 5 · peak 22Dec 2019 — avg 3 · peak 14Feb 2020 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2020 — avg 6 · peak 32Jun 2020 — avg 4 · peak 16Aug 2020 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2020 — avg 3 · peak 14Dec 2020 — avg 3 · peak 14Feb 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Oct 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2021 — avg 2 · peak 10Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Nov 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Feb 2023 — avg 1 · peak 6May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Jul 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Nov 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2024 — avg 2 · peak 10Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Apr 2024

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$20.02$1.682018-01-162026-08-142018-01-16 — best price $16.992018-04-29 — best price $19.992018-07-27 — best price $10.762018-10-13 — best price $16.992018-12-08 — best price $16.992019-03-01 — best price $6.502019-05-10 — best price $6.792019-08-04 — best price $16.012019-09-29 — best price $16.012019-11-23 — best price $4.992020-01-03 — best price $19.992020-02-20 — best price $4.992020-04-20 — best price $17.382020-06-09 — best price $19.992020-07-24 — best price $19.992020-09-24 — best price $19.992020-11-18 — best price $17.882021-01-10 — best price $16.882021-02-27 — best price $16.882021-04-16 — best price $3.992021-05-27 — best price $16.882021-07-31 — best price $17.192021-09-30 — best price $4.302021-11-30 — best price $19.992022-01-10 — best price $4.992022-03-02 — best price $20.022022-04-25 — best price $16.792022-06-22 — best price $4.492022-09-02 — best price $3.592022-11-07 — best price $9.992023-01-03 — best price $16.972023-06-14 — best price $4.992024-04-05 — best price $19.262025-02-26 — best price $4.992026-08-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam WorkshopSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Russian

Player tags

RTSIndieStrategySimulationMultiplayerSingleplayerBase-Building

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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