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Forts cover art

Forts

EarthWork Games · 2017-04-19

Steam

ActionIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Apr 19, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Unleash your creativity and strategic prowess in Forts, the exhilarating physics-based RTS! Design, construct, and customize imposing fortresses, bristling with devastating firepower, and blast your opponent’s buildings to rubble!

260
playing now
92%
positive of 25k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
51/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

260 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 260 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,589 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~199/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 632k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 25,294 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.00 at GreenManGaming (2021-12-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 19 of 39 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
48348320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 462 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 471 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 346 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 483 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 18 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8062362026-08-06 21:00 — 500 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 347 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 738 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 469 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 341 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 684 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 501 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 359 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 806 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 487 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 307 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 751 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 441 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 345 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 711 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 426 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 283 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 694 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 603 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 257 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 641 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 637 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 295 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 521 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 653 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 260 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 460 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 661 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 260 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$6.602017-04-192026-08-152017-04-19 — best price $14.992017-11-16 — best price $11.242018-04-28 — best price $9.892018-09-24 — best price $8.992019-02-04 — best price $8.242019-09-12 — best price $14.992020-01-09 — best price $8.242020-04-21 — best price $7.422020-06-09 — best price $14.992020-07-11 — best price $12.482020-08-03 — best price $14.992020-08-26 — best price $13.392020-09-27 — best price $14.992020-10-22 — best price $11.012020-11-16 — best price $14.992020-12-13 — best price $12.632021-01-18 — best price $12.632021-02-14 — best price $14.992021-03-09 — best price $14.992021-03-30 — best price $14.992021-04-24 — best price $12.632021-05-24 — best price $12.632021-07-28 — best price $12.632021-10-03 — best price $14.992021-12-23 — best price $7.492022-06-23 — best price $7.492022-12-01 — best price $14.992023-05-17 — best price $8.992023-12-21 — best price $7.492024-05-30 — best price $14.992024-10-24 — best price $8.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-09-19 — best price $8.992026-02-09 — best price $8.992026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-08-15 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

15702026-08-26 19:15 — 115 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 154 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
85.8%
earned "Grasshopper"
0.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading Cards9 DLC

16 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)16,7890%68

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DFunnyMemesActionPhysicsSandboxBuildingMilitaryModdableStrategy

Census log

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

Recent updates

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