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Forts cover art

Forts

EarthWork Games · 2017-04-19

Steam

ActionIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

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!

Forts is an Action, Indie, and Strategy game released in 2017, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and Very Positive (92% of 25417 reviews).

498
playing now
92%
positive of 26k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

498 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Forts trailer thumbnail

Forts Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 498 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 3% of 28,275 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 638k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 25,519 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 17 of 33 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

9501472026-09-16 04:00 — 205 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 419 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 584 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 246 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 354 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 527 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 231 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 376 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 653 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 257 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 240 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 632 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 252 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 448 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 950 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 305 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 291 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 546 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 528 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 297 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 355 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 517 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 171 players2026-10-15 18:00 — 498 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.0k0Feb 2017Aug 2026Feb 2017 — avg 0 · peak 6May 2017 — avg 433 · peak 1,079Aug 2017 — avg 117 · peak 303Nov 2017 — avg 192 · peak 424Feb 2018 — avg 134 · peak 333May 2018 — avg 115 · peak 258Aug 2018 — avg 168 · peak 332Nov 2018 — avg 184 · peak 604Feb 2019 — avg 267 · peak 604May 2019 — avg 222 · peak 467Aug 2019 — avg 235 · peak 410Nov 2019 — avg 249 · peak 565Feb 2020 — avg 277 · peak 610May 2020 — avg 326 · peak 776Aug 2020 — avg 340 · peak 559Nov 2020 — avg 363 · peak 719Feb 2021 — avg 543 · peak 1,028May 2021 — avg 392 · peak 776Aug 2021 — avg 426 · peak 727Nov 2021 — avg 304 · peak 633Feb 2022 — avg 386 · peak 710May 2022 — avg 620 · peak 1,364Aug 2022 — avg 454 · peak 729Nov 2022 — avg 506 · peak 962Feb 2023 — avg 491 · peak 875May 2023 — avg 522 · peak 1,409Aug 2023 — avg 682 · peak 1,473Nov 2023 — avg 521 · peak 1,154Feb 2024 — avg 499 · peak 1,139May 2024 — avg 437 · peak 863Aug 2024 — avg 457 · peak 844Nov 2024 — avg 316 · peak 746Feb 2025 — avg 389 · peak 837May 2025 — avg 355 · peak 753Aug 2025 — avg 525 · peak 2,363Nov 2025 — avg 368 · peak 738Feb 2026 — avg 472 · peak 1,113May 2026 — avg 395 · peak 760Aug 2026 — avg 491 · peak 833
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
11112026-09-222026-10-152026-09-22: 3 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new negative2026-09-24: 1 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 5 new positive2026-09-28: 3 new positive2026-09-30: 6 new positive2026-10-02: 2 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 4 new positive2026-10-04: 7 new positive2026-10-05: 4 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 1 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 3 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 5 new positive2026-10-10: 11 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 2 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 5 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new positive2026-10-15: 3 new positive2026-10-15: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

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

35502026-10-02 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 126 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-09 14:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-10 00:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 18:35 — 7 viewers2026-10-11 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 08:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-12 17:34 — 140 viewers2026-10-13 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-15 21:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-15 23:34 — 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…

Post-launch support: 9 DLC released, first 2017-04-20, latest 2026-06-16 (Steam store data)

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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