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Rusted Warfare - RTS

Corroding Games · 2017-07-14

Steam

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Dec 31, 2011 (Android), Dec 10, 2020 (iOS), Jul 14, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 31, 2011 (Linux)

{{An RTS inspired by the classics of the past!}} Making up for it's subpar retro graphics with fun gameplay and modern multi-threaded tech enabling huge battles to run smooth... Featuring singleplayer challenges, skirmish, sandbox, 10-player multiplayer & workshop modding.

223
playing now
96%
positive of 7.5k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

223 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 223 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 709 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~89/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 189k–453k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,548 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.00 at Chrono.gg (2018-01-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14314320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4001102026-08-06 23:00 — 122 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 253 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 331 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 114 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 290 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 340 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 123 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 293 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 301 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 142 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 254 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 236 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 121 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 268 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 304 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 115 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 223 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 379 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 125 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 222 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 396 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 130 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 210 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 375 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 165 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 188 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 376 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 169 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 223 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$2.002017-07-152026-07-092017-07-15 — best price $4.492017-11-01 — best price $4.992018-01-04 — best price $4.992018-03-12 — best price $2.992018-08-31 — best price $2.892018-11-21 — best price $2.892019-01-25 — best price $2.492019-04-17 — best price $2.992019-09-27 — best price $2.992019-11-26 — best price $2.992020-03-23 — best price $2.992020-09-24 — best price $2.992020-11-21 — best price $2.992021-01-17 — best price $2.992021-03-06 — best price $2.992021-06-24 — best price $2.992021-10-28 — best price $2.992021-12-22 — best price $2.992022-06-25 — best price $2.892022-12-22 — best price $2.892023-08-28 — best price $2.992024-02-01 — best price $2.892024-04-21 — best price $2.992024-06-27 — best price $2.992024-11-27 — best price $2.992025-01-20 — best price $2.892025-03-13 — best price $2.992025-06-26 — best price $2.992025-09-29 — best price $2.992026-03-19 — best price $2.892026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DRTSCo-opIndieRetroRobotsSandboxModdableStrategyReal-Time

Census log

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

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