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Rusted Warfare - RTS cover art

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.

Rusted Warfare - RTS is a $4.99 Indie and Strategy game released in 2017, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 7587 reviews).

237
playing now
96%
positive of 7.7k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
80/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
8
Nexus mods (7.3k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

237 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 237 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 3% of 49,476 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 192k–461k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,680 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 3 of 6 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

475902026-09-14 21:00 — 151 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 121 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 293 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 184 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 166 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 250 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 166 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 133 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 236 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 277 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 161 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 180 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 296 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 208 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 367 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 460 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 200 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 241 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 414 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 164 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 267 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 282 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 157 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 237 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2310Jun 2017Aug 2026Jun 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Sep 2017 — avg 7 · peak 30Dec 2017 — avg 8 · peak 25Mar 2018 — avg 20 · peak 55Jun 2018 — avg 19 · peak 48Sep 2018 — avg 20 · peak 71Dec 2018 — avg 27 · peak 66Mar 2019 — avg 24 · peak 59Jun 2019 — avg 25 · peak 47Sep 2019 — avg 29 · peak 71Dec 2019 — avg 35 · peak 78Mar 2020 — avg 40 · peak 85Jun 2020 — avg 40 · peak 72Sep 2020 — avg 39 · peak 79Dec 2020 — avg 59 · peak 101Mar 2021 — avg 62 · peak 131Jun 2021 — avg 68 · peak 129Sep 2021 — avg 72 · peak 146Dec 2021 — avg 78 · peak 162Mar 2022 — avg 97 · peak 197Jun 2022 — avg 94 · peak 174Sep 2022 — avg 85 · peak 167Dec 2022 — avg 120 · peak 227Mar 2023 — avg 114 · peak 246Jun 2023 — avg 133 · peak 248Sep 2023 — avg 157 · peak 350Dec 2023 — avg 141 · peak 295Mar 2024 — avg 151 · peak 336Jun 2024 — avg 185 · peak 400Sep 2024 — avg 172 · peak 404Dec 2024 — avg 178 · peak 376Mar 2025 — avg 212 · peak 528Jun 2025 — avg 193 · peak 420Sep 2025 — avg 150 · peak 363Dec 2025 — avg 173 · peak 420Mar 2026 — avg 199 · peak 482Jun 2026 — avg 198 · peak 442Aug 2026 — avg 231 · peak 461
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
992026-09-232026-10-142026-09-23: 4 new positive2026-09-25: 6 new positive2026-09-28: 9 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 3 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 3 new positive2026-10-01: 2 new negative2026-10-02: 3 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 3 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 9 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new positive2026-10-06: 8 new positive2026-10-07: 3 new positive2026-10-08: 3 new positive2026-10-10: 5 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 8 new positive2026-10-14: 6 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

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).

Twitch viewers

402026-09-30 20:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-01 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 20:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-02 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 16:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-08 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 18:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

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

1 supported languages: English

Where its players are

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

Player tags

2DRTSCo-opIndieRetroRobotsSandboxModdableStrategyReal-Time

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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