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Act of War: Direct Action
Tomorrow's War Is NOW Ripped from today's headlines, Act of War: Direct Action™ is a frightening tale of suspense, international intrigue and geopolitical military conflict. This real-time strategy experience puts you squarely in control of counterterrorist forces and delivers a first look at tomorr
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
“Initial Thoughts: I beat Act of War: Direct Action. I did not hate it, but lord do I have a lot to say about it. It annoyed me more than it impressed me. For a 2000s RTS, the overall graphics are fine. They hold up well enough and the presentation is serviceable. That said,…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Amazing modern combat RTS in C&C style. About 15 hours of single player campaign that is lots of fun. Missions are well designed and have a good backstory.”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“Actually not bad at all, the dialogue for the campaign is dumb and a bit cringe but it's like C&C 3 and for just over $3”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.
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Latest official news
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AoW: DA updated and relaunched!
http://i.imgur.com/yJ9hEyE.jpg Dear Act of War: Direct Action Fans, We are pleased to announce that we have updated and relaunched AOW: DA! With this update we have been able to expand compatibility,
AoW: DA updated and relaunched!
http://i.imgur.com/yJ9hEyE.jpg Dear Act of War: Direct Action Fans, We are pleased to announce that we have updated and relaunched AOW: DA! With this update we have been able to expand compatibility,
New Update for Increased Compatibility Coming Soon - Backup your Saved Games Now!
Dear Act of War: Direct Action Fans, We are pleased to announce we will soon (next 24-48 hours) be releasing an update to this game that we believe will increase compatibility on more modern Operating
New Update for Increased Compatibility Coming Soon - Backup your Saved Games Now!
Dear Act of War: Direct Action Fans, We are pleased to announce we will soon (next 24-48 hours) be releasing an update to this game that we believe will increase compatibility on more modern Operating
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | RTS · Strategy · Military · Action · War · Multiplayer · Political · 3D · Top-Down · Destruction · Real-Time · Gore (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Supported OS:Windows 2000/XP Processor: Pentium 4 1.5 GHz or equivalent (3.0 GHz recommended) Memory: 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended) Graphics: 64 MB Hardware T&L-compatible video card (256 MB recommended) Sound: DirectX® version Windows 2000/XP-compatible sound card Hard Drive: 3 GB free HD space * Broadband connection required for online multiplayer play