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Art of War: Red Tides

Art of War: Red Tides

Art of War: Red Tides is a fair multiplayer strategy game that allows different teams on the same platform (e.g. smartphones, PC, etc.) to battle against each other. You will encounter players around the world!

Released Dec 22, 2016 Developer Game Science Platforms Windows Free to PlayStrategyMultiplayerRTSEarly Access
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

78.9%positive6,918 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Its really fun Good graphics and some nice game play to it I recommend this game”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Art of War: Red Tides, developed and published by Game Science, occupies an unusual space in the strategy genre, blending elements of real-time strategy with the structural rhythm of a MOBA. Rather than asking players to micromanage units in the traditional sense, the game…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:41 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

32playing at last check
3424-hour peak
4,014all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 1.9k avg · Jan 2017

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 20, 2020
Server Maintenance

Greeting Commanders, Our server will be down for maintenance. The maintenance is expected to last 4 hours and will start at: * 20:00 PDT July 20 * 03:00 GMT July 21 * 11:00 GMT+8 July 21 We are really

Jan 16, 2019
Patch 0.7.34 Notes: 2019 Springfest, Bug Fixes and More

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/39527efb2a5d7072d793b59f36be6deeef5e1b0a.jpg Greeting Commanders, The server maintenance will take about 3 hours and be held

Dec 12, 2018
Patch 0.7.33 Notes: Winterfest, Balance Adjustment and More

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/e4d4d2dc2db6ba4c39811277d358fdfb02f8ac46.jpg Greeting Commanders, The server maintenance will take about 3 hours and be held

Dec 03, 2018
Patch 0.7.32 Notes: New Units, Joint Operation and More

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/4204e98375688c25d5ac02492d685c2ffc014f4b.jpg Greeting Commanders, The server maintenance will take about 3 hours and be held

Nov 05, 2018
Patch 0.7.31 Notes: Voice Chat

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/f331a5c7505ff1622b637531c77310b442966f40.jpg Greeting Commanders, The server maintenance will take about 3 hours and be held

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresViolent, Free To Play, Indie, Strategy, Early Access
Player tagsFree to Play · Strategy · Multiplayer · RTS · Early Access · War · MOBA · Action · Indie · Co-op · Violent · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Trading Cards · In-App Purchases
LanguagesSimplified Chinese * , English * , Russian, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, German, Spanish - Spain, French, Italian, Traditional Chinese * , Thai *
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: windowsXP SP3/win7/win8/win10 Processor: Duel Core 2.3 GHz or equivalent processor Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GT220, 9500GT, HD4650 or greater DirectX: Version 9.0 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 2 GB available space