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Battlezone 98 Redux

Battlezone 98 Redux

One of the greatest sci-fi strategy games of all time returns with remastered visuals, online multiplayer and near unlimited mod content from Steam Workshop. Experience thrilling first person action and acclaimed RTS in this explosive alternate vision of the 1960s space race.

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “FPS/RTS genre fusion” (29 of 89 reviews) and “Long-term replay appeal” (6); the most common complaint is “Clumsy AI and mission design” (7). What reviewers agree on ↓

Released Apr 18, 2016 Developer Big Boat Interactive Publisher Rebellion Platforms Windows · Mac StrategyActionFirst-PersonSci-fiRTS
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-10-23)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

91.3%positive1,144 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 89 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 89 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 91.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13

Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“I had owned the game, but now I don't. I don't remember why or how. It might have been because I was not good enough to beat the first level, which I don't recall being a problem in the pre-steam days. I am recommending entirely based on the fun I had with the original, and in…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Such a good game and a classic. I've played this so much as a kid and now I can as an adult too. It is harder than I remember - and the game is difficult too.”

— a player, Steam review · 96 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Grew up playing this game 1998/99 played hundreds of hours in the original, and this game hits the nostalgia perfectly 10/10 recommend.”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

296all-time peak
0 50 100 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period 59 avg · Apr 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-23.

50achievements
4.1%median completion
1.3%rarest: Light Up and Let Go
44.4% of players 33.4% of players 28.0% of players 22.6% of players 17.6% of players 15.1% of players 13.0% of players 12.0% of players 9.4% of players 9.3% of players 8.8% of players 8.6% of players 8.5% of players 8.1% of players 7.6% of players 7.3% of players 6.5% of players 6.1% of players 5.6% of players 5.4% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 3.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 44.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
44.4%Combat Exercises — Complete the 4 Combat Exercises.
33.4%Red Arrival — Complete the Red Arrival mission on Medium difficulty.
28.0%Eagle's Nest 1 — Complete the Eagle's Nest 1 mission on Medium difficulty.
Rarest badges of honor
1.3%Light Up and Let Go — Complete the TRO mission Light Up and Let Go on Medium difficulty.
1.3%Leave Home — Complete the TRO mission Leave Home on Medium difficulty.
1.3%Dire Straits — Complete the TRO mission Dire Straits on Medium difficulty.

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-10-23 11:42 UTC
$2.49lowest since tracking began2026-09-01
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada21.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil36.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.3 China Japan Canada US UK Australia EU≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-31 08-21 09-10 10-01 10-23

Latest official news

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

Mar 07, 2018
7th March Streams 6PM GMT! Battlezone: Combat Commander

Prepare to battle with the best (or worst...) of Rebellion's community team, tonight at 6PM GMT. Tune in to either Twitch or Facebook at the time to take part or watch. Links below: Twitch OR Facebook

Mar 07, 2018
7th March Streams 6PM GMT! Battlezone: Combat Commander

Prepare to battle with the best (or worst...) of Rebellion's community team, tonight at 6PM GMT. Tune in to either Twitch or Facebook at the time to take part or watch. Links below: Twitch OR Facebook

Mar 01, 2018
1st March Streams 6PM GMT!

Join us tonight on Twitch or Facebook for some Battlezone: Combat Commander campaign play! We go live 6pm GMT! Twitch OR Facebook http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans

Mar 01, 2018
1st March Streams 6PM GMT!

Join us tonight on Twitch or Facebook for some Battlezone: Combat Commander campaign play! We go live 6pm GMT! Twitch OR Facebook http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans

Feb 28, 2018
Twitch Stream 28th February 2018!

Join us tonight on Twitch for some Battlezone: Combat Commander campaign play! We go live 6pm GMT! https://www.twitch.tv/rebellion_official http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/im

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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.

GenresAction, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Action · First-Person · Sci-fi · RTS · 1990's · Classic · Tanks · Retro · Cult Classic · Multiplayer · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * *
Achievements50
Official sitehttp://www.battlezone98.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 Processor: Dual-core CPU with SSE3 (Intel® Pentium® D 3GHz / AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4200) or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Microsoft® DirectX® 10.0 compatible graphics card with 256 MB of memory (ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 Pro or NVIDIA® equivalent) Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: Microsoft® DirectX® 10.0 compatible sound card or better