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GROUND BRANCH

GROUND BRANCH

From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon customization. Take your time. Think ahead. Get the job done.

Released Aug 14, 2018 Developer BlackFoot Studios Publisher MicroProse Software Platforms Windows TacticalRealisticMilitaryFPSShooter
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (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.

89.3%positive21,676 reviews

What reviewers agree on

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Bar length = how many of the 101 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 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 21 found this helpful

“Long story short if you have ever watched or played Ready Or Not, this is a more Military based version while still having some urban or city style missions. It has better customization in my opinion especially when it comes to uniform. Maps, Missions, Guns, Uniforms, Gear,…”

— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played
Recommended · 14 found this helpful

“Ground Branch has a solid foundation to become a great FPS eventually, but once you've played for a few hours or so, you'll start to notice why the game is still in early access. Some things to consider before you buy (the not so good stuff): The game as it currently stands is…”

— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played
Not recommended · 57 found this helpful

“Almost 10 years in early access, and even basic controls don't work yet.. all the controls are "can the player do what they wanted to do the exact frame they tried to do it?" instead of "does the player currently want to do something then do it when we can", which is the norm in…”

— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:43 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

198playing at last check
24724-hour peak
1,667all-time peak
0 500 1k 2013 2020 2022 2024 2026 794 avg · Jul 2022

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.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$23.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-16
US29.99 USD
EU24.99 EUR
UK23.79 GBP
Australia41.95 AUD
Canada33.99 CAD
Japan3,090 JPY
Brazil64.99 BRL
China90.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$13 China Japan Canada EU Australia US UK≈$32

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

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 23, 2026
Build Update #065: V1.0 Hotfix 1

We just released a hotfix patch to address some of the more urgent issues in the launch build. Patch notes General We've severely reduced the game's installed disk size from nearly 100 GB to 39.4 GB .

Jul 16, 2026
GROUND BRANCH V1.0 Now Available!

Folks, GROUND BRANCH V1.0 is here. In addition to the campaign's Prologue chapter — featuring 2 new Operations — this release includes a substantial enemy AI rework, the new armor system, a door overh

Jun 30, 2026
Intel Report #032: Road to… V1.0!

Hey everyone, Welcome back to another Intel Report. We know it's been a minute, but the silence has been the sound of heads-down work. And this time we're not just pulling back the curtain on a few pr

Apr 16, 2026
Intel Update #031: Road to V1036 (Pt. 3)

Hey there! As the release draws nearer, we're bringing you our final Intel Report for V1036. Historically, we've always released one build version at a time with a public test prior to pushing it to t

Mar 18, 2026
Build Update #063: New V1035.2 Hotfix

This is a small patch to address various issues introduced in V1035. Fixed T-posing after picking up a shotgun shell from the groundFixes for AI hearing, smoke, and flee logicTheir hearing has been re

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
Player tagsTactical · Realistic · Military · FPS · Shooter · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Simulation · Action · Co-op · First-Person · Gun Customization (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Workshop · Partial Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish * *
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.groundbranch.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K / AMD FX-8350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB / AMD Radeon HD 7850 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 30 GB available space