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Original War

Original War

An American geological expedition, under a UN mandate, assesses the natural resources in a distant part of Siberia, deep in the trackless steppes of Eastern Russia. But instead of oil, they discover a deposit of a hitherto unknown mineral.

Released Jan 27, 2014 Developer Altar Games Publisher Bohemia Interactive Platforms Windows StrategyRTSSci-fiSingleplayerReal-Time with Pause
View on Steam ↗ $1.99 (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.

95.0%positive2,030 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“This review is only for the campaign. As someone who grew up playing old school RTS, this hidden gem of a game made me very happy. It has a unique take where unit spamming isn't an option. Your soldiers are persistent characters with skills across 4 areas tied to building and…”

— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“[h3] Review: [/h3] One of the most fun games of its time. It had very little marketing so it didnt get enough recognition. If you understand Czech or Polish the campaign has amazing voice acting in those languages. Dialogues are fun, human units are a rare and finite resource -…”

— a player, Steam review · 129 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Play as Americans or Russians, go back in time, fight for resources and tame the monkeys. Unique units, once they die, they are out. One of the best RTS games. Classic.”

— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:59 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

25playing at last check
3924-hour peak
141all-time peak
0 25 50 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 39 avg · Apr 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

59achievements
4.0%median completion
1.1%rarest: No thanks, Herr Gensher
73.2% of players 26.5% of players 22.0% of players 20.2% of players 19.7% of players 17.3% of players 16.9% of players 15.5% of players 15.0% of players 14.4% of players 13.8% of players 13.3% of players 12.9% of players 12.3% of players 11.2% of players 10.3% of players 9.6% of players 9.5% of players 8.9% of players 8.3% of players 7.7% of players 6.1% of players 5.4% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.7% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 3.7% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.3% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.5% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 73.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
73.2%To the Past — Stepped into the EON
26.5%Cold Feet — Don't enter the EON
22.0%Merciful — Spare Kurt
Rarest badges of honor
1.1%No thanks, Herr Gensher — Hidden achievement
1.3%Power of the One — Destroy Omicron without building a second depot.
1.5%Meet my bro — Hidden achievement

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.

$1.99−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99base price
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US1.99 USD−80%
EU1.99 EUR−80%
UK1.79 GBP−80%
Australia2.98 AUD−80%
Canada2.59 CAD−80%
Japan280 JPY−80%
Brazil7.99 BRL−80%
China11.60 CNY−80%

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

Brazil≈$1.6 Japan China Canada US Australia EU UK≈$2.4

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

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 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.

Dec 12, 2025
Original War - Update 3.0.15.360

Dear OW Community, Yet again, thanks to the continued passion and excellent work of the OW Support Team, we are pleased to announce a new update for Original War. Additionally, on behalf of the entire

Apr 11, 2024
Strategy Pack Bundle just landed on Steam

Dear OW community, For all fans of unconventional RTS games, we have prepared the Strategic Pack Bundle on Steam, which includes Original War and Silica. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/40443/St

Apr 08, 2024
Original War - Update 3.0.11.337

Dear OW Community, Thanks to the excellent work of the OW Support Team, we are pleased to announce a new update for Original War. Check out the change below to learn about new additions, and fixes: 3.

Jan 12, 2024
Original War - Update 3.0.10.333

Dear OW Community, Thanks to the excellent work of the OW Support Team, we are pleased to announce a new update for Original War. Check out the extensive change log below to learn about new additions,

Mar 31, 2022
Original War - update 3.0.10.309

Thanks to the excellent work of the OW Support Team, we are pleased to announce a new update for both Original War and the dedicated server. Check out the extensive change log below to learn about new

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · RTS · Sci-fi · Singleplayer · Real-Time with Pause · Time Travel · RPG · Indie · Multiplayer · Story Rich · Difficult · War (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain * , Czech * , Russian, Japanese, Polish * *
Achievements59
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.original-war.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Pentium® III - 900MHz Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 compatible with alteast 64 MB of VRAM Storage: 1 GB available space