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REDCON
Command your own fortress in FTL-like real-time battles! Crush the enemy fortress with unrelenting bombardment or seize it with carefully executed invasion.
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
“The other reviews already praise it enough, so instead here is me talking about what should have changed with the port to steam: - People complained about this already, but dear god remove the horrible softlock mechanic when you buy the wrong things on your first playtrough and…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“I just finished the game, got all the perks, all upgrades, finished the campaign, the works. And I would suggest this game to others, but to also look up a few guides while you do, as it is very easy to fall into the trap of playing the game and somehow locking yourself out of…”
— a player, Steam review · 43 hrs played“Best mobile game of it's category if you ask me. The fact they ported it over steam? Even better. Great campaign, fantastic lore, and just...an absolute piece from hexage. The irony? this is inspired by another beautiful animation studio; the same guys who made Akira. Check it…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
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REDCON update 2.1
This minor update introduces perk farming for players who have completed the entire game and continue with replays (referred to as Plus Game Replays ). In Plus Game Replays, your chances of unlocking
Major Update 2.0
The main new feature is the World Map , which allows you to replay levels throughout the campaign. For what it's worth, you can reunite the map under the Krux banner after completing the campaign. Gra
What's new in 1.3.0
You can play the campaign in EASY mode. EASY mode removes credits and budget planning. All unlocked Weapons and Utilities are available for placement without purchase , making the game far less challe
What's new in 1.3.0
You can play the campaign in EASY mode. EASY mode removes credits and budget planning. All unlocked Weapons and Utilities are available for placement without purchase , making the game far less challe
What's new in 1.2.0
French localization Nuclear Strike Call-in Keyboard shortcuts After three unsuccessful attempts at a mission, you can now call in a Nuclear Strike against the enemy fortress. Use them wisely, there ar
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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 | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Indie · Simulation · Tower Defense · 2D · Singleplayer · Base-Building · War (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Italian, Czech, French, Spanish - Latin America |
| Achievements | 5 |
| Official site | http://www.hexage.net/redcon/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8 Processor: 2 Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11.1 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 200 MB available space