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The Red Solstice

The Red Solstice

2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.

Released Jul 9, 2015 Developer Ironward Platforms Windows StrategyTacticalRTSSci-fiCo-op
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (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.

70.9%positive2,501 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Short but challenging. Good enough for the price. I saw a few reviews saying this doesn't work on AMD cards but I had no issues at all.”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“nice little tactics game, il jam this for a week or so for sure”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Dont buy it don't even get it for free. Its been with no support of any kind for 4+ years and basically does not work on amd hardware.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:51 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
324-hour peak
81,972all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 1.8k avg · Feb 2018

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.

73achievements
4.1%median completion
4.0%rarest: Veteran Terminator
25.5% of players 16.6% of players 16.1% of players 14.0% of players 11.5% of players 11.1% of players 10.4% of players 8.1% of players 7.7% of players 6.4% of players 6.1% of players 5.7% of players 5.2% of players 5.0% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 4.2% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 25.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
25.5%M.E.R.C.S. Armor — Hidden achievement
16.6%Colony Dark — You have completed Colony dark mission
16.1%First encounter! — You have seen it, and you have killed it!
Rarest badges of honor
4.0%Veteran Terminator — Hidden achievement
4.0%Veteran Recon — Hidden achievement
4.0%Veteran Marksman — 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.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
EU9.99 EUR
UK7.19 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada11.49 CAD
Japan1,010 JPY
Brazil20.69 BRL
China37.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$4.1 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$11

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

$0 $10 $20 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.

Jun 17, 2022
Happy One Year Anniversary Red Solstice 2: Survivors!

Marines! It's time to celebrate the one year anniversary of Red Solstice 2: Survivors! We want to thank everyone in the community for your support - and support over the last year with Red Solstice 2:

Sep 02, 2021
MARINES! RS2 UPDATE 1.6 NOW AVAILABLE

Attention Marines, Update 1.6 just went live and you know what that means…? Of course you do - lots of lovely updates and changes to the game. The development team have been busy, and this update is t

Mar 26, 2021
Red Solstice 2 - Presenting Missions

Hello Marines, We have some exciting news for you! Today we have released a brand new trailer that focuses on the different mission types which you will encounter in Red Solstice 2: Survivors. You can

Mar 19, 2021
Wishlist Campaign Update!

Hello Marines! It's been a busy time in the world of Red Solstice. We announced a brand new trailer, completed our Playtest which thousands of you joined and we have also started our wishlist campaign

Feb 25, 2021
Red Solstice 2: Survivors to be published by 505 Games

Hello marines! Release date We’re thrilled to announce that Ironward have partnered up with 505 Games to bring Red Solstice 2: Survivors to Steam on June 17th! Trailer Red Solstice 2: Survivors takes

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

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

GenresStrategy
Player tagsStrategy · Tactical · RTS · Sci-fi · Co-op · Aliens · Singleplayer · Real Time Tactics · Multiplayer · Top-Down · Real-Time · Real-Time with Pause (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements73
Estimated owners2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.theredsolstice.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or Later Processor: Intel Core i5-2320 CPU @ 3.00 Ghz or Better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3800 / Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT or Better Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: A Fine High Definition Audio Device Never Hurt Anyone Additional Notes: OpenGL / OpenAL