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Total Annihilation
What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“I saw Total Annihilation in the 1990's on a video game preview/review show, which was the fashion at the time. I was enthralled by the blatant marketing, I bought a copy, and I did not regret it. Well... not for more than a few angry seconds at a time. Bloody amazing RTS, with…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“I've been playing this game since the internet became mainstream”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“This classic game that has lost non of its appeal over time! Total Annihilation is a large-scale real-time strategy game focused on building bases, harvesting resources, and fighting massive battles with hundreds of units on big 3D maps. You can choose from two sides: ARM (Arm):…”
— a player, Steam review · 241 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:12 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
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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.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · RTS · Classic · Great Soundtrack · Sci-fi · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Robots · Retro · Atmospheric · 1990's · Base-Building (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8) Processor: 100 MHz Memory: 16 MB RAM Graphics: SVGA Storage: 400 MB available space