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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. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
29 of the 64 reviews raise this.
“I spent hundreds (perhaps thousands?) of hours playing TA as a kid. TA was an incredible technical feat in 1997. Full 3D units that turn, aim, and fire at enemies, 3D height-mapped terrain, gravity, projectile physics,…”
“Excellent RTS and was massive when if was released. Works on Windows 11”
“JUST PLAY TOTAL ANNIHILATION AGAIN AFTER 0VER 25 YEARS. WHAT AN GREAT GAME”
9 of the 64 reviews raise this.
“A stone cold classic that I keep returning to, I think this is my favourite ever RTS”
“Spent hours playing this game when I was young, always liked it and I though the Campaign was written well. If you like RTS, this game is for you. You have 2 Campaigns to chose from and you can do them both (not the…”
“I've been playing this game since it first came out in the 90's. It has great graphics and replayability. I like setting up specific scenarios, but the campains are great as you can play start to finish on one side and…”
5 of the 64 reviews raise this.
“GREAT RTS FROM THE 90s SUPER SIMPLE AND EASY TO PLAY”
“Amazing game, so addictive. Reminds me of dark reign and command & conquer. Not an easy game either, challenging. Had it for a while now, just decided to replay it recently.”
“I played this from way back, and it is still fun and very challenging playing on hard! Totally worth the $.99.”
5 of the 64 reviews raise this.
“I spent hundreds (perhaps thousands?) of hours playing TA as a kid. TA was an incredible technical feat in 1997. Full 3D units that turn, aim, and fire at enemies, 3D height-mapped terrain, gravity, projectile physics,…”
“well i remember playing this back in 1997 on my old desktop Rig (Viglen PII 300MHz System)... i think i had the game for like 4 years before i lent the CD ROM to a buddy... but honestly it was a fantastic time gaming…”
“I've been playing this game since it first came out in the 90's. It has great graphics and replayability. I like setting up specific scenarios, but the campains are great as you can play start to finish on one side and…”
4 of the 64 reviews raise this.
“Total Annihilation has been holding the "RTS" genre down, since the 90's. Back then this game flew under the flag of "Cavedog Entertainment". That was back in the day. I have been gaming for over 20 years now, and this…”
“I played this from way back, and it is still fun and very challenging playing on hard! Totally worth the $.99.”
“just scored this huge underrated classic for 99 cents, Patrick star you are one smart shopper!”
5 of the 64 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I was a big fan of TA back in the day. But I also could manage grouping units. I can't play this on hard without being able to manage with more than ctrl-a, ctrl-c, and ctrl-z. I have tried every fix mentioned online…”
3 of the 64 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Spent hours playing this game when I was young, always liked it and I though the Campaign was written well. If you like RTS, this game is for you. You have 2 Campaigns to chose from and you can do them both (not the…”
Counted across 64 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-05-12.
| 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 * * |
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