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War Footing
War Footing puts you in command of a nation's defenses. With limited time & resources, and tension rising, can you build the military needed to save your country's independence?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-21 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-17.
“The game is very much what it says on the tin, a defence procurement simulator. As of release, it is very much a game that is genuinely deep and very fun in the "Build up" phase, but is somewhat let down by "Quirks" in the "Warfighting" phase. One of the biggest problems in that…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Its a great game concept, but in my opinion its definitely got a rocky start. I've got a few bits of constructive feedback/observations to help out with improving the game. First, to get this out the way, I played through a scenario without being able to see the dropdown on a…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Watched a perun video before buying it and managed a pretty one sided win on my 2nd try of the first scenario. People are complaining about the lack of a tutorial but the game is pretty self explanatory for the most part with tool tips. For a "spreadsheet" game its a rather…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-21.
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Latest official news
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V1.0.1: Bug Fixes + Linux News
Hope everyone is enjoying the launch so far! I've been trying to keep up with feedback to the best of my ability, and I've been able to hotfix a few identified issues, with the changelog below. One of
War Footing is now Live!
War Footing has now released on Steam! We're excited for everyone to have a chance to play. Here's a list of updates since the latest demo version: V0.9.7 Updated events; stopped some from firing when
Dev update October 4
It's been a while since I shared more detailed dev notes, so I wanted to include those below. This is likely to be the second-to-last dev update ahead of launch on October 15. Before we get to the ful
Demo Updated to 0.9.5
I've let the demo fall behind the current dev version, but that's now fixed! This will feature all of the new fixes and features that are in the full version, while still limited to just one scenario.
Dev Update: September 12, 2026
Development updates are slowing down as I turn my attention to the less-glamourous things - bug-fixing and balancing. No features have been added since the last update, but I've made several balance c
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-10-17.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Wargame · Turn-Based Strategy · Text-Based · Alternate History · Cold War · Tanks · Turn-Based Combat · Minimalist · Management · Military · War (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 16 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 (64-Bit) Processor: Dual-Core 2.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics Storage: 500 MB available space