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War of Dots
Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“great game highly adicting very strategic, if thats what your looking for”
— a player, Steam review · 174 hrs played“It's a good game, i like it but i think it would be better if there would be a mode where you can play with friends against bots, i would love to see a players vs bots mode where i can play with my brother or friends”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“I really like this game and think it has a lot of promise but currently I am giving a thumbs down because of a mixture of things that lead to me feeling like I am fighting with the game rather than the other player. 1. the area of control around a unit for supply chains feels…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
v1.4.3
This update introduces: 6 new ladder maps (thanks to @Concealed) ! Stats and usernames don’t fade anymore upon click. Each game now fades out (online games fade in as well). Map generator bug fixes (t
v1.4.2.1
If the game didn’t launch for you, try the LATEST update! I have fixed numerous start up issues. QoL updates: UI fades when you try to select dots or cities. Production sliders now appear by pressing
The EXPERIMENT Update (v1.4.1)
🧪 EXPERIMENT is here The first new game mode in War of Dots, and the start of something bigger. Full walkthrough with everything shown in action is in the video: 📺 Watch the full breakdown here → 🎮 Wh
v1.3.7
This update introduces: Randomly generated maps now have bridges. Randomly generated maps are now more balanced! There should be less mid-game crashes. Bug fixes
v1.3.6
World Economy Update I'm excited to introduce the World Economy, a new layer to War of Dots' world mode. Every player now starts with $1000 to invest across a range of stocks, or to hold as cash if th
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Strategy, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Strategy · RTS · Minimalist · Multiplayer · Wargame · Real Time Tactics · Free to Play · 2D · Top-Down · Military · War · Casual (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Ukrainian |
| Official site | https://warofdots.net/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or later Processor: Intel Core i3 or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 / AMD Radeon HD 7750 / Integrated equivalent Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Integrated sound card VR Support: See documentation Additional Notes: Runs on most modern low-end hardware