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War Selection
War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “fun, deep classic-style RTS gameplay” (73 of 102 reviews) and “fun matches with friends” (8); the most common complaint is “frustrating, poorly balanced RTS mechanics” (10). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
73 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“The game by itself has a lot of potential, as it uses a lot of the old and beloved RTS mechanics, however, it is a pay to win game and includes micro-transactions that are not mentioned anywhere on the steam page. When…”
“dont play this game bro is too good”
“I have not played that much strategy-based games and i must say that this truly has made invested. Initially i was hesitant at checking this out but the learning curve kept me wanting for more and it has its great…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“amazing game for you and your friends easy to run and play when you are hammered”
“THIS GAME? GOOD GAME, THE PROBLEM IF YOU PLAY THIS GAME AROUND MORNING BETWEEN 7:00 - 17;00 JUST HAVE SOME PLAYERS ( IF YOU PLAY TEAM MATCH ) , GMT +7 indonesia time, im very like play teammatch 8-vs 8 , wish this game…”
“Зашёл поиграть с друзьями, пока копал ресурсы и переходил в позднее средневековье, друзья уже летели на меня на бомбардировщиках. 10/10”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“For a free RTS game, i must say it's really good, evolving through the ages, the effects, models and audio, good in my opinion. A bit unfortunate with the thing that you must pay to develop into germany, france, or any…”
“fun free strategy game for beginners”
“So far it's banging. I'll update my review when I reach the point where I feel the need to drop money on it, but the 2000s kid in me is getting a long time itchy itch scratched in every way by this game. I'm sorry to…”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Honestly, War Selection is one of the best RTS games I’ve played in a long time. The progression through different eras, the strategic depth, and the massive battles make every match feel unique. I’ve already spent a…”
“Great game. play it for 3449 hours!”
“I think this game is pretty fun because you can make forts and with the forts make tanks and planes in it and like that you can make your own army with there being custom maps so if you don't wanna play normal maps go…”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“good game all round if you like RTS and easy enough to get into for new players to the genre unlike other games in the genre”
“fun free strategy game for beginners”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Piece of crap kind of RTS. Balance is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, economy is completely unintuitive, countries are OP compared to free factions (do not even mention that you can get them for free through grinding, you need to play…”
“This game is the most retarded RTS game i've ever played, wow. Nothing makes sense, the balance is all off, and I cannot put it into words just how bad this game is. No wonder how it's 7+ years old and beyond dead,…”
“♥♥♥♥ combustion engine upgrade”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“The game by itself has a lot of potential, as it uses a lot of the old and beloved RTS mechanics, however, it is a pay to win game and includes micro-transactions that are not mentioned anywhere on the steam page. When…”
“it fun for the first few seconds until you realize "oh i got to either play for my entire life to get one country or pay" AND and, it gives you very little in game... coins? money? whatever it is, IT GIVES YOU VERY…”
“first of all, i love the idea of progressing through the ages and the game's RTS genre, but i wholeheartedly cannot support any game that has micro-transactions. also, i've noticed that gathering food in game is a huge…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I have not played that much strategy-based games and i must say that this truly has made invested. Initially i was hesitant at checking this out but the learning curve kept me wanting for more and it has its great…”
“Piece of crap kind of RTS. Balance is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, economy is completely unintuitive, countries are OP compared to free factions (do not even mention that you can get them for free through grinding, you need to play…”
“Friends asked me for a "fast" round War Selection at 22:00pm ended up at 3AM making war crimes and pretending whole solar eclipses with zeppelines (pls nerf zeppelines) Love this Game, best RTS game on steam rn <3”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“It reminds me of the late 90's early 2000's RTS games that I fell in love with, Just wish I knew of a timeline of when it would be done, still a good game for the RTS genre, just wish I had the ability to have…”
“More updates please but otherwise its good”
“Is shame people dont make more stuff to this game anymore is great game”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game really enjoy playing it, it did freeze up and I had to go to the main menu and tried to go back in but it didn't save even tho I did save it but otherwise great game”
“It reminds me of the late 90's early 2000's RTS games that I fell in love with, Just wish I knew of a timeline of when it would be done, still a good game for the RTS genre, just wish I had the ability to have…”
“Very good, great potential. Right now only sandbox but if yous keep working on this game it could be one of the best RTS out there. Next age up to space and nukes, and media corruption etc is needed, and AI opponents.…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Attacking in the stone age = gay. Playing with horses = gay. Playing with archers or legionnaires = gay. Having to much spearmen = gay. Naval infantry = gay. Using planes = gay. Doing great economy in the backline because doing army is gay = gay. Game for a few hours.”
— a player, Steam review · 500 hrs played“Very great game love to see what comes next. I'd like to have delete units and buildings, plus unit grouping instead of one giant group of every unit you made.”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played“Its complicated. This game has some of the best RTS features you could want, yet at the same time lacks heavily in others. For instance they have tanks and planes which i havent used well since C&C. I love that aspect. Yet they still dont have A.i Skirmishes which is lame.”
— a player, Steam review · 17 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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Performance Improvements and Reworked Grass
General Improved game and interface performance, including matches with large numbers of units and effects Added settings for the amount of animation particles and the visibility of decorations and ad
Arena and a New Main Menu
General Redesigned the main menu with separate single-player and multiplayer sections, a new look for windows and smooth transitions Added Arena mode to matchmaking and private games: battles with ide
Automatic Gates, Interface Improvements and New Vehicle Destruction Effects
General Optimized performance in large battles with many units, effects and pieces of debris. Models and textures needed immediately now take priority when loading Gates can now be switched to automat
Smoother Terrain, Higher FPS and Bug Fixes
General Map terrain is smoother: slopes and hills no longer look angular Higher FPS: the scripts that run the interface and gameplay now execute faster Bug Fixes If a match's mod or map was unavailabl
Turning Inertia, Elephants and Bug Fixes
General Optimized rendering of explosions, other visual effects and marks on the ground Reduced overlapping identical sounds when many units fire or perform the same action at once Added turning inert
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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 | Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Strategy, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Player tags | Strategy · Base-Building · Free to Play · RTS · Multiplayer · Military · War · Online Co-Op · Massively Multiplayer · PvP · Singleplayer · Survival (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · In-App Purchases |
| Languages | English * , Russian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , French * , Simplified Chinese * , Danish * , Polish * , Italian * , Czech * , Korean * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Turkish * , Dutch * , Hungarian * , Traditional Chin… |
| Official site | https://warselect.io/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2.5 Ghz CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 2 GB Storage: 4400 MB available space