Indie · July 14, 2017
Rusted Warfare – RTS (2017)
Rusted Warfare is an RTS inspired by classic real-time strategy games with modern tech. Built for Large Battles Over 50 unique units with many upgrades Optimised multi-core engine easily handles battles of 1000's of units. Experimental units for the big late-game battles Infinite zoom to view and issue commands across the whole battlefield Create your own battles and scenarios in the sandbox editor then play them in multiplayer Modern Multiplayer Host your own game or play on the dedicated servers Reconnect to disconnected multiplayer games Steam friend matchmaking Save and load multiplayer games for the quick lunch time battle Enable shared unit control between allies. Watch recorded multiplayer replays and save at any point to start playing from Full cross-platform multiplayer between the Windows, Linux and Android versions
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- RTS · 158
- Strategy · 121
- Base-Building · 91
- Moddable · 75
- Multiplayer · 73
- Indie · 64
- 2D · 62
- Sandbox · 55
- Real-Time · 54
- Pixel Graphics · 51
- Singleplayer · 50
- Co-op · 43
- Real-Time with Pause · 39
- Robots · 38
- Retro · 37
Indie releases from 2017
20 Indie titles launched in 2017 — top 6 by review volume.
Peer Indie titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 6.2k Steam reviews | Top 40% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 97% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 9% |
| Concurrent peak | 174 players | Top 25% in Indie by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 17 h average | Top 36% for session depth among Indie |
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Community
- Steam Workshop
- Steam Cloud
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Reception Metrics
Steam community
97%Overwhelmingly Positive · 6.2k reviews
6.1k positive · 187 negative
Curator recommendations
5.9k
Peak concurrent players
174
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
17h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
7h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
9h
Current engagement
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jul 14, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Corroding Games |
| Base price | $2.99 -40% |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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