Act of War: Direct Action
Worth it · Action · 2008
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $2.99.
- Length
- 11.7h 12.6h to 100%
- Value
- $0.26/hr
- Reviews
- 91% of 628 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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About the game
Tomorrow's War Is NOW Ripped from today's headlines, Act of War: Direct Action™ is a frightening tale of suspense, international intrigue and geopolitical military conflict. This real-time strategy experience puts you squarely in control of counterterrorist forces and delivers a first look at tomorrow's war.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 256 MB of memory, 64 MB Hardware T&L-compatible video card (256 MB recommended), 3 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 71 times in the 14 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 60 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 1 percent on value. It is cheaper than 74 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 95 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Men of War: Assault Squad 2 ($29.99, scores 85) beats it on value, while it beats First Strike ($11.99, scores 29).
More about Act of War: Direct Action
82 from critics against 91 percent from players, and the player number comes from people who own the game.
None of the 327 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 73 percent of the 141 reviews written there were positive, against 91 percent overall, and those are 25 percent of everything written about it.
What players say
I never got to experience this game growing up but I did grow up with C&C generals so I feel right at home. I decided to scoop up the entire franchise, both AOW's, and Act of Aggression they didn't disappoint at all. There are somethings this franchise does better than C&C. Definitely recommend checking them out!
2 more reviews
Actually not bad at all, the dialogue for the campaign is dumb and a bit cringe but it's like C&C 3 and for just over $3
*Act of War: Direct Action*, developed by Eugen Systems and published by THQ Nordic, is a real-time strategy title that captures the essence of mid-2000s RTS design while carving out its own identity through grounded storytelling and mechanically engaging combat systems. Rather than leaning into fantasy or distant sci-fi, it builds its world around a near-future geopolitical crisis, giving the entire experience a...
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Cite this score
Act of War: Direct Action scores 79/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2710/act-of-war-direct-actionReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.