Future Wars
Skip · Strategy · 2010
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 0, under the fair line, at $4.99.
- Length
- 10.2h 16.3h to 100%
- Value
- $0.49/hr
- Reviews
- 30% of 309 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.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Battle it out on the proving grounds and get ready for Future Wars. Similar to classic titles such as Advance Wars and Battle Isle, the game takes strategy gaming away from the micro-management overkill that it has become and using simple, proven rock-paper-scissors principles, reopens the genre to everyone.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 502 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 127 discounts in the 14 years tracked, the median cut is 80 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is less well reviewed than 99 percent of its genre. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension ($34.99, scores 49) and RISK: Global Domination (free, scores 53) both outscore it.
More about Future Wars
Inside the two-hour refund window, 23 percent of the 169 reviews written there were positive, against 30 percent overall, and those are 73 percent of everything written about it.
What players say
This game seemed to be interesting, but sadly failed on so many levels. Having been compared to Advance Wars, I was expecting a lot more out of the game than it gave me. The plot was uninspiring, the characters at least as much. The art, animations and unit design also leads much to be desired. Complemented with bugs, and a lack of other Advance Wars features mean that even Hot Seat and Editing fail to make this...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
I got this game for 99 cents as a curiosity, but was very dissapointed. I'd say the biggest problem I have with the game is that it is customized for slower computers so I can't play it on my computer. Every turn feels like I'm draggng my feet through a hurricane that's pushing me backward slowing my pace to a crawl. As far as the gameplay goes, overall its not really too bad, but it is just a mediocre rts game that...
I find this game ok. Maybe the AI is not great, but then it feels like a casual game, which is nice IMO. One thing is that the explosions, sfx and music are quite good for a low-budget game.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Future Wars scores 0/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/46440/future-warsReviews 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 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.