Forged Battalion
Skip · Strategy · 2018
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 3, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 8.3h
- Value
- $1.20/hr
- Reviews
- 58% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, Nvidia GTX 650, AMD HD 7800, 2 GB of storage. Windows only.
Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles. You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy.
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The value story
The lowest price on record is $1.99, set in October 2022. 84 discounts in the 9 years on record. They run about 60 percent off, roughly 5 weeks apart.
It is pricier than 68 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 95 percent. Conan Unconquered ($5.99, scores 22) outscores it, and so does 8-Bit Armies ($14.99, scores 49). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
Inside the two-hour refund window, 52 percent of the 167 reviews written there were positive, against 58 percent overall, and those are 21 percent of everything written about it.
Players
1 players online when we last checked, on Sep 28, 02:48 UTC.
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What players say
While I am leaving a positive review, only play this if coming in with low expectations and if the desire to "make your own faction" really appeals to you. It can be a fun RTS game to mess around in for a bit, but it definitely does not have the staying power of other big RTS titles (Warcraft, Starcraft, Command and Conquer, Supreme Commander, etc.) If you want to try out a different RTS, give Forged Battalion a...
Forged Battalion isn't the best RTS game ever, but the customizeable factions is super cool, and it has great music. I really enjoy playing this game.
Overall the game is pretty good, but they made some really bad design decisions. For example, your military production buildings cap at 3, and provide no benefit after that. Imagine if Age of Empries or Starcraft II did this. No one would play, as it would kill the most prolific strategies in those games. Reaper spam? Not on my watch! Mass hussar? I don't think so, says Petroglyph! Super disappointing to have done...
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Cite this score
Forged Battalion scores 3/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/686260/forged-battalionReviews 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 1.
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