Forts
Unleash your creativity and strategic prowess in Forts, the exhilarating physics-based RTS! Design, construct, and customize imposing fortresses, bristling with devastating firepower, and blast your opponent’s buildings to rubble!
- Released
- 2017
- Developer
- EarthWork Games
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- 74
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- 3 GB
What is Forts?
Unleash your creativity and strategic prowess in Forts, the exhilarating physics-based RTS! Design, construct, and customize imposing fortresses, bristling with devastating firepower, and blast your opponent’s buildings to rubble!
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 18 April 2017 |
|---|---|
| Developer | EarthWork Games |
| Publisher | EarthWork Games |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Strategy |
| Languages | 17 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Forts received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | Not stated |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | Steam Workshop |
| Online play | Yes |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | 3 GB |
| Add-on content | 9 DLC listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Games like Forts
24 games overlap with Forts on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Ravenfield, Factorio and SimplePlanes.
Common questions about Forts
What platforms is Forts on?
Forts is available on PC. It first released in 2017.
How much does Forts cost?
$14.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Forts?
92% of 25,318 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Forts?
74 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Forts work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Forts as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the Forts download?
3 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.