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Build a physics-driven fortress, manage resources and research weapons, then break enemy structures in campaign or multiplayer.
Released 19 Apr 2017
Build Physics-Driven Forts
Protect Your Reactor
Break Enemy 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!
Developed by EarthWork Games · Published by EarthWork Games









In Forts, you build and arm a fortress while trying to destroy your opponent’s. Its physics-based structures can buckle and collapse, so a hit on a weak point may bring down far more than the struck section.
Construct supports, weapons, and resource-producing modules in real time. Manage materials and energy as you expand your base and research new technology, choosing how to balance defenses, production, and firepower.
Play through a single-player campaign and battles against AI, or compete with other players. Matches turn construction into a race to prepare weapons and defenses before the opposing fort can be brought down.
Reviewers often enjoy designing forts, exploiting structural physics, and watching a well-placed attack bring down an enemy base. Some praise the tactical possibilities, campaign challenges, and replay value from mods, while others especially like playing with friends. Criticism includes a steep learning curve in online matches, concerns about unpredictable combat or weapon balance, and reports of multiplayer stability problems. Several reviews also object to the developers’ handling of a content creator’s access, with some noting that the decision was later reversed.






| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 68 |
| Age ratings |
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| Players | 1–8 |
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| Multiplayer | Forts supports online and LAN multiplayer. The official description states multiplayer matches with up to seven other competitors, indicating up to 8 players total. Steam features list Online PvP, LAN PvP, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op. Reviews describe 1v1 ranked play, 2v2, 4v4, co-op play, matches where multiple players control the same fort, and co-op against bots. |
| Multiplayer & mods | Forts supports Steam Workshop mods, including maps, weapons, tech, and campaigns. Reviews state many online lobbies are modded and mods can install automatically for joining players. DLC hosts can grant lobby players access to DLC multiplayer features and weapons in hosted matches. |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 9 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 74/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |