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Game
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Forts
Developer EarthWork Games
Forts is a 2D real-time strategy video game developed and published by Australian studio EarthWork Games. It was released on April 19, 2017. Forts started development in March, 2003, as a game originally based on early bridge building games. Forts had sold over a million copies as of March 9, 2022. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
252 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
87
LovedLoved
197 positive · 30 negative
95% range 82–91%
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| Steam reviews | 197 | 30 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 5 | 1 | 19 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
9,784 of 10,609 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
86% recommend · 180 yes, 29 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 209 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (23,434 of 25,502 positive).
Players praise the game's fun physics-based RTS gameplay and satisfying explosions. [1][2][3] A few players criticize the developers' handling of a content creator incident. [4][5][6]
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EDIT 13 Jun While I applaud the fast response to the situation, my review will stay as negative for two reasons: It's not counted in the overall review score, as I received Forts for free many years ago This review was made to showcase the attitude of EarthWork to the broader audience of Steam's users, not to be petty. The game itself is great. Despite being over 9 years old at this point, the physics-based RTS …
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*edit* I changed the review to postive bcs the devs reverted their decision and i want to support people that can take and improve upon criticism. Great job! (old review) The devs did a pretty bad publicity stunt. No this is not "review bombing" but removing game access for a content creator that DID not intended bad faith that did free advertisement for your game is quite an interesting move.
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Pros: - Explosions - More explosions - Even more explosions - The satisfying moment when your opponent’s fort collapses before yours does - Teaches valuable life lessons like “support beams exist for a reason” - My fort collapses even when nobody is shooting - Snipers who can apparently hit a pixel from across the map - The game exposes my structural incompetence - My fort collapses if someone in the room coughs …
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Great game, and brings alot of new ideas to the RTS genre. small community tho, full of veterans. I got into the game watching a few streamers, but only played campaign. i still enjoy watching MP play of the game. Devs still work on the game despite its age, and new DLCs keep bringing refreshment to the game. (edit) I did change my review because of the Cloud_ drama, the devs were fairly harsh at first but corrected …
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---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ …
Summarised from 34 of the 231 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Forts sits at 87% positive across 227 opinionated reactions from 2 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Forts received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 252 · most liked firstEDIT 13 Jun While I applaud the fast response to the situation, my review will stay as negative for two reasons: It's not counted in the overall review score, as I received Forts for free many years ago This review was made to showcase the attitude of EarthWork to the broader audience of Steam's users, not to be petty. The game itself is great. Despite being over 9 years old at this point, the physics-based RTS gameplay still holds up today. The developers? Not so much. Major…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I used to have a positive opinion of the developers, but the situation surrounding Cloud_ completely changed my view. Giving a content creator access to a new DLC and then punishing them for making content about it is absurd. What makes it look even worse is that the decision was only reversed after a strong negative reaction from the community. For me, the issue is not whether Cloud_ was banned or unbanned. The real problem is that this situation creates an impression of inconsistency and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing Worms Forts: Under Siege on stream! This is the only 3D Worms game I haven't played, and it's definitely the least talked about of the four but it's very weird and very different. There's a lot of shit in this game I've been warned about so let's buckle in www.twitch.tv/bigyellowyt
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally getting back to Worms Forts: Under Siege on stream! This game is interesting but a lot more enjoyable than I expected given the poor reception it has, will see if we can potentially wrap up the campaign today, I forget how far in I was last time www.twitch.tv/bigyellowyt
positive · AI labelView post →My first impressions of Forts new season: -Hitscan is both awesome and sucks (controller player) -Katana and Masks are giving Marvel Mythic seasons...bad -Map is gorgeous but HUGE -New moving mechanics are clunky but fun -Game runs like absolute shit, billion dollar game btw <3
neutral · AI labelView post →Scummy devs, while the game is fun, I cannot recommend anyone get this games after the stunt the devs have been pulling, banning content creators for doing what they are supposed too??? devs feel very scummy and pathetic. For more infomation look at the statments made by Cloud_ and OddBawZ
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*edit* I changed the review to postive bcs the devs reverted their decision and i want to support people that can take and improve upon criticism. Great job! (old review) The devs did a pretty bad publicity stunt. No this is not "review bombing" but removing game access for a content creator that DID not intended bad faith that did free advertisement for your game is quite an interesting move.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Devs responded to community backlash really well, shows how goated these devs really are, we all make mistakes but only the best say sorry and fix it. Also great game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game isn't bad, but its not made for me, played some campain, played some multiplayer and it just doesnt click- It looked fun, I love building, I love thinking of absurd strategies. But in practice, the best thing you can do is to build a sniper and counter snipe everything, to deny the opponent from playing the game. So you will get sooner to the late game, where are guns you can not block (you destroy they offence) and then spend up third of the game beating up (almost) dead horse. (I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i just got the game and was playing it but my sister came in and completely ruined my will to play. good game tho
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I figured I would leave a positive review for this game since it's fun and cuz my friend left a negative review for the game after I beat him in one shot after he insisted he was amazing at the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hard to support a game when the devs actively push away the people trying to help it grow.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →wouldn't have bought the game if i knew the devs were just... evil? or just immature. decent game though. EDIT : situation has been resolved, though i doubt it would've without the massive backlash... who knows, maybe with enough time i'll trust the team enough to change my review, for now i'm waiting to see if any more bad decisions happen or not. long live orbital lasers.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a very fun game, HOWEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It can be very hard to master! I was stuck on one of the campaign levels for a very long time but eventually I got through it which was very satisfying. The modding is also very smooth because there's mod support by default, and if you don't like getting destroyed by sweats better players in multiplayer you can play co-op with people against bots. 9/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In ESO, The Empire controls Cyrodiil, the highways, and Imperial Tax Outposts and Forts (or rather, they did, until the Emperor was murdered before the start of the game, and now it's all war-torn...but there's enough legitimacy intact that "claim the throne" still holds weight).
neutral · AI labelView post →I've been wrapping things up in Armored Core For Answer :) Got 2 endings, and I'm on the cusp of getting the last... Unfortunately IDK quite how to initiate that last ending... Still, heck of a game~ Wildly enjoyable, the Arms Forts levels are to die for!
positive · AI labelView post →The game's premise is great, but it's held back by its development team, In terms of balance, moderation and engagement. Considering how they treat the VERY FEW people actually making content / marketing for them. I would suggest supporting another game. If the person's community didn't create backlash, you wouldn't have reversed a thing. And lord knows how you treat ones with a smaller community. And all of it for doing something you asked them to do. This event made me reconsider…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, and brings alot of new ideas to the RTS genre. small community tho, full of veterans. I got into the game watching a few streamers, but only played campaign. i still enjoy watching MP play of the game. Devs still work on the game despite its age, and new DLCs keep bringing refreshment to the game. (edit) I did change my review because of the Cloud_ drama, the devs were fairly harsh at first but corrected it to something more appropriate. I appreciate devs that can correct…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very optimised. If you have a sh!tty laptop with 4gb ram with integrated graphics on linux, this game will work. Highly recommend if you like architecture and guns. If ur here for first time and friends ask you to play it with them, don't. Instead beat the campaign first, then play online.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: - Explosions - More explosions - Even more explosions - The satisfying moment when your opponent’s fort collapses before yours does - Teaches valuable life lessons like “support beams exist for a reason” - My fort collapses even when nobody is shooting - Snipers who can apparently hit a pixel from across the map - The game exposes my structural incompetence - My fort collapses if someone in the room coughs Cons: - None existing like my will to live Final Verdict: 10/10. I will…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Carlton Fisk. Charlestown, NH Forts. Still holds the Class M/Division III record for field goals in a tournament game with 19. He once pulled 38 rebounds in a state tournament game, along with scoring 40 points. That earned him a basketball scholarship to UNH. A
neutral · AI labelView post →i love building my fort for 5 minutes to just discombubulate in a sec to the most sweatiest guy running overdrive 5 cannons, 3 howies. still would recommend the hard campaign is like a very nice tutorial
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Big guns go boom. Bigger guns go bigger boom. Also lasers.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm addicted, i have not slept one single day after buying only the vanilla game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don’t sleep on Carlton Fisk. Yes that Carlton Fisk. #20. Charlestown, NH Forts. Still holds the Class M/Div III record for field goals in a tournament game with 19. He once pulled 38 rebounds in a state tournament game, along with scoring 40 points. That earned him a basketball scholarship to UNH.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is my #promosky Follow and like if you enjoy: -Anime -Pixel Art/Animation -Game development -Fitness -Philosophy -Nature -Crafts of all kinds -Forts in the woods -Connecting to things that are REAL -touching grass -3/10 dance moves Looking forward to meeting you all!
neutral · AI labelView post →Thanks devs, they resolved the issue. #Cloudisfree #goodjobdevs New DLC seems interesting, this has renewed my interest in the game definitely gonna try it. Game good, community good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sometimes annoying, but immensely fun. 10/10 game for sure
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game may seem simple, but it is very difficult yet rewarding. I went against my friend in a 1v1, and atomized his base using incendiary missiles (one of the commander's abilities). It was a very satisfying feeling and I would love to recommend this game to anyone who likes strategy, or even those who don't (like me).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →REALLY good game, but sadly it's kinda dead, ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ unfair every good game nowadays is getting forgotten
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Join us at 11 AM ET/8 AM PT (4 PM BST) for our weekly Sea of Thieves stream! As part of this week's in-game event, we'll obtain "Mega Stashes" (4/20 blaze it lol) from Skeleton Forts. Will we conquer enough to unlock the time-limited mustache? The stakes have never been higher. www.twitch.tv/dkvine
neutral · AI labelView post →Conceptually, the Corp side of the board is made up of Servers. Your Central Servers are hand, deck and discard, and each Remote Server generally holds "one thing". If you've been out of it since the original Deckmaster game, this is "Data Forts" - new name, same thing.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is not a game for players that are not already playing it for 10 years. Impossible to get into if everyone is ultra OP.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I quit. I can't fight the 3-star generals with 6 fire and 6 shock that Spain is given simply for being Spain. Fuck this game. THEY WERE WINNING OUTNUMBERED BATTLES ON MY OWN FUCKING FORTS. I formed Italy and had fun, game over.
negative · AI labelView post →Childhood game, used to love to watch baronvongames play this and ravenfield, game is fun but dont expect to do online pvp without needing to download 38 mods
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun game, I really like an rts with the of skill of aiming and understanding the physics engine in it, its a great time and I love watching higher level competitive players even though I'm nowhere near that good and thank you devs for being kind to my fav forts youtuber! I understand that he messed up and should've been more careful, happy this situation resolved nicely
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I dont know how I havent rated this game yet. It is so peak this is honestly one of if not my most favourite game with constant updates and bug fixes and the endless streams of mods and the plentiful communitiy that then comes with it. This game is action packed with multiplayer single player and almost everythign inbetween from making mods to play them to making maps, you can fight off aginst ai of differnet varying levels, but my absolute favourite mode has to be multiplayer as the community…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →bult a death lazer and insta killed one person good game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i spent years watching BLITZ and BaronVonGames play this and thought it was cool on my school pc. now that i just got this home pc i downloaded it and had a blast playing it all day! would reccomend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sophisticated angry birds 10/10 no other game can i launch my core at the enemy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →AAL Eradication Wars: Fast-paced Soldat-style mecha warfare! Pilot Type-3 Mechas and take down massive Arms Forts in an apocalyptic setting. https://rc-game-design-portfolio.pages.dev/projects/EradicationWars.html #Mecha #Action #IndieDev #Apocalyptic #Soldat
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is fun but there is a large skill gap, go watch Infinity power's tutorial on how build a base so you aren't a plancha. other than that the game is really fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game fit me well. The campain progresivly gets harder and mod can make more things happen. I got high seas and find the campain differant but fun. Kind of exspensive but worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the potential of strategies is almost unlimited, the physics is so cool that u can find weakness in opponent base and hit some vital part and win, thats the game where skill developing potential have no boundaries and you can be best at game as much as you have will to.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Carlton Fisk. Charlestown, NH Forts. Still holds the Class M/Div III record for field goals in a tournament game with 19. He once pulled down 38 rebounds in a state tournament game, along with scoring 40 points. That earned him a basketball scholarship to UNH.
neutral · AI labelView post →EarthWork Games (the Brisbane-based indie developer known for Forts, a popular physics-based real-time strategy PC game) has moved to Bluesky (1.649 followers in X) Bluesky: @earthworkgames.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →#games #promosky #worms Today on game I like, Worms Forts: Under Siege. Game of my childhood. The first game of the series I tried and I loved building overwhelming fortresses. History-themed missions are also quite unique compared to other games and I LOVED the aesthetics.
positive · AI labelView post →"Man, this game looks super simple, its probably super easy" >1st game matches me against the top 30th ranked player in the world >Get annihilated >Match against a russian man with 300 ping who i can only assume is playing his feet >Loose anyways >Play for +80 hours >Watch dozens of tutorials >Still don't understand what the fck is going on half of the time as my fort held up by bubblegum and superglue keeps blinking like a christmas tree as my teammate somehow collapsed their own fort 3…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game has a lot of content (mods) but has small issue, if youre slow at clicking. :^) I am so sorry but you are not winning. -Quite a lot of freedom how you build untill you learn meta. -Games are decently fast (30min max) -Campaings were fun. Certainly not bad concept for game, but its way too fast for casual players and you better be prepared to die hard in PvP.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I will leave this Cat here, so that everybody who passes by, can pet it and give it a thumbs up and awards, ty ／＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)__) ＼二つ The Game was Awesome. :3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have enjoyed this game thouroughly for the 100 hours that I have played of it. However, there are many inconsistencies and bugs that are never resolved. After the firecracker DLC, the game has become completely unstable. I have to fully delete everything of forts and reinstall it to have a chance at playing in multiplayer servers. Often times it kicks me from the game and says the host has disconnected. I thought I had resolved the issue but it seems not. My driver is not the issue, neither…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I used to love this game but the developers of this game ruined any good will Ii had for them in the past Here are just some of the main issues that really puts me off from the game from the most to least important. Issue 1: The near complete removal of any report system, leading to massive toxicity with the only solution being "mute them and add them to your avoid list" which doesnt solve the issue as their not really punished, and the avoid system for some reason removes the person from your…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, highly appreciate the dev's quick response in correcting an unfair ban, and I hope that trend continues into the future.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's enjoyable, but the game is massively flawed in its core design. This is because it's very, extremely RNG heavy. Many matches are won or lost due to luck, or even just building too much and everything crashing down on top of you. In addition, cannons and lasers are so overpowered that they invalidate almost every other weapon. There are times where a single cannon or laser shot can win a game, and I am not exaggerating. It is fun, but I wouldn't recommend it as it really isn't the best…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →oh my gosh is this game fun I have always watched it since it was released and now I can finnally play it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →honestly this game is actually pretty fun ngl, multiplayer is just a w addition
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you LOVE strategy games and building games with logistics you will LOVE FORTS SO MUCH, also if you end up not liking the game (which I don't think will happen) you should watch Blitz and Intern play on youtube.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →forts is a game that requires an existing phd in civil engineering, trig, and rocket science
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game is fine but the multiplayer is a total fucking shitshow, you get stuck with either pros who have more hours on the game than hair on their body or straight fucking troglodytes with less brain function than a senile earthworm
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