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Battlezone 98 Redux

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Battlezone 98 Redux

One of the greatest sci-fi strategy games of all time returns with remastered visuals, online multiplayer and near unlimited mod content from Steam Workshop. Experience thrilling first person action and acclaimed RTS in this explosive alternate vision of the 1960s space race.

Strategy Action First-Person RTS Sci-fi
Last tracked players
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91.6% positive
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One of the greatest sci-fi strategy games of all time returns Spring 2016 with remastered visuals, online multiplayer, and near unlimited mod content from Steam Workshop.

Enter an alternate vision of the 1960s where the “space race” is nothing more than a cover for an interplanetary war between the US and Soviet Russia over mysterious alien bio-metal.

Take command of an army of sleek heavy assault tanks, strike cruisers, APCs and more, and wreak havoc with super-heated projectiles in your mission to blast your enemy from the face of the Moon, Mars, Venus, Titan, Io and Europa.

Scavenge the battlefields for crucial bio-metal, deploy powerful defenses, construct advanced facilities and escalate each battle to an epic confrontation.

Revolutionary, revitalised and remastered, Battlezone 98 Redux’s blend of thrilling first person action and tense RTS gameplay is as essential now as it ever was.

FEATURES


Critically Acclaimed RTS:
  • Command the battlefield and fight vehicle-to-vehicle from the immersive first person cockpit view.
  • Unleash mechanized devastation with a huge tactical arsenal including Howitzers, MAG Cannons, Cold Fusion Lasers, Day Wrecker Artillery, and more.
  • Customise and fortify your bases from the ground-up with production factories, power plants, barracks, armouries, command towers and deadly defensive turrets.

Two Explosive Campaigns:
Play as American or Soviet forces in two separate singleplayer campaigns, with 29 missions across 7 different planetary environments.

Sleek Remastered Visuals:
Play Battlezone 98 as it should have been, in HD with completely remodelled vehicles and buildings, enhanced lighting and shadows, improved particle effects, upgraded animations, upscaled terrain, and more.

Online Multiplayer for 2-8 players:
Experience the classic rush of "Deathmatch", or test your skills in a pulse-pounding battle of wits in "Strategy" mode.

Steam Workshop Mods:
Tap into a community nearly two decades in the making, and enjoy near limitless new content with support for mods, such as new singleplayer and multiplayer maps, new vehicles, new HUDs, custom scripts and much more.

Map Editor:
Not a modder yet? Create your own custom multiplayer arenas with the in-built map editing tool.

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System requirements Windows · macOS

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10
  • Processor: Dual-core CPU with SSE3 (Intel® Pentium® D 3GHz / AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4200) or better
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Microsoft® DirectX® 10.0 compatible graphics card with 256 MB of memory (ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 Pro or NVIDIA® equivalent)
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Microsoft® DirectX® 10.0 compatible sound card or better

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 / AMD FX series or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Microsoft® DirectX® 11.0 compatible graphics card with 1GB of memory (NVIDIA® GeForce® 400 series / ATI Radeon™ HD 7750) or better
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Microsoft® DirectX® 10.0 compatible sound card or better

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Mac OS 10.9.5 (Mavericks)
  • Processor: 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel Iris 1536MB or equivalent.
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Rebellion
Brazilian rating
14
Steam Germany rating
16
Achievements
50
Controller support
partial
Metacritic
75
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Languages
English*, French*, Italian*, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Portuguese - Brazil*, Russian*
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

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Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
The on-screen keyboard may need to be opened manually.
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (7)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesNo
FrenchYesYesNo
ItalianYesYesNo
GermanYesYesNo
Spanish - SpainYesYesNo
Portuguese - BrazilYesYesNo
RussianYesYesNo

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Battlezone 98 Redux EULA
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Value Score

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Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 58th percentile. Priced as Market at $19.99.

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Value Ratio Top 42%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Battlezone 98 Redux worth buying right now?
Wait — $19.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Battlezone 98 Redux go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Is Battlezone 98 Redux free to play?
Battlezone 98 Redux costs $19.99 on Steam.
What genre is Battlezone 98 Redux?
Battlezone 98 Redux is a Action, Strategy game.
Who developed Battlezone 98 Redux?
Battlezone 98 Redux was developed by Big Boat Interactive and published by Rebellion.
What platforms does Battlezone 98 Redux support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.

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