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Game overview

OpenFront

A massively multiplayer real-time strategy game pitting hundreds of players against one another. Over one million nuke each other every month.

Indie Massively Multiplayer Strategy Early Access
Last tracked players
931
All-time peak
1,765
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OpenFront is a massively multiplayer real-time strategy game where hundreds of real players battle simultaneously on a single shared world map. Build your economy, forge alliances, crush your enemies, and launch nuclear strikes — all in real time.

With over 1 million monthly active players on the web version, OpenFront comes to Steam with faster launches and better performance, Steam achievements, and exclusive cosmetics. 

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CONQUER THE WORLD

Every match starts the same way: you control a small patch of territory on a map shared by hundreds of other players. From there, it's up to you. Expand aggressively into undefended land. Pressure weaker neighbours. Accumulate gold, build your military, and push toward dominance — before someone else does the same to you.

DEEP STRATEGY. SIMPLE TO PICK UP.

OpenFront rewards smart play over raw aggression. Managing your economy is just as important as managing your army — overextend and you'll collapse, underinvest and you'll be steamrolled. The game layers genuine strategic depth onto controls anyone can learn in minutes:

  • Expand by directing your forces into unclaimed territory and weaker nations

  • Build ports, cities, and missile defences to strengthen your borders

  • Trade and negotiate — in-game ally requests let you broker truces with neighbours

  • Escalate from conventional warfare to nuclear strikes as the match reaches its endgame

  • Naval warfare adds a second front — control the seas to project power across the map

Multiple world maps each demand a different approach. Europe's choke points reward diplomacy and timing. Asia's open terrain favours rapid expansion. The global map brings full ocean control into play. Every map is a different puzzle.

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

Cosmetics in OpenFront are visible to every player in the match — your territory is your canvas. Equip territory patterns that change the look of every tile you control, from clean minimalist designs to full-scale meme skins. Fly one of hundreds of real-world flags. Personalise your profile with unlockable cosmetics earned through play or the in-game shop.

OpenFront will never be pay-to-win. Every cosmetic is visual only.

CLANS AND COMPETITIVE PLAY

OpenFront has an active grassroots competitive community. Clan tags are more than cosmetic — in team modes, players carrying the same tag are automatically fielded together, turning organised clans into genuine competitive units. Clan wins, losses, and win rates are tracked globally and compared on leaderboards.

OpenFront Masters is the official competitive organisation, running monthly cash-prized tournaments with referees, anti-cheat rules, and a Liquipedia presence. With over 10,000 members in the OFM Discord and a dedicated spectator format built for streaming, competitive OpenFront is already an established scene, not an afterthought.

BUILT WITH THE COMMUNITY

OpenFront started as an open-source project shaped entirely by player feedback, and that ethos carries into the Steam release. The public development roadmap is live on GitHub, updated regularly with what's being built and what's coming next. Bug reports, feature requests, and even code contributions from the community have directly shaped the game you're playing today.

Jump into the Discord, follow the roadmap, and help build what comes next.

EARLY ACCESS

OpenFront launches on Steam in Early Access with a fully playable, polished core game — the same experience that has driven 1 million monthly players on the web. Early Access funds continued development including:

  • Mobile app (iOS and Android)

  • Expanded clan system with native leaderboards

  • New cosmetics, territory skins, and subscriber perks

  • Additional maps and game modes

  • Performance and observability improvements

  • Steam Deck optimisation

The full roadmap is public. You can see exactly what's being worked on, vote on priorities, and track progress in real time.

PLAY ANYWHERE

OpenFront runs natively in the browser with no download required — the Steam version shares the same servers, the same players, and full cross-platform multiplayer. Start a match on Steam and play against someone on their phone. The community is one pool, wherever you play.

WHY STEAM THEN?

You may be looking at the above going, well why would I buy steam if i can play online for free? Buying on steam helps us fund the next cycle of Openfronts development and although we have some cool bits planned for Steam such as 

  • Achievements * Delayed due to a steam bug we are battling, will be in the next day or two!

  • Offline play 

  • Asset Loading which should provide improved performance

  • Unique Cosmetics available only to steam purchasers 

  • A unique discord rank to show your support in our games discord

  • 1 month subscription worth 9,99 

Do not buy steam if you are expecting a materially different experience or for features you wouldn't get on the web, there will never be gameplay on the steam version that we don't also plan on releasing online too, that wouldn't be fair and would be a part of forgetting where we came from, but if you do decide to purchase and support us, thank you!

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System requirements Windows · macOS · Linux

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: OS Version: Windows 10 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: OS Version: Windows 10 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: macOS 10.14 or later
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3+ compatible
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: macOS 10.14 or later
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3+ compatible
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Linux

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Ubuntu 18.04 or later, SteamOS
  • Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3+ compatible
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Ubuntu 18.04 or later, SteamOS
  • Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3+ compatible
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
OpenFront Inc
Brazilian rating
6
Steam Germany rating
12
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, MMO, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, In-App Purchases, Family Sharing
Languages
English, French, Bulgarian, Japanese, Russian, Ukrainian, German, Dutch, Croatian, Serbian
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Buy Verdict

Watch — $6.99.

Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.

▬ ~13 days until next sale

Update Momentum

Actively Updated — 3 patches in last 30 days.

12 patches and 13 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.

▲ 3 patches this month

Value Score

Great Value — 100th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile.

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Update Timeline

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Source: Steam News
Freshness: stale
Observed Nov 11, 2026 00:01 UTC
Meaningful updates
13
Last 365 days
Last meaningful update
1 days ago
Median cadence
6 days

[h1]V36 is live![/h1] Hey everyone, V36 is out now and [b]Season 1 starts today[/b]. Every public FFA game you play while signed in now counts towards your new FFA Rating, so jump in and see where you land. If you want the full story behind the new rating system, it's all in last…

Nov 09, 2026 at 17:03 UTC Community Announcements By lewis large update proxy (inferred) External source

[h1]Dev Blog: V36 and Season 1[/h1] Hey everyone, We've been heads down for the last few weeks and we're really excited to finally show you what's coming. V36 lands on [b]Monday 9 November[/b]. It's the start of Season 1, it brings a new Elo system we've built with the OFstats te…

Nov 05, 2026 at 16:30 UTC Community Announcements By lewis large update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 1 after
Review association: Insufficient data Samples: 25 before, 0 after

[h1]OpenFront v0.35 is live![/h1] Player levels and Prestige, two new ranked queues, a replay viewer you can scrub through, smarter nations, faster chat, bigger lobbies and ten new maps. Here's what's new. [hr][/hr] [h2]Player levels & Prestige[/h2] Every game now earns XP, shown…

Oct 16, 2026 at 17:14 UTC Community Announcements By lewis large update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 1 before, 0 after
Review association: 79.6% before / 83.3% after Samples: 186 before, 102 after

OpenFront has passed 1,000 reviews on Steam, less than a month after launch. Every one of them has been read, the good and the bad, and the community has been really clear about what it loves and what it wants fixed. A lot has changed since launch day because of that feedback, so…

Oct 14, 2026 at 10:11 UTC Community Announcements By lewis large update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 1 after
Review association: 80.3% before / 82% after Samples: 183 before, 139 after

Hey everyone! We're just under a week away from the one month anniversary of OpenFront's Steam release, and honestly it's been incredible. Thank you so much to every single one of you who has picked it up, left a review, or just jumped in and played. It means the world to us. We'…

Oct 09, 2026 at 12:12 UTC Community Announcements By lewis medium update proxy (inferred) External source

[h1]Hello Everyone![/h1] It's been about two weeks since we launched on Steam and I just wanted to say a massive thank you to you all. Since launch we've sold almost 50,000 copies of OpenFront and hit a new record of over 300,000 daily active players multiple times, which is hone…

Oct 01, 2026 at 16:47 UTC Community Announcements By lewis medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 87.9% before / 79.9% after Samples: 802 before, 184 after

[h1]0.2.0 is live - Achievements are here[/h1] Before anything else, thank you. The launch has gone better than any of us expected and that is entirely down to you lot, it genuinely could not have been done without you. We are still finalising the numbers but we will be putting a…

Sep 23, 2026 at 16:17 UTC Community Announcements By lewis medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 90.1% before / 81.6% after Samples: 716 before, 299 after

[list] [*] Fix Steam screenshots (F12) not working since v0.1.8 [*] Bundled OpenFrontIO updated to v0.34.13 [/list]

Sep 22, 2026 at 16:05 UTC Community Announcements By Jish small update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 90.7% before / 81.2% after Samples: 666 before, 335 after

[list] [*] Steam sign-in is roughly 1.5s faster on launch [*] Steam screenshots (F12) now capture the game instead of a blank frame [*] Steam achievements can now be unlocked from the game (once we add them tomorrow!) [*] Fix a display ad appearing while watching older replays on…

Sep 19, 2026 at 18:07 UTC Community Announcements By Jish small update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 90.8% before / 85.5% after Samples: 466 before, 496 after

OpenFront has jumped over from being a browser game to a Steam release, and I can see it easily sucking away lots of my time firing off nukes at my neighbours.Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/nuke-your-neighbours-in-the-massively-multiplayer-rts-g…

Sep 18, 2026 at 08:53 UTC GamingOnLinux small update proxy (inferred) External source

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is OpenFront worth buying right now?
Watch — $6.99. Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
When does OpenFront go on sale?
Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
Is OpenFront still getting updates?
Actively Updated — 3 patches in last 30 days. 12 patches and 13 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
Is OpenFront free to play?
OpenFront costs $6.99 on Steam.
What genre is OpenFront?
OpenFront is a Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Strategy, Early Access game.
Who developed OpenFront?
OpenFront was developed by OpenFront Inc and published by OpenFront Inc.
What platforms does OpenFront support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.