Game overview
Black Powder Red Earth®
The near present. Step into the event horizon of a failed state, as Private Military Contractor - Cold Harbor, hunting jihadist terrorists in war-torn sprawls as a lethal surrogate for the host nation.
- Last tracked players
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- All-time peak
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- 87.3% positive 220 reviews · via SteamSpy
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Black Powder Red Earth® is a minute-to-minute turn-based tactics game set in a proxy war between the dictatorship of a failing petro-state and a brutal jihadist insurgency. Fighting in war-torn urban sprawls, players lead an enhanced capability advisory and enabler unit, conducting kinetic actions with full lethal surrogacy to accomplish their missions.

Based on the Amazon best selling graphic novels of the same name, Black Powder Red Earth™ was developed with the support and advice of Special Operations combat veterans from the Commanders In-Extremis Force and by the designer of the Decentralized Battle Space Program. Black Powder Red Earth® has no tech trees, base building or R&D mini-games. It focuses entirely on meaningful tactical decisions that influence the outcome of raids in urban environments.
Step into the event horizon of absolute chaos — now.
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System requirements Windows · macOS · Linux
Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *: windows xp
- Processor: 1.7 GHz Processor
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended:- OS *: windows 7+
- Processor: 3.0 GHz Processor
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9
- Storage: 2 GB available space
macOS
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: OSX 10.10+
- Processor: 1.7 Ghz Processor
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8 or higher, ATI X1600 or higher, or Intel HD 3000
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended:- OS: OSX 10.10+
- Processor: 3.0 Ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8 or higher, ATI X1600 or higher, or Intel HD 3000
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Linux
Minimum
Minimum:- Processor: 1.7 Ghz Processor
- Graphics: opengl 3.2
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended:- Processor: 3.0 Ghz
- Graphics: opengl 3.2
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- _Echelon Software
- Brazilian rating
- 14
- Steam Germany rating
- 16
- Content warning
- This game includes scenes of war to include the killing of non-combatants and the use of suicide vest which can kill combatants and non-combatants alike. All people depicted are considered Military Age Males.
- Achievements
- 24
- Features
- Single-player, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English*
*languages with full audio support - Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- [email protected] Support site ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
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Structured language support (1)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 63th percentile. Priced as Market at $19.99.
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