Tachyon Wars
Real-time 4X space strategy centered on tactical fleet management
Fair Games · Released Apr 12, 2021
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 40% of 10
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Apr 25, 2024
What is Tachyon Wars?
A real-time 4X strategy game about exploring space, managing specialized colonies and supply chains, designing fleets from ship modules, and commanding tactical battles. Matches can mix human and computer opponents in solo, cooperative, or competitive play, with pausing for planning and a premise centered on dark matter.
For you if...
- +you like real-time 4X strategy with pausable planning
- +you want tactical fleet design and supply-line warfare
- +you prefer matches with human and computer opponents
Not for you if...
- −you prefer turn-based play over simultaneous real-time matches
- −you dislike balancing exploration, colony economics, and fleet combat
Screenshots and trailer
Tachyon Wars system requirements
Minimum: 3 GB Dedicated, 8 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Tachyon Wars?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7, 64 bit or later
- Processor
- 2 cores CPU
- Graphics
- 3 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, 64 bit or later
- Processor
- 4 cores CPU
- Graphics
- 6 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Tachyon Wars have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does Tachyon Wars run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Tachyon Wars use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Strategy
- Space
- 4X
- Sci-fi
- Grand Strategy
- Real Time Tactics
- Futuristic
- 2D
- 3D
- Realistic
- Aliens
- War
- Wargame
- PvE
- Resource Management
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Apr 25, 2024 · Tachyon Wars v1.2
- Apr 15, 2022 · Minor upgrade.
- Sep 18, 2021 · Major Tachyon Wars update
