Broken Arrow
Modern real-time tactics with customizable armies and combined-arms battles
Steel Balalaika · Published by Slitherine Ltd. · Released Jun 19, 2025
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 53% of 31K
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 53% of 453 in 30 days
- Players
- 2,128
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 week ago
- Oct 20, 2026
What is Broken Arrow?
You command US and Russian forces in a real-time military tactics game, with a Baltic campaign about escalating global tensions. Direct reconnaissance units to locate enemies, defend positions with infantry, and coordinate vehicle and aircraft attacks. Beyond the campaign, you can fight AI skirmishes or join online battles with up to five players per side.
For you if...
- +you enjoy coordinating different unit types under real-time pressure
- +you want to team up with friends against AI
Not for you if...
- −you prefer turn-based planning over managing battles in real time
What players say
53% of 31,290 reviews are positive · 53% of 453 in the last 30 days
Players praise the army customization, unit variety, and combined-arms combat. Recent reviews criticize cheating, players leaving matches, and balance problems following the Russian DLC. Players also report crashes and criticize the lack of mid-mission saves.
Screenshots and trailer
Broken Arrow system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 1650, 8 GB RAM, 85 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Broken Arrow?
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- OS
- Windows 10 x64
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-6700 (4* 3400) / AMD Ryzen 3 2200G (4 * 3500)
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 1650 (4096 MB) / Radeon RX 570 (4096 MB)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 85 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 x64
- Processor
- Intel Core i9-9900k (8 * 3600) / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (8 * 3400)
- Graphics
- GeForce RTX 3080 (10240 MB) / Radeon RX 6800 XT (16384 MB)
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 85 GB available space
Does Broken Arrow have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does Broken Arrow run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default configuration is not performant
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 84
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian.
Does Broken Arrow 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Strategy
- Wargame
- Modern
- RTS
- Real Time Tactics
- Action RTS
- War
- Tactical
- Realistic
- Deckbuilding
- 3D
- PvP
- Multiplayer
- Military
- Artificial Intelligence
- Resource Management
Recent updates
- Oct 20, 2026 · Major Update on October 20 — 1.2.1
- Sep 14, 2026 · Hotfix on September 14 — 1.2.0.3
- Sep 7, 2026 · Hotfix on September 7th - 1.2.0.2
- Sep 3, 2026 · Hotfix on September 3 — 1.2.0.1.
- Aug 21, 2026 · Hotfix on August 21 — 1.1.2
3 DLC available.