Wargame: Red Dragon
Large-scale Cold War RTS with land, air, and naval combat
Eugen Systems · Released Apr 17, 2014
Third-party account required
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 17K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 96% of 30 in 30 days
- Players
- 202
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Sep 12, 2024
Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)
What is Wargame: Red Dragon?
A real-time strategy game set during a 1991 conflict between Western and Communist bloc forces in Asia. You assemble armies from 17 nations and command infantry, tanks, aircraft, helicopters, warships, and amphibious units in dynamic single-player campaigns or multiplayer battles.
For you if...
- +you want large-scale tactical battles without base building
- +you enjoy building armies from many specialized units
- +you value both dynamic campaigns and large multiplayer matches
Not for you if...
- −you want a gentle introduction to complex tactical systems
- −you prefer small-scale combat with detailed unit micromanagement
- −you want relaxed single-player battles against forgiving AI
What players say
88% of 16,626 reviews are positive · 96% of 30 in the last 30 days
Players praise the large unit roster, army-building choices, positional tactics, and dynamic single-player campaigns. Common complaints cite inadequate tutorials, AI that seems to spam units, and a small, hostile multiplayer community; some players also report account-access problems.
Players over time
▲ +7% vs a month agoPlayers online on Steam, one sample a day.
Highest since Sep 2026: 328 players on Sep 21, 2026.
Show the data
| Day | Players |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 202 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 202 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 191 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 181 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 198 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 220 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 259 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 238 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 206 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 187 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 166 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 196 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 195 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 244 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 224 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 197 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 186 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 177 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 175 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 207 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 228 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 174 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 167 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 180 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 189 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 179 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 213 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 226 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 163 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 179 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 192 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 191 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 198 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 204 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 205 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 157 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 156 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 172 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 215 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 201 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 218 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 216 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 191 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 151 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 186 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 181 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 184 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 328 |
Screenshots and trailer
Wargame: Red Dragon system requirements
Minimum: HD 3000, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Wargame: Red Dragon?
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- OS
- WINDOWS XP SP3/WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7,8,10,11
- Processor
- AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.5 GHZ
- Graphics
- 256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 3.0 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON X1800 GTO/NVIDIA GEFORCE 7600 GT/INTEL HD 3000 OR HIGHER
- Memory
- 2048 MB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- Notes
- INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR ONLINE GAMING
Does Wargame: Red Dragon have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does Wargame: Red Dragon run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Third-party account
- EugNet (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Ukrainian, Traditional Chinese.
Does Wargame: Red Dragon 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Strategy
- RTS
- Military
- Wargame
- Realistic
- Cold War
- Tactical
- Multiplayer
- Real Time Tactics
- War
- Simulation
- Naval
- Alternate History
- Singleplayer
- Real-Time
- Action
Recent updates
- Sep 12, 2024 · v.131544: Patch notes
- Aug 29, 2024 · v.130278: Patch notes
- Sep 9, 2021 · Nation Pack - SADF Post-Summer Update
- Jul 22, 2021 · WRD - Nation Pack: SADF General Update
- Oct 4, 2016 · [Red Dragon] NATION PACK: ISRAEL + patch (v47860)
9 DLC available.