PCGame

Wargame: Red Dragon

Large-scale Cold War RTS with land, air, and naval combat

Eugen Systems · Released Apr 17, 2014

IndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
89% of 20K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 34 in 30 days
Playing now
186
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
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

89% of 19,754 reviews are positive · 79% of 34 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.

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Wargame: Red Dragon

Wargame: Red Dragon system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

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

Steam Deck: Playable

  • 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

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Ukrainian, Traditional Chinese.

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Recent updates

9 DLC available.

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