Act of War: Direct Action
Top-down military RTS with hostage rescues and prisoner captures
Eugen Systems · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Mar 12, 2008
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 607
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 9
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 11 years ago
- Jun 1, 2015
Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)
What is Act of War: Direct Action?
This top-down military real-time strategy game follows Task Force TALON during a near-future crisis involving terrorist attacks and political instability. You command units through campaign missions involving urban battles, hostage rescues, and prisoner captures, or play multiplayer matches with up to eight players.
For you if...
- +you enjoy commanding modern military units in urban battles
- +you want a mission-based campaign with live-action cutscenes
Not for you if...
- −you prefer turn-based decisions to continuous real-time battles
- −you dislike managing units during hectic military fights
What players say
89% of 607 reviews are positive
Players praise the military combat, campaign missions, and live-action cutscenes. Some report technical trouble on newer systems, while others find the campaign dialogue awkward.
Screenshots and trailer
Act of War: Direct Action system requirements
Minimum: 64 MB Hardware T&L-compat…, 0.3 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- Processor
- Pentium 4 1.5 GHz or equivalent (3.0 GHz recommended)
- Graphics
- 64 MB Hardware T&L-compatible video card (256 MB recommended)
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
- Storage
- 3 GB free HD space * Broadband connection required for online multiplayer play
Does Act of War: Direct Action have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.
Does Act of War: Direct Action run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Act of War: Direct Action 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
