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; 91% of 627
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 6; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 11 years ago; Jun 1, 2015

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

91% of 627 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.

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Act of War: Direct Action system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

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