Forts

Physics-based 2D strategy battles built around forts and destruction

EarthWork Games · Released Apr 19, 2017

Reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 25K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 161 in 30 days
Playing now: 260; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 months ago; Jun 26, 2026

What is Forts?

A 2D physics-based real-time strategy game where you build forts, manage resources, develop technology, and target structural weak points with different weapons. It includes a mission-based campaign about fighting the Black Penguin Oil Company, plus competitive and cooperative multiplayer matches.

For you if...

+you enjoy building bases and exploiting structural weak points
+you want difficult, skill-heavy real-time strategy matches
+you like campaigns, multiplayer, and community-made mods

Not for you if...

−you prefer slower strategy with little mechanical pressure
−you dislike fragile structures collapsing under physics

What players say

92% of 25,432 reviews are positive · 90% of 161 in the last 30 days

Players praise the physics-driven building and destruction, strategic variety, and mod support. Common complaints include a steep multiplayer learning curve, a small veteran-heavy player base, balance concerns, and multiplayer instability reported after the Firecracker DLC.

Screenshots and trailer

Forts system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, or 11 (64-bit)
Processor: Pentium Dual-Core 2.7GHz
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 520
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 3 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 68
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
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, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Hungarian, Traditional Chinese, Slovak, Ukrainian.