Operation: New Earth
Persistent sci-fi MMO strategy with base building and territorial warfare
Hunted Cow Games · Released Dec 14, 2016
Massively MultiplayerSimulationStrategyFree To Play
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 60% of 840
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 189
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 months ago
- Jun 23, 2026
What is Operation: New Earth?
A free-to-play sci-fi MMO strategy game set on an Earth under alien invasion. You build and upgrade a military base, research technology, train units and a hero, gather resources, and raid or defend territory against other players while working with an alliance.
For you if...
- +you enjoy long-term base building and technology progression
- +you want alliance-based PvP and territorial control
- +you prefer patient, gradual progress in a shared world
Not for you if...
- −you want a self-paced single-player campaign
- −you dislike waiting for construction and upgrades
What players say
60% of 840 reviews are positive
Players praise the patient, long-term progression, with some saying the game improves at higher levels. Critics describe the core loop as repetitive and mobile-like, with long waits for construction and upgrades.
Screenshots and trailer
Operation: New Earth system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Graphics
- DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Graphics
- DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 38
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards, In-app purchases
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
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian.
Tags
- Strategy
- Free to Play
- Massively Multiplayer
- Simulation
- Sci-fi
- Multiplayer
- Tactical
- Futuristic
- Aliens
- Survival
- Base Building
- Singleplayer
- RTS
Recent updates
- Jun 23, 2026 · Game Update 16.6
- Apr 29, 2026 · Game Update 16.5
- Feb 10, 2026 · Game Update 16.0
- Dec 10, 2025 · Game Update 15.5
- Sep 10, 2025 · Patch 15.0.4
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