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Frontlines™: Fuel of War™

Near-future first-person shooter with open battlefields and shifting frontlines

Kaos Studios · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Feb 29, 2008

Action

Reviews
Mixed
69% of 1,077
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
1
peak 24h 6
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
Unknown
no patch notes found

Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)

What is Frontlines™: Fuel of War™?

This near-future military shooter puts you in the role of a Western Coalition soldier fighting the Red Star Alliance over the world's remaining oil. In single-player missions and multiplayer battles, you capture frontline objectives across open, destructible areas, choosing your route and using firearms and military vehicles.

For you if...

  • +you like capturing objectives across large battlefields
  • +you enjoy using military vehicles and combat gadgets
  • +you prefer choosing your route through mission objectives

Not for you if...

  • you want a character-driven story rather than battlefield objectives

What players say

69% of 1,077 reviews are positive

Players praise the vehicles, gadgets, and scale of the battles, but often call the campaign short. They say online multiplayer is largely inactive, and some report compatibility problems with required PhysX drivers.

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Frontlines™: Fuel of War™

Frontlines™: Fuel of War™ system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Processor
Intel Pentium 2.8HT or AMD Athlon 2800+
Graphics
nVidia 6800GT (SM3) or ATI X800XT (SM2) w/ Latest applicable video drivers
Memory
768MB/1GB for Vista
Storage
12 GB
DirectX
DirectX 9.0

Recommended

Processor
Intel Core2 E6400 (2.13GHz) or AMD X2 5000+
Graphics
nVidia 8600GTX or ATI X2600 w/ Latest applicable video drivers
Memory
1.5GB
Storage
12 GB
DirectX
DirectX 9.0

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain.

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