Black Powder Red Earth®

Turn-based military tactics built around small-team raids in urban warzones

_Echelon Software · Released Mar 29, 2021

Reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 231
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 8 months ago; Feb 25, 2026
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Black Powder Red Earth®?

An isometric, single-player turn-based tactics game set in a near-present Middle Eastern proxy war between a failing petro-state and a jihadist insurgency. You command a private military contractor unit through urban raid missions, moving troops and choosing targets.

For you if...

+you prefer games suited to short play sessions
+you enjoy difficult battles that punish tactical mistakes

Not for you if...

−you want base building, research, and technology trees

What players say

84% of 231 reviews are positive

Players praise the setting and tabletop-like combat. Recent complaints center on repetitive missions, poorly explained mechanics, and crashes that interrupt the campaign.

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Black Powder Red Earth® system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: windows xp
Processor: 1.7 GHz Processor
Graphics: DirectX 9
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space

Does Black Powder Red Earth® have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Black Powder Red Earth® run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 24
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Black Powder Red Earth® 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam