Fit check
Is APOX worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- RTS players who want direct shooter-style control during battles
- Strategy fans interested in matches against AI or human opponents
- Players seeking large multiplayer games with up to 32 participants
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a purely traditional RTS without shooter-style movement, weapon handling, or limited ammunition
- Players looking for a campaign-focused game rather than repeated skirmishes and multiplayer matches
- Players who prefer small-scale matches instead of games supporting up to 32 participants
Our take on APOX
The hybrid design trades some focus for breadth: players manage bases, resources, positions, weapons, ammunition, vehicles, and strategic sites within the same real-time battles. That creates a wider control burden than a game centered only on conventional RTS management or direct shooter action.
What is APOX?
APOX combines real-time strategy with first-person-shooter tactics.
Players can move soldiers into prone or crouched positions, change weapons, use grenades, collect weapons and equipment, and manage limited ammunition, including sharing supplies between soldiers. Bases, strategic locations, resources, and vehicles remain part of the strategy layer, with soldiers placed into vehicles to create custom unit setups. Eight missions introduce combat and the game's mechanics. Afterward, players can use 100 scrimmage maps against AI opponents, play cooperatively with friends against bots, or compete against other players. The game supports matches with up to 32 players, an internet matchmaking lobby, clans, ratings, stat tracking, offline skirmishes, and a map editor.
How APOX plays
- 01Shooter-Style Tactics
- Soldiers can take cover, change weapons, throw grenades, and collect dropped equipment during battles.
- 02Vehicle Unit Design
- Placing soldiers in vehicles lets players assemble customized unit configurations.
- 03Scrimmage Maps
- The game includes 100 maps for matches against AI-controlled opponents.
- 04Multiplayer Modes
- Players can cooperate against bots or compete against humans in matches supporting up to 32 players.
- 05Offline Skirmishes
- Skirmish games can be played without an internet connection.
- 06Map Editor
- Players can create maps with the included editing tool.
APOX compared to similar games
APOX combines base building, resource management, strategic locations, vehicles, and shooter-style soldier control. Anomaly: Warzone Earth also mixes action and strategy, but its listed scope centers on directing forces against alien turrets in a reversed tower-defense structure rather than combining RTS management with first-person-shooter tactics. Dungeon Defenders: Awakened focuses on cooperative action RPG and tower defense systems with loot, leveling, pets, and character customization.
APOX: platforms & release
Is APOX worth it?
It is worth it if: RTS players who want direct shooter-style control during battles. Skip it if: players seeking a purely traditional RTS without shooter-style movement, weapon handling, or limited ammunition.
Where can I download APOX?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens APOX's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is APOX on?
Windows only.
