Fit check
Is Battlezone 98 Redux worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want direct control from a vehicle cockpit
- Solo players seeking separate American and Soviet campaigns
- Multiplayer groups of 2–8 people who want vehicle combat with base building
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a single-mode game without separate campaigns, multiplayer, or map-creation tools
- Players who prefer strategy without first-person vehicle combat and base construction
- Players uninterested in science-fiction warfare across multiple planetary environments
Our take on Battlezone 98 Redux
The listing foregrounds remastered visuals, online play, and Workshop additions. The main play structure also requires combining cockpit combat with resource collection, base construction, and real-time strategy commands across missions.
What is Battlezone 98 Redux?
Battlezone 98 Redux combines first-person vehicle combat with real-time strategy.
Players command tanks, cruisers, APCs, and other units while collecting bio-metal, building facilities, and fortifying bases with defenses. Single-player content includes separate American and Soviet campaigns with 29 missions across seven planetary environments. Battles take place on the Moon, Mars, Venus, Titan, Io, and Europa in an alternate version of the 1960s space race. Online multiplayer supports 2–8 players through Deathmatch and Strategy modes. The game also includes remastered visuals, Steam Workshop support for community maps, vehicles, HUDs, and scripts, plus a built-in editor for creating custom multiplayer arenas.
How Battlezone 98 Redux plays
- 01Two Campaigns
- Separate American and Soviet storylines provide 29 single-player missions across seven planetary settings.
- 02Vehicle-Based Combat
- Players fight from cockpit view using units such as heavy assault tanks, strike cruisers, and APCs.
- 03Base Construction
- Facilities include factories, power plants, barracks, armouries, command towers, and defensive turrets.
- 04Online Multiplayer
- Deathmatch and Strategy modes support battles for 2–8 players.
- 05Workshop Mod Support
- Community content can add maps, vehicles, HUDs, and custom scripts.
- 06Map Editing
- An integrated tool allows creation of custom multiplayer arenas.
Battlezone 98 Redux compared to similar games
Anomaly: Warzone Earth also combines action and strategy, but its description centers on a reversed tower-defense format and defending Earth from an alien attack. Battlezone 98 Redux instead combines first-person vehicle combat with base construction, two campaigns, 2–8-player modes, and Workshop support.
Battlezone 98 Redux: platforms & release
Is Battlezone 98 Redux worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want direct control from a vehicle cockpit. Skip it if: players seeking a single-mode game without separate campaigns, multiplayer, or map-creation tools.
Where can I download Battlezone 98 Redux?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Battlezone 98 Redux's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Battlezone 98 Redux on?
Windows and macOS.
