Fit check
Is Bot Wars worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- RTS players who want to combine squad orders with direct control of individual units
- Strategy fans who prefer capturing map points alongside base construction
- Players drawn to neon corporate settings who want to manage both units and defenses
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a hands-off RTS, since the game includes direct combat and control of individual bots
- Players looking for a slow-paced strategy game, since it combines RTS commands with shooter-style combat
- Players who want a historical or realistic setting rather than a neon corporate world
Our take on Bot Wars
Instead of keeping the player above the battlefield as an RTS commander, Bot Wars combines tactical orders with direct control of individual bots in third-person combat. Switching to first person further departs from the usual overhead command perspective.
What is Bot Wars?
Bot Wars is an action real-time strategy game about commanding robot squads and managing bases while taking capture points across a map.
Tactical mode lets players issue orders and draw routes for squad members. Combat uses a third-person view, with an option to switch to first person, and players can directly control individual bots. Squad composition can range from large groups of expendable units to smaller elite teams. Bases and defenses can be built and upgraded through multiple paths. The game features five corporate factions with distinct themes and styles in a neon setting accompanied by synth music. Players begin with a small squad and can later command larger groups while gaining access to endgame units.
How Bot Wars plays
- 01Drawn Squad Routes
- Tactical mode lets players sketch movement paths while giving orders to their bots.
- 02Direct Bot Control
- Players can switch between units and personally control any bot in the squad.
- 03Flexible Squad Builds
- Squads can use large groups of fodder, elite units, or a mixture of both.
- 04Upgradeable Bases
- Bases and defensive structures can follow different upgrade paths.
- 05Five Corporate Factions
- The factions use separate themes and visual styles.
Bot Wars compared to similar games
Creeper World 4 focuses on building an economic base and fighting a fluid enemy across 3D terrain, while Bot Wars combines squad command, direct bot control, base upgrades, and capture points. Tooth and Tail centers on leading an army and building a base, with single-player, online competitive play, split-screen, and replays; Bot Wars highlights drawn unit routes and switching control between bots.
Bot Wars: platforms & release
Is Bot Wars worth it?
It is worth it if: RTS players who want to combine squad orders with direct control of individual units. Skip it if: players seeking a hands-off RTS, since the game includes direct combat and control of individual bots.
Where can I download Bot Wars?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Bot Wars's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Bot Wars on?
Windows only.
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