Fit check
Is Future Wars worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want less micromanagement than traditional strategy games
- Newcomers who prefer a ruleset with a straightforward starting point
- Experienced strategy players interested in modding, AI-versus-AI matches, or play-by-email
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking highly detailed micromanagement and granular control
- Players who prefer a shallow ruleset with little room for mastery
- Players looking for a game without modding tools or alternative match formats
Our take on Future Wars
The focus on rock-paper-scissors principles reduces micromanagement, but it also gives up some of the granular control found in more detailed strategy systems. The game favors readable strategic counters over managing numerous individual battlefield decisions.
What is Future Wars?
Future Wars is a strategy game built around rock-paper-scissors principles.
The rules reduce the level of micromanagement while retaining challenging play. The game uses modern 3D graphics and presents its battles within an engaging plot that can also be humorous. Available modes include AI versus AI and play-by-email. An open data structure, open scripts, and an editor provide tools for modifying the game. In-game achievements add goals for repeated play. The rules are presented as easy to learn but difficult to master, giving the game a straightforward starting point while retaining room for deeper play.
How Future Wars plays
- 01Rock-paper-scissors rules
- A three-way counter system forms the basis of the game's strategy.
- 02Modding tools
- An open data structure, open scripts, and an editor support changes to the game.
- 03Alternative game modes
- The game includes AI-versus-AI matches and play conducted by email.
- 04In-game achievements
- Achievements provide additional goals for repeated play.
- 053D graphics
- The game presents its strategy gameplay with a modern 3D engine.
Future Wars compared to similar games
Future Wars centers on rock-paper-scissors strategy, reduced micromanagement, modding tools, AI-versus-AI matches, and play-by-email. Men of War: Assault Squad instead emphasizes large-scale World War II strategy with direct, hands-on combat, while Xenonauts focuses on a multinational military organization, small squads, persistent soldiers, and alien defense.
Future Wars: platforms & release
Is Future Wars worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want less micromanagement than traditional strategy games. Skip it if: players seeking highly detailed micromanagement and granular control.
Where can I download Future Wars?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Future Wars's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Future Wars on?
Windows only.
