Fit check
Is The Red Solstice worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Tactical players who want to command a squad during real-time combat
- Co-op groups seeking Mars-based survival scenarios for up to 8 players
- Players who enjoy randomized objectives, class abilities, and repeated challenge
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want a purely turn-based combat system may hit a wall when action continues in real time.
- Players seeking a fixed campaign structure may find the randomized events and multiple modes repetitive.
- Solo players who do not want to manage a squad may struggle with the command-focused single-player mode.
- Players looking for a non-science-fiction setting may not fit the Mars and Martian-horror premise.
Our take on The Red Solstice
The bounce point arrives when solo play requires managing a squad during live combat. Players must issue orders, set waypoints, and use Tactical Mode while responding to randomized events within one-hour scenarios.
What is The Red Solstice?
Set in 2280 on Mars, The Red Solstice is a tactical squad-based survival game for single-player or cooperative online play with up to 8 participants.
Players roam large maps, handle randomized objectives, and respond to surprise events within one-hour scenarios. Single-player mode lets one player command a squad, while Tactical Mode slows the action during orders. Eight customizable classes offer different abilities and traits. Combat supports healing allies, deploying turrets, launching grenades, and setting traps. Experience points unlock abilities and classes as players face multiple modes, maps, and difficulty levels.
How The Red Solstice plays
- 01Squad Command
- Single-player Tactical Mode slows combat while orders, waypoints, and objectives are issued.
- 02Eight-Player Co-op
- Online cooperative play supports teams of up to 8 participants.
- 03Customizable Classes
- Players can choose among 8 classes with distinct abilities and traits.
- 04Randomized Scenarios
- One-hour scenarios combine changing events such as zone defense and supply retrieval.
- 05Progression Unlocks
- Experience from combat opens additional abilities and classes.
The Red Solstice compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on large-scale World War II battles with direct control of individual units, while The Red Solstice centers on squad survival across randomized Mars scenarios. Xenonauts uses small squads in turn-based combat against an alien invasion, whereas The Red Solstice uses real-time action with a slowing command mode and supports up to 8-player co-op.
The Red Solstice: platforms & release
Is The Red Solstice worth it?
It is worth it if: tactical players who want to command a squad during real-time combat. Skip it if: players who want a purely turn-based combat system may hit a wall when action continues in real time.
Where can I download The Red Solstice?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Red Solstice's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Red Solstice on?
Windows only.
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