R.U.S.E.™

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 5k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Eugen Systems · Strategy · Sep 9, 2010

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
50
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio1 of 10
Subtitles9 of 10

Should I buy R.U.S.E.™?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 220 sampled reviews

Based on 5k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 220 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
12 of 220 sampled reviews raised it
The ability to set up defensive positions by hiding units in cities or forests allows for proper turtling which is a playstyle i prefer.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
11 of 220 sampled reviews raised it
A really good RTS with a great singleplayer story campaign and fun MP, back from obscurity and recently getting some updates now that it has been released from ubisofts clutches.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
9 of 220 sampled reviews raised it
Apart from the campaign, there's customizable battles, standalone operations, multiplayer, and a nice glossary of all the possible units you can command in battle per nation- study this well.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
8 of 220 sampled reviews raised it
After that there's many additional maps to play solo against the AI for a solo player like me as well.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay12 reviews
Story11 reviews
Multiplayer9 reviews
Co-op8 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Graphics
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

10 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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