Original War

Buy95%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Altar Games · Strategy · Jan 27, 2014

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
59
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio6 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Original War?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 218 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise30% are divided10% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
59 of 218 sampled reviews raised it
I feel in love with the campaign in this game: it was original, fun, like something I have never played before, with a really interesting setting.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
39 of 218 sampled reviews raised it
If you like good old games, if you want to play strategy game where loss of even one character makes your game much harder, if you like interesting setting for a story and enjoyable gameplay - you should definitely give Original War a try!
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
19 of 218 sampled reviews raised it
Since getting it on steam it has gone through several updates not only fixing issues but also updating some graphics, such as but not limited to the main menu upgrades, and even added more achievements. it did also fix bugs but i abused most of them so i didnt mind them being there :P
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
13 of 218 sampled reviews raised it
And of course, again, the modding (and multiplayer), and if that wasn't enough: The great friends I made along the way!
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
11 of 218 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay, the characters, the plot and genre, the music, even the sound effects, the graphics of the terrains, units, the customizability, the modding.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
6 of 218 sampled reviews raised it
Over the years the jank parts of it also got ironed out and it's a higly polished, moddable game now (with workshop support!!!), with modernized graphics options, new interface, modern controls...

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story59 reviews
Gameplay39 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Multiplayer13 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
100% still recommend
Combat
100% still recommend
Characters
67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
73% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

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

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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