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Tomorrow's War Is NOW Ripped from today's headlines, Act of War: Direct Action™ is a frightening tale of suspense, international intrigue and geopolitical military conflict. This real-time strategy experience puts you squarely in control of counterterrorist forces and delivers a first look at tomorrow's war.

Act of War: Direct Action is a rts, strategy and military game developed by Eugen Systems and published by THQ Nordic.
Released on March 12th 2008 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 567 reviews of which 511 were positive and 56 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 2.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.69€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Act of War: Direct Action into these genres:

RTS Strategy Military Action War Multiplayer Political 3D Top-Down Destruction Real-Time Gore Politics Singleplayer

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System requirements

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Windows
Minimum:
  • Supported OS:Windows 2000/XP
  • Processor: Pentium 4 1.5 GHz or equivalent (3.0 GHz recommended)
  • Memory: 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
  • Graphics: 64 MB Hardware T&L-compatible video card (256 MB recommended)
  • Sound: DirectX® version Windows 2000/XP-compatible sound card
  • Hard Drive: 3 GB free HD space
    * Broadband connection required for online multiplayer play

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025
A pretty fun RTS and while similar to C&C generals it does enough to be different and in some ways better (mainly in terms of campaign gameplay and storytelling). The campaign is pretty fun and builds up pace nicely with more advanced units being introduced across time so as not to overwhelm with in which way to kill the enemy and every unit does have its place though some are better than others but without any glaring redundancies in the rosters. In terms of how it plays as an RTS, its pretty generic and while a bit thin on the building an economy side, the urban combat, terrain acquisition and combat mechanics are done well and are simple enough for anyone to get into and reward tactical play. I don't really want to say negative points as I don't think this game really commits any cardinal sins so things that could have been better: - More context in the story, villain is very one note who gets too many lucky escapes with their infinite supply of back up plans - Lack of campaign for the antagonist is a missed opportunity however the campaign we have is just long enough for a good experience and ends on a tough challenge without wearing out its welcome - Economy is pretty flimsy with all factions effectively making bank off taking prisoners of war, the oil is good but since it runs out quickly, everyone goes for a POW economy instead - Feels like there's a missing fourth faction such as a Middle Eastern faction or Russia to aid the mixed consortium forces.
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Dec. 2024
This was one of my favorite games back in the day. I played it for many hours until the point I got sick of it. I played 90% of the time against enemy AI. Really cool and fun game, I would prefer to play it with a like minded human and take it very slowly and in a more milsim way.
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Nov. 2024
An amazing game for its time that still holds up today. Stellar campaign, great music, and tons of live action cut-scenes. Great hyper-focused detail oriented action with tons of cool unit abilities you don't see in other games. They don't make'em like this any more!
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Oct. 2024
Boots up the game and started the campaign, just like that, I spent five hours until the game crash without knowing it.
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Aug. 2024
A great underrated and undervalued game. I played this back when it came out and randomly throughout the years since. It has a very unique play style that gives more modern RTS games a run for their money. Very deserving of a remastered version.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Act of War: Direct Action is currently priced at 2.99€ on Steam.

Act of War: Direct Action is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 2.99€ on Steam.

Act of War: Direct Action received 511 positive votes out of a total of 567 achieving a rating of 8.42.
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Act of War: Direct Action was developed by Eugen Systems and published by THQ Nordic.

Act of War: Direct Action is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Act of War: Direct Action is not playable on MacOS.

Act of War: Direct Action is not playable on Linux.

Act of War: Direct Action offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Act of War: Direct Action offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

Act of War: Direct Action does not currently offer any DLC.

Act of War: Direct Action does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Act of War: Direct Action does not support Steam Remote Play.

Act of War: Direct Action is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Act of War: Direct Action PEGI 16
2.99€ -77% 2.99€ 0.69€
8.4
511
56
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Eugen Systems
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THQ Nordic
Release 12 Mar 2008
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