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Command your own fortress in FTL-like real-time battles! Crush the enemy fortress with unrelenting bombardment or seize it with carefully executed invasion.
REDCON is a strategy, indie and simulation game
developed and published by Hexage.
Released on April 22nd 2016 is available only on Windows
in 9 languages: English, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Italian, Czech, French and Spanish - Latin America.
It has received 751 reviews of which 633 were positive and 118 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 8
- Processor: 2 Ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11.1
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 200 MB available space
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I just finished the game, got all the perks, all upgrades, finished the campaign, the works. And I would suggest this game to others, but to also look up a few guides while you do, as it is very easy to fall into the trap of playing the game and somehow locking yourself out of weapons, upgrades, perks, and even the medals, with a none-zero chance that you would also miss the Keyboard shortcuts. If you want to go in blind and finish it blind, then be ready for trial and error when you fail some runs, persumably on normal mode, to figuring out the game before you actually play it. Overall, the game is old, amazing, and its unfortunate its not getting any updates anymore, worth your time if you like this type of stuff.
The other reviews already praise it enough, so instead here is me talking about what should have changed with the port to steam: - People complained about this already, but dear god remove the horrible softlock mechanic when you buy the wrong things on your first playtrough and have no means of getting that money back when you need it the most on a level you are stuck on - It's a silly singleplayer game without competition, so why not give us some cheats or a sandbox mode? More fun with barely any effort to implement! - The potential is there for more content or gamemodes, but sadly the devs seem occupied on other stuff and have forgotten about REDCON Wish they kept updating this game or making REDCON 2 instead, it is a solid experience if you are into real time strategy
There's a lot that I love about this game, so it's a bit hard to narrow everything down without making this review go on for an eternity (others have done the long reviews much better than I have). I've played the game nearing ten years now, first on mobile and the eventually Steam, so my feelings are probably pretty biased. Overall, I think this is an excellent game. It's perfectly stylized and I think fairly unique. What I think works best for the game though is the beauty in its simplicity. The gameplay loop is the same for the whole game, but it develops over time as more weapons, perks, utilities, defenses, etc. become available. This opens the door for many different approaches to missions depending on what you as the player prefers to use and find fun. For example, I like using the small-medium size cannons because I like having a higher volume of fire and keeping the other fort suppressed. However, I know there are people who like using rockets, lasers, EMPs, or larger cannons. It really comes down to what you find fun to use and what works. Fort customization is a lot of fun and you have to manage what weapons, utilities, and defenses you want while also making sure you don't go over your resources (power and ammunition). I don't know what about it, but the art style to me just works. It really just is pleasant to look at and fits with the game so well. I especially love the little details that just elevate the game to me. Like, at the start of a level, any room is in perfect condition and begins to see visible damage as it receives fire. It of course looks destroyed once destroyed, but even after the room is fully repaired, it still looks imperfect. The foundation is cracked and it generally looks scuffed up. Little details like that make it feel more realistic. I challenge anybody to notice other little details too in their own playthrough. Of course, I can't forget to mention the music and sound effects. Both are fantastic and work in conjunction with the other parts of the game really well. The sound effects really give the animations more of a weighty punch, especially for some of the larger cannons. Kubatko's music is great but I will mention that some may find it to get old after a while. You notice the loop of ~5 songs and know what song will play next. Personally, I don't mind the loop of music but you can always opt to turn it off as well (the game feels like it's missing something without the music, though). The story and characters aren't super complex, but I don't the game needed a complex story. Most of the story is given through text communications with the few characters in the game and that works well. It's nice that the story is given to the player but allows them to mostly have their own interpretations of what's going on. A lot of the story is given as tidbits where the player can come up with their own background story of what's happening in other parts of the war. This honestly works in context of the story too because you're just a cog in this war machine, you don't need to know every little detail of the war and you should know most of the things that are mentioned because you "live" in this world. Anyway, the story clearly takes a lot of inspiration from George Orwell's novel 1984 and other dystopian works. I won't get into details about the ending because that's really where the story shines, but I know that moment has stuck a lot with me and lots of other people who've played the game. The game is certainly not perfect and there are couple slightly annoying things (from my perspective). The enemy's AI can be slightly annoying in some missions because they somehow become omniscient and know exactly where your shells are going to land. This happens on levels when they don't even have an early warning system or you've already destroyed it. It's especially annoying when they avoid every shredder bomb and are nearly impossible to kill. Some of the levels give you a particular fort as sort of specialty levels to get you away from your main fort. These can be slightly annoying because some of the levels require a lot of luck and trial and error to complete them. I know how to complete them now but I was forced to look up guides on some of them because you must be very particular with what you do in these missions. They definitely can be fun to do, but I still believe they're the weakest part of the game. All-in-all, I think this is a great game to play if you're a fan of RTS (I think this is an RTS game) games and is definitely worth its price. I think I touched on most of the game but there's definitely other perspectives from other reviews and probably more detailed breakdowns of other elements of the game, which I encourage anyone interested to read. Otherwise, I think this is a great game to hop into and experience on your own!
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Frequently Asked Questions
REDCON is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.
No, REDCON is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.79€ on Steam.
Yes, REDCON received 633 positive votes out of a total of 751 achieving a rating of 7.96.
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REDCON was developed and published by Hexage.
Yes, REDCON is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, REDCON is not playable on MacOS.
No, REDCON is not playable on Linux.
REDCON is a single-player game.
No, REDCON does not currently offer any DLC.
No, REDCON does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, REDCON does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, REDCON 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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Last Updates| Steam data | 20 July 2026 12:00 UTC |
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| Steam price | 28 July 2026 18:44 UTC |
| Steam reviews | 26 July 2026 02:08 UTC |
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Developer
Hexage
Publisher
Hexage
Release
22 Apr 2016
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