EarthWork Games

Forts

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2017

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    8*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Strategy*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • LAN PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • LAN Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Captions available*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Turkish*
  • Hungarian*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Slovak*
  • Ukrainian*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Ukrainian*

Community tags · historical

  • Base-Building*
    Votes · historical
    491*
  • Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    449*
  • Physics*
    Votes · historical
    442*
  • Strategy*
    Votes · historical
    433*
  • Destruction*
    Votes · historical
    424*
  • Building*
    Votes · historical
    415*
  • Moddable*
    Votes · historical
    371*
  • Sandbox*
    Votes · historical
    369*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    336*
  • 2D*
    Votes · historical
    335*
  • Military*
    Votes · historical
    333*
  • Tactical*
    Votes · historical
    315*
  • Memes*
    Votes · historical
    308*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    303*
  • Funny*
    Votes · historical
    299*
  • Level Editor*
    Votes · historical
    295*
  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    293*
  • Retro*
    Votes · historical
    278*
  • Pixel Graphics*
    Votes · historical
    275*
  • Lemmings*
    Votes · historical
    253*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows Vista, 7, 8 or 10 (64-bit)*
    Processor alternatives
    Pentium Dual-Core 2.7GHz*
    Memory
    8 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Intel HD Graphics 520*
    Graphics API
    Version 9.0c*
    Storage
    3 GB available space*
    Conditions
    Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    94*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • EarthWork Games

Publishers

  • EarthWork Games

Release history

  • 2017-04-19
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2017-04-19 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2017-04-19*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Apr 19, 2017*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 8 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Pentium Dual-Core 2.7GHz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Intel HD Graphics 520*
Windows minimum memory requirement
8* GB
Name
Forts*
Release year
2,017*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Pentium Dual-Core 2.7GHz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
Intel HD Graphics 520*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
8 GB*
Specifications 2 · 6 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
EarthWork Games
EarthWork Games*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
construction and management simulation
construction and management simulation*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
8*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
EarthWork Games
EarthWork Games*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2017-04-19 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2017-04-19*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
54*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
149* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
951* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • LAN PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • LAN Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Captions available*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • EarthWork Games*
DLC count · historical
8*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1000000 - 2000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Ukrainian*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Strategy*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
184* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
420* min
Metacritic score
74*
Name
Forts*
Negative reviews · historical
1,786*
Peak ccu
379*
Positive reviews · historical
20,535*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
7.49*
Publishers
  • EarthWork Games*
Recommendations
19,749*
Store release date · historical
Apr 19, 2017*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Turkish*
  • Hungarian*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Slovak*
  • Ukrainian*
Game website · historical
http://www.earthworkgames.com*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
LAN PvP
LAN PvP*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
LAN Co-op
LAN Co-op*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Captions available
Captions available*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Includes level editor
Includes level editor*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
EarthWork Games
EarthWork Games*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Ukrainian*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Strategy
Strategy*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
EarthWork Games
EarthWork Games*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Apr 19, 2017*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Turkish*
  • Hungarian*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Slovak*
  • Ukrainian*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
77* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
1,119* min
Ccu
379*
Developer
EarthWork Games*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Strategy*
Historical US original list price
1,499* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Turkish*
  • Hungarian*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Slovak*
  • Ukrainian*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
77* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
396* min
Name
Forts*
Negative reviews · historical
1,786*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1,000,000 .. 2,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
20,535*
Historical US price
1,499* US cents
Publisher
EarthWork Games*
Community tags · historical
  • Base-Building*
  • Multiplayer*
  • Physics*
  • Strategy*
  • Destruction*
  • Building*
  • Moddable*
  • Sandbox*
  • Action*
  • 2D*
  • Military*
  • Tactical*
  • Memes*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Funny*
  • Level Editor*
  • Indie*
  • Retro*
  • Pixel Graphics*
  • Lemmings*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Strategy
Strategy*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Turkish*
  • Hungarian*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Slovak*
  • Ukrainian*
Community tags · historical
Base-Building
Base-Building*
Multiplayer
Multiplayer*
Physics
Physics*
Strategy
Strategy*
Destruction
Destruction*
Building
Building*
Moddable
Moddable*
Sandbox
Sandbox*
Action
Action*
2D
2D*
Military
Military*
Tactical
Tactical*
Memes
Memes*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Funny
Funny*
Level Editor
Level Editor*
Indie
Indie*
Retro
Retro*
Pixel Graphics
Pixel Graphics*
Lemmings
Lemmings*
Tags votes
Base-Building
Votes · historical
491*
Multiplayer
Votes · historical
449*
Physics
Votes · historical
442*
Strategy
Votes · historical
433*
Destruction
Votes · historical
424*
Building
Votes · historical
415*
Moddable
Votes · historical
371*
Sandbox
Votes · historical
369*
Action
Votes · historical
336*
2D
Votes · historical
335*
Military
Votes · historical
333*
Tactical
Votes · historical
315*
Memes
Votes · historical
308*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
303*
Funny
Votes · historical
299*
Level Editor
Votes · historical
295*
Indie
Votes · historical
293*
Retro
Votes · historical
278*
Pixel Graphics
Votes · historical
275*
Lemmings
Votes · historical
253*
Specifications 5 · 27 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • LAN PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • LAN Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Captions available*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • EarthWork Games*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Strategy*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: *
macOS requirements
Minimum: *
Metacritic score
74*
Name
Forts*
Windows requirements
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows Vista, 7, 8 or 10 (64-bit) Processor: Pentium Dual-Core 2.7GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 520 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 3 GB available space *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$14.99*
Publishers
  • EarthWork Games*
Recommendations total
19,545*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Apr 19, 2017*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Hungarian, Traditional Chinese, Slovak, Ukrainian*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
LAN PvP
LAN PvP*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
LAN Co-op
LAN Co-op*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Captions available
Captions available*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Includes level editor
Includes level editor*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
EarthWork Games
EarthWork Games*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Strategy
Strategy*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows Vista, 7, 8 or 10 (64-bit)*
Processor alternatives
Pentium Dual-Core 2.7GHz*
Memory
8 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Intel HD Graphics 520*
Graphics API
Version 9.0c*
Storage
3 GB available space*
Conditions
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
EarthWork Games
EarthWork Games*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Apr 19, 2017*
Interface languages
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Turkish*
  • Hungarian*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Slovak*
  • Ukrainian*
Specifications 6 · 17 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Store genres
Action|Indie|Strategy*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
1,406*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
94*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Steam release year · historical
2,017*
Title
Forts*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Co-op
Co-op*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Strategy
Strategy*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
94*
Community confidence
strong*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
PvP
PvP*

* Provisional data