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From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon customization. Take your time. Think ahead. Get the job done.
GROUND BRANCH is a tactical, realistic and military game
developed by MicroProse Software and BlackFoot Studios
and published by MicroProse Software.
Released on July 16th 2026 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 21,676 reviews of which 19,351 were positive and 2,325 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam.
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-9400F / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 40 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD recommended
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---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☑ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☑ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☑ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☑ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☑ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☑ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ 8 / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10
My friends and I have been enjoying the hell out of this game for years. I'm writing this review as a counterpoint to the review bombing that's happening here since the 1.0 release. The game was in early access for years, being developed by a small indie studio. A year or so back they got bought by MicroProse and got the benefits of a larger team. No doubt MicroProse pushed to make the long-awaited V1036 release v1.0, but there's nothing nefarious about that; I've felt the game was good enough to leave early access for a year or two, based solely on the merits of multiplayer (I've not played the campaign that was added with v1.0 and not sure I will; I'm in it for the multiplayer experience). The original Ghost Recon was my favorite tactical shooter since 2001, and Ground Branch is the worthy successor I'd been waiting for for 20 years. To address some specific claims I've seen in other reviews: - "braindead" AI that always one-shots you: patently false. I usually play on trained or experienced difficulty, and the AI very rarely hits with the first shot. Sure the AI does dumb things at times, but it's quite good overall, and comparable to the original Ghost Recon which had some of the best AI back in 2001. It's a hell of a lot better than the AI in Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter. I like to have about a 10% win rate, and 40-50 trained enemies with my four friends is usually about right. You can easily tweak the enemy skill and number to get the difficulty you want. - the devs being "borderline scammers:" I don't know what the hell these people expect for a game that's $30USD at full price. The maps are varied, interesting, and beautiful, with lots of customizable settings. Plenty of weapons, attachments, clothing, and other character customization options. Awesome no-loading map starts. God mode to explore the map when you're dead and waiting for your friends to get theirs, or go back to the ready room and customize while you wait. Good AI skill options with varied enemy models and voices. Tons of game modes (deathmatch, bomb defuse, intel retrieval, etc.). In short, don't listen to the haters. It is worth every penny of the full price.
Whether or not you like this game will depend on your perspective, if you want to see this as a tactical shooter with deep story or engaging progression, you probably won't enjoy it that much. I personally like to see this game as like a tactical sandbox where you can make your own combat scenarios and stories with the equipment, configurations, maps and mods the game gives you access to. Though, even without the made up scenarios, it can be fun to just shoot bad guys sometimes with no reason other then having a good time or practise. The games gunplay and gun customization is phenomenal , i haven't seen any other games like it and its a 10/10 in my book The enemy ai is abit clunky at times, but they get the job as threats done well enough The graphics, while not earth-shatteringly good, are pretty nice, and the more foilage dense maps look really pretty. The gun models also look really good! Character customization is enough , could use a few more outfits and accessories, but i think its fine as it is. CQB in this game feels abit odd at times, i think its because the arms of your character react erratically when in tight spaces sometimes. Enemy VA can get abit repetitive at times, i think they should implement a small amount of new voice lines to each enemy reaction, like add 2 more different voicelines to terrorists reacting to their allies being dead, as it would make it less repetitive and make them feel abit more alive. Also, the enemies need more then just 1 VA per faction , as it feels odd when you hear the same voice coming from multiple different people of the same faction. One issue i genuinely don't like about the game is high FOV and pistols. When ADSing with pistols with high FOV, they will seem abit far away, and it can make it abit weird trying to aim them. Primaries don't seem to have this issue. If you want something abit more structured with a deep story, i'd recommend Ready or Not, if you want something with a feeling of progression, i'd recommend Incursion Red River. And if you want a tactical sandbox, i'd recommend this game
the game entered development 18 years ago as a passion project. good things - cia larping, barbie dressup but for people who like gun and freedom - maps look cool - gun play feels good - stuff to do for employed people - somewhat of a great community, worth playing this alone for it. bad - performance is doodoo, somehow lowering settings drops the game to 40fps while high settings are 60 - bugs - 1.0 does not have more than 1 chapter for the campaign, no friendly ai - AI. they've improved but now they 360 no scope you from 400 meters while failing to land a shot on you from 5 meters. they still sometimes go to the nearest wall and think about their life choices while screaming "I HEAR SOMEONE" - tons of jank, doesn't feel that smooth movement wise. feels like your character sometimes gets stuck at some invisible objects, i guess/10???? def not 1.0 lmao,
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Frequently Asked Questions
GROUND BRANCH is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam.
No, GROUND BRANCH is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.99€ on Steam.
Yes, GROUND BRANCH received 19,351 positive votes out of a total of 21,676 achieving a rating of 8.73.
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GROUND BRANCH was developed by MicroProse Software and BlackFoot Studios and published by MicroProse Software.
Yes, GROUND BRANCH is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, GROUND BRANCH is not playable on MacOS.
No, GROUND BRANCH is not playable on Linux.
Yes, GROUND BRANCH is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, GROUND BRANCH is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, GROUND BRANCH does not support VR.
GROUND BRANCH offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
GROUND BRANCH offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
No, GROUND BRANCH does not currently offer any DLC.
Yes, GROUND BRANCH is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.
No, GROUND BRANCH does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, GROUND BRANCH 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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Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
139
Developer
MicroProse Software,
BlackFoot Studios
Publisher
MicroProse Software
Release
16 Jul 2026
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