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Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.

Syrian Warfare is a real time tactics, rts and military game developed and published by Cats Who Play.
Released on February 21st 2017 is available only on Windows in 4 languages: English, Russian, German and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 5,248 reviews of which 4,513 were positive and 735 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 11.59€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.60€ on K4G.


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UI Subtitle Audio
English
German
Simplified Chinese
Russian

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64 bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1 GHz) / AMD A10 5800K (3.8 GHz)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GT 440 (1024 MB) / Radeon HD 4890 (1024 MB)
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 10 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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11 hours played
Sept. 2026
Well, subject matter has aged like fine goatmilk. The Syrian government failed to capitalize on its second chance, Russia failed to formulate any coherent strategy in the Middle-East other than the generalized soviet-y ‘maintain the assets, subside the locals’, the Wagner group leaders went on to cosplay [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_26_incident]the Young Officers and suffered an air burial, the army caved in overnight, the new government suppresses the populace along the same lines as the previous one did (the Kurds, the Druze, the Alawites), both Russia and the West are busy mostly ignoring the coastal massacre of Alawites and Christians (as everyone seems more or less satisfied with the perpetrators), the southern neighbor went full Moshe Dayan and seized the Golan Heights ‘forever’, and Assad Junior is holed up a couple hundred meters above ground in Moscow-City binge-playing… This, for all we know. Prior to release, whether you were pro-Putin or anti-Putin or ‘leave me the f*ck alone, please’, there was little doubt it would be an unabashed topical cashgrab shovelware somewhat along the lines of [url=https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5:_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%BA_%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%83]this . Then you played the ga- no, you didn’t because it was taken off of Steam for two weeks immediately after release. Guess, in 2017 the idea of videogame military propaganda sucking off anybody other than the stars and stripes was still a novelty. Then you played the game and… Hm… Physics… Hm… Is that detailed vehicle part simulation? Hm… Untis have ammo and fuel... Hm... Is that directional building manning? Hm… Your squad can pick up specialized weapons… Hm… You can lay mines… Hm… That’s the most realistic suicide bomber explosion I’ve ever seen in a game. Blows away an entire junction… Hm… Your forces persist throughout the campaign. You can capture any vehicle as long as you can get it running… Hm… Hm. Hm! It’s Men of War , we’re so back! Probably the best game about overt combat in a Middle-Eastern conflict. Real-time urban warfare at its finest. If it disagrees with you ideologically, then what is wrong with you? I had no trouble finishing the pathos-dripping original World in Conflict campaign even though had its events transpired, I’d might as well be click-ordering fire on my own father as he would definitely be drafted. then play Terminator: Dark Fate — Defiance , which is their second, bigger, meatier project with a naturally much more varied vehicle roster – and which they don’t get credit for as upon the start of the hot phase of the Ukraine business Slytherine severed all ties with the problematic developer. Or vice versa, I don’t know. If it does agree with you ideologically, then what is wrong with you? The representation of just about everyone is downright satirically hyperbolized. The ancient Muslim tradition of burying an RPG in the backyard… you can up the ante of topicality and play Gostomel Heroes they released this year. That one didn’t get taken down. I guess, that means progress has been made and now, ten years later, we live in a more tolerant and stable world, right? Right?..
4 hours played
Sept. 2026
a good modern day Men of war game which is also the sequel to warfare (2009 game),I wish they make the next game with a story similar to world in conflict.
19 hours played
July 2026
Surely, owning this game will be considered morally dubious by some, perhaps even many. But one must also consider how many gamers have also purchased the STALKER trilogy in various formats, sometimes at full retail price, over the years. Not to mention, I was one of those suckers who also pre-ordered STALKER 2 before there was virtually anything to show for it. All that being said, the Assad regime is gone, toppled by the ideologically dissonant 'moderate Islamists' and the world from when this game was first released, has changed drastically. Whether or not the game is pro-Russian and pro-Assad propaganda, the obvious answer is something more like "probably". A game of the Eastern world and of the Third Worldist perspective is bound to have an astute, profound bias toward these regimes for obvious reasons. A Russian developed game, with input from Russian veterans who served in the SSO units in Syria and also from Assad regime soldiers, is somehow more controversial today than it was when it first released. It is undeniable that the game has political bones to pick, name dropping and antagonizing the White Helmets and downplaying American and Turkish involvement in the war, while also damning what was contributed to it by Western and Western Aligned parties at the time. This includes the Kurds. But ultimately, will this game change anyone's opinions? Hardly, most gamers regardless of ideology, are perfectly able to play games that do not endorse their political views or even endorse animosity towards their owns. A lot of people who play these games are either reactionary chuds or anarcho-communist LGBT gamers, yet the true gravity of supporting games of these messages and origins are all muddied by capital. In the end, buying and playing this game will in no way contribute funds to Russia and Assad miraculously reclaiming Syria, thus I think the controversy of it is entirely lost. Especially when far more mainstream games, such as MW2019, are far more guilty of revisionism and historical bias, outright pinning American GWOT and Gulf War era war crimes on a fictional contingent of Russian forces. That is not saying that Russian troops *wouldn't* commit such crimes, but still, its a funny tit for tat going on and for whatever reason, the proxy war playground of Syria has many contenders to this day. So, all of that aside, how is the game? The game is actually... very good. In fact, it is one of the only RTS games of this time that has actually delivered what its fanbase promised me. I have been disappointed before, picking up obscure games running on ancient software incompatible with hardware developed back when Assad Sr was still in power. But this game is actually, at least in terms of gameplay and visual presentation of it, actually one of the best. It is Men of War, Company of Heroes and Dawn of War in complete janky gold. The downside is that it innovates on all the mechanics these games do well, but also has inherited all of their flaws. The pathfinding is at times, brilliant and you cannot help but POG as a friendly tank expertly navigates an urban battlefield utilizing cover and concealment as it maneuvered perfectly into an advantageous position for an ambush. And other times, your forces have Dawn of War 1 tier fumbling around, exposing themselves to enemy barrages of gunfire or driving technicals directly into the line of sight of ATGM positions. The terrain is visually poor in telling you what can be navigated or not, resulting in snipers being more like light infantry scouts. There are certainly some oddities here that feel more gamey than they should, but a lot of the fundamentals of the unit sizes and compositions, as well as tactics, greatly resemble the CSTO operational procedures and doctrine defined by Syria's ally, Russia. One thing is for sure, the Russians overperformed and surprised everyone in Syria, advancing their doctrine in modern COIN operations in a way few anticipated. It helped that having an air corridor over Iran ensured air power projection and Russia itself had perpetual air superiority the entire campaign. Whether or not they actually learned any valuable lessons and applied them in future conflicts is certainly up to rampant debate, which in recent years online, comes down to ideological sectarianism and ethno-political attitudes than it does actual fact. Russian Naval Infantry and VDV are among the elite units, as well as GRU Spetsnaz. Much like how in reality, these guys along with other SSO formations and squads were by far the best of their peers in Syria, they play more like traditional RTS game protagonist-faction characters. Surprisingly, they are a rarity. You play most of the game as the Syrian regulars and their pro-Assad aligned militias, as well as brief appearances from Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters, although of course, they are simply named "Lebanese fighters" in the game, even though Al Nusra and ISIS are named dropped directly and sometimes even as Daesh. The game is fairly realistic and an honest-to-God amazing depiction of why semi-conventional warfare on the ground is almost impossible nowadays due to the advent of ATGM regularity among all forces and not just specialized sappers. You will be punished harshly for moving without cover, moving armour and technicals without infantry and anti-tank support. Helicopters are godsends but also entirely vulnerable to a lot of AAGMs and small arms fire in general, as well as dreaded RPGs. I stand by the fact that while the game has a political story, it lacks propaganda in the fact that, while it is entirely possible for the player to utilize CSTO small unit tactics and maneuver, combined arms warfare, using smoke grenades to cover advancements and routinely hopping building to building, systematically clearing out urban infastructure on both vertical and horizontal planes, but realistically, the AI often operates and performs these tasks about as competently as Assad's men did in reality. Anti Tank teams will routinely miss RPG shots point blank, some enemy tanks, regardless of them being relics as far as Soviet surplus goes, are virtually immortal to anything but actual ATGMs and bunker busting munitions. Ironically, infantry squads expertly engage tanks more efficiently than any other dedicated unit in the game, making others basically defunct if not for the discrepancy in command cost. Infantry in general will struggle engaging a single prone Daesh insurgent and at other times, manage to Imperial Guard, mass assault swarm an enemy position expertly. The RNG dictates a lot of the game and sadly, save scumming and meta knowledge built through replaying and restarting missions is the key to winning. Despite being frustrating at times, the game is immersive and I can applaud it for portraying Assad's forces in a true light. Often lack courage, loyalty and integrity, its often a select few who continue to fight diligently despite miserable logistics and generally, pathetic morale. Al Nusra and Daesh almost always out number and out arm you in every single way. Whether they are driving American humvees or just rocking a small contingent of the former Soviet Union's entire tank surplus, it really feels more like Assad's men are the rebels as their opponents are effectively a better mechanized, combined armed force than any military in the region. The free expansion, Return to Palmyra, is much superior to the base campaign, funny enough. And for those who want extra content, the workshop supplies some really beloved and sturdy fan campaigns that are apparently of better quality than what the game itself offers due to being far less archaic and unforgiving in the mechanisms of the missions themselves.
May 2026
Really underrated RTS, need more games based on modern conflicts like the Syrian Civil War which is unfortunately still ongoing, great representation and brings awareness without all the western and Zionist propaganda.
51 hours played
April 2026
Despite the ridiculous propaganda, the game is enjoyable, the story is although unrealistic, Pro-Russian and Pro-Assad, but good telling.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Syrian Warfare is currently priced at 11.59€ on Steam.

No, Syrian Warfare is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 11.59€ on Steam.

Yes, Syrian Warfare received 4,513 positive votes out of a total of 5,248 achieving a rating of 8.33.
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Syrian Warfare was developed and published by Cats Who Play.

Yes, Syrian Warfare is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Syrian Warfare is not playable on MacOS.

No, Syrian Warfare is not playable on Linux.

No, Syrian Warfare is not playable on Steam Deck.

No, Syrian Warfare is not playable on Steam Machine.

No, Syrian Warfare does not support VR.

Syrian Warfare is a single-player game.

Yes, there are 3 DLCs available for Syrian Warfare. Explore additional content available for Syrian Warfare on Steam.

No, Syrian Warfare does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Syrian Warfare does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Syrian Warfare 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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Syrian Warfare
Rating
8.3
4,513
735
Game modes
Features
Online players
11
Developer
Cats Who Play
Publisher
Cats Who Play
Release 21 Feb 2017
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