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Last updated 30 Sept 2026
Lead your nation in a modern grand strategy game (2008–2025), using a macroeconomic model with exchange rates, diplomacy, and hybrid warfare. Engage in kinetic warfare on the strategic map, then shift to RTS battles at focal points.
Command your nation’s rise or fall in Systemic War, a strategy game where macroeconomic decisions meet kinetic battles. Navigate the complex terrain of diplomacy, exchange rates, and hybrid warfare across strategic maps and tactical engagements.
About this game
Systemic War is a modern grand strategy game where your strategic choices are tested in RTS battles, each one altering the course of the ongoing conflict.
Play as any nation — for example the USA, China, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Poland, or Turkey — and guide it through the turbulent years of 2008 to 2025.
Manage your nation in a dynamic world of modern geopolitics, where every decision can shift the balance of power.
25+ hand-crafted maps where you’ll command your forces in dynamic RTS battles. Engage in tactical clashes across focal real-world locations such as Hostomel (Ukraine), Warsaw, Aleppo, Taiwan, and Guam.
Customize your military power on the grand strategy layer, and bring your best forces into the RTS battles that shape the outcome of the war.
150+ unique units are available to fight on modern battlefields. Adapt to the rapidly changing modern battlefield by investing in cutting-edge drone and electronic warfare technology.
No provinces. No abstract regions.
Our strategic map is grounded in the real rail and road networks connecting towns and cities across the globe.
It’s a living infrastructure model, mirroring the transformations that defined the early 21st century.
Infrastructure shapes both the economy in peacetime and the conduct of war — from logistics to the movement of armies.
Manage your nation's economy based on the modern IS-LM-BP economic model, balancing interest rate, GDP, and price levels.
Shape monetary policy and control the value of your currency on the global money market to profit from international trade.
Develop industry and decide whether your country will become a raw material exporter, a manufacturer of intermediate goods, or a provider of advanced technologies. It’s up to you to define your position within the global supply chain and determine your influence on the international market.
Choose your path: turn your nation into an export powerhouse, invest abroad, or buy social prosperity on credit.
Over 150 unique military units are organized into realistically recreated tactical formations such as the Polish 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade,
U.S. 3rd Airborne Brigade "Rakkasans", Chinese 164th Marine Brigade, Turkish 70th Mechanized Brigade, and Russian 79th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment. Command iconic vehicles like the Leopard 2PL, T-90A, AH-64E Apache helicopter, and infantry fighting vehicles such as the Type 04 and PARS III. Support your tanks and infantry with the defining assets of modern warfare: reconnaissance, strike drones, and electronic warfare units. Test the effectiveness of various unit compositions across diverse battlefields — from open terrain to dense urban environments.
Take part in selected battles set in hand-crafted, authentic locations — flashpoints in Central-Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. Attack or defend objectives you can recognize from the real world.
Systemic War recreates over 25 focal points from around the globe, complete with their distinctive architecture and landmarks.
Maneuver your units through authentic layouts of cities, roads, and bridges. Use the real topography and natural obstacles to gain a tactical advantage over your opponent.
The heart of our diplomacy is conflict escalation.
Every decision can push it one step higher — from silent pressure to open war. Use hybrid actions to weaken your opponent or win the international community to your side. But don’t overplay your hand — an overly aggressive policy and humiliating a nuclear power may push the world to the brink of atomic annihilation, which means game over.
Play through pivotal moments of modern history — both those that happened and those that could have. Understand how great power competition leads to conflict escalation — not through lectures or boring books, but through exciting gameplay. Experience world politics and war through stylized news reports, press conferences, and statements from real politicians - everything delivered as immersive video — no walls of text.
Form and develop specialized research teams that allow you to conduct breakthroughs efficiently in their fields. Decide whether to upgrade existing weapon systems or invest in groundbreaking prototypes of the next generation. Civilian technologies matter as well — improvements in infrastructure, energy, and logistics strengthen the backbone of your nation. The key choice lies in balancing your own technology — enabling domestic production against reliance on imports and diplomatic dependencies.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i7-8700
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Sound Card: yes
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i7-10700
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce RTX 3070
- DirectX: Version 11
- Sound Card: yes
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
August 2026 progress in Systemic War
Finishing Kaliningrad mapLast month, we showed the Kaliningrad map as a little teaser. We are currently adding the finishing touches to it, so everyone who plays it will feel cold to the bone while looking at infantry walking those snowy steps! Improving existing map: Hostomel Hostomel is one of the first maps we started working on. Though it wasn't playable before, we're now sitting down to bring it up to the same level as the rest of our maps. Once we finish, there will be another video showcasing the visual updates, just like last month!Visual update for France infantryThe French infantry visual update is done! Now, as we get closer to our game's playtests, we will be showcasing more infantry updates. Infantry Customization PrototypeInfantry in modern conflicts must juggle many different duties, from launching smoke grenades and repairing tanks on the battlefield to simply acting as a medic.As you may have noticed, there are multiple options to choose from regarding the specialties an infantry unit can possess, as well as the size of the squad and its equipment.There will be a video in the future once we complete a few more tests, as we want to be 100% sure about this design at the end of the day. However, we always await your feedback on anything we feature in our monthly progress posts. So please share your thoughts! Await more of our updates! Systemic War TeamRead full article on Community Announcements (igor.szynkiewicz)AnnouncementsOfficial
Personalizing Your Vehicles
Are generic "Tundra" and "Desert" tank skins getting old? We think so. While discussing customization for Systemic War, we wanted to go beyond basic camo swaps. Check out the 4 options attached these are a few possibilities we came up with for personalizing your vehicles. Customization is for the players, so we really want to hear your thoughts: Would you like to customize your vehicles this way, or do you prefer a different approach? Take a look at the pictures (1–4) and tell us what you think in the comments!Read full article on Community Announcements (igor.szynkiewicz)AnnouncementsOfficial
July 2026 progress in Systemic War
As playtests for RTS were deleyed progress on our game was not. So, this time we would like to show you what happend in July! Deployment zone - ReworkWe’re sharing a prototype for new resources and logistics in Systemic War! Deployment trucks now carry supplies to repair units and replenish limited ammoAttacking enemy supply trucks destroys carried suppliesDamaged units or trucks can’t heal immediatelyLower tier trucks repair high-tier units slowerYou can automate supply truck routes to reduce micromanagement One of many new Special Player AbilitiesHere is a first look at a new Special Player Ability (SPA) prototype we are testing for Systemic War!Call in a transport helicopter to any target location within your line of sightUpon reaching the drop zone, the chopper spawns a fresh unit directly onto the battlefield before returning safely to baseIf enemy anti-air shoots down the chopper before the drop, your SPA cooldown takes a major penaltyNew Vehicles joining our hangarWe finished even more vehicles models:Boxer Skyranger 30 Boxer APC (Presented on picture)KNDS Fennek Infantry Visual UpgradesWe are working on infantry improvements because all of our old infantry was just one single model multiplied a million times:Every soldier will now look different based on their specific role on the battlefieldMore details on these visual updates will be shared in a video later this monthProgress on the next mapWe improved a few of our existing maps and made significant progress on the Kaliningrad map. We’re excited to show you the updated RTS visuals in a YouTube video later this month!Await more of our updates! Systemic War TeamRead full article on Community Announcements (igor.szynkiewicz)AnnouncementsOfficial
Multiplayer Playtests - Delayed
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June progress in Systemic War
Expanding grandstrategy layer with Military & Civilian factoriesDuring June, we expanded our production mechanics, such as the connection between civil and military factories. For example, each of these "strategic resources" for military production has its own production chain originating from the civil one. At the very bottom, you can see "institute" points which also correspond to these four resource colors, and they will be pinned to produced equipment for strong production bonuses. The brown points on the right are "factories" for specific armament groups-they "assemble" a given piece of equipment into a finished product.New Vehicles joining our hangarWe finished few of many upcoming vehicles models: T-84 Oplot \BTR-4 \M1064 mortar carrier \VBMR-L Serval Mistral \M6 Linebacker \Map optimization and adjustmentsOur environment team worked on optimization and visual upgrades of all maps in the RTS.New commands & operations in RTSWe are expanding the RTS with a new generation of unmanned units, including reconnaissance drones and offensive strike platforms. Our work explores both lightweight quadcopter-style drones for close battlefield support and larger fixed-wing UAVs designed for longer-range operations. At the same time, we are testing improvements to player-controlled spells and introducing new tools aimed at making air units feel more dynamic, responsive and impactful on the battlefield.Game performance optimalizationIn June, we continued working on optimizing our game for older graphics cards. As part of this work, we created a new graphics presets, exposed new graphics settings in the options, and optimized the shadow and lighting passes.Await more of our updates! - Systemic War TeamRead full article on Community Announcements (NFP_Maciej_Osica)
