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Coffee & Crashes · Published by Critical Failure Studios
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
A modern military RTS. Command one of three armies - real tanks, drones, rocket artillery, and mobile AA. Cloak past defenses, hose drones with flak, rain ballistic strikes, and crush the enemy base. Battle friends online or skirmish vs AI. Tactics over twitch.
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About this game
STEEL PHANTOMS
A modern military real-time strategy game. Three factions fielding real-world machines - tanks, drones, rocket artillery, anti-air. Every match is decided by tactics, not reflexes.
Campaign: 21 Missions
A full campaign across all three armies - 7 missions each. Storm cities, hold the line, hunt enemy commanders, and unleash devastating superweapons. Every faction fights its own way.
Three Military Powers
Alliance - Western combined arms. Titan main battle tank, Interceptor AA drones, HIMARS-style rockets.
Federation - Heavy armor & saturation fire. Mammoth tank, Pantsir-style mobile AA, ballistic missile trucks.
Dynasty - Drone swarms & asymmetric warfare. Type-99-style tanks, loitering munitions, stealth bombers.
A Full Arsenal
Dozens of units per faction - tanks, scouts, harvesters, fire-support, mobile AA, rocket and ballistic artillery
Drones for every role - recon, attack UCAVs, kamikaze loitering munitions, stealth bombers, AA interceptors
Bases that matter - refineries, oil derricks, war factories, drone hangars, tech labs, superweapons
Multiplayer
Battle friends online - invite straight through Steam
1v1 and team matches
Skirmish vs AI across multiple difficulties
Modern Warfare Systems
Attack drones and loitering munitions that dive onto their targets
Mobile anti-air that tracks and hoses down aircraft
Rocket artillery and ballistic trucks raining arcing strikes anywhere you designate
Stealth - cloaked units stay hidden until they fire
Built for PC
Runs from integrated Intel graphics to RTX 4070+. Native Mac support. No microtransactions, no live-service grind.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel UHD 630, NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti, or AMD RX 560 (2 GB)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Recommended
- OS: Windows 11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2060 / RTX 4070 or AMD RX 6600
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
A First Look at Steel Phantoms
Hi everyone!This is our first post, and we are so excited to finally show you what we have been building.Steel Phantoms is a modern real time strategy game where three factions fight for control: the Alliance, the Federation and the Dynasty. Each one has its own army, its own style and its own story.Here is a taste of what is already in the game:Three campaigns full of story missionsSoldiers who hold buildings and fight from insideJump into your tank or drone and take the controls yourselfHelicopters that carry your troops into battleAnti air rockets that hunt aircraft across the skyA superweapon for every factionSkirmish battles on snow, desert, grass and island mapsEvery day we play, test and polish, because we want Steel Phantoms to feel great from the very first battle.The game is not out yet, and this is the perfect moment to join us. Add Steel Phantoms to your wishlist, follow the page, and tell us in the comments what you would love to see.See you on the battlefield, Commanders!Read full article on Community Announcements (AmA)
