Syrian Warfare
Cats Who Play · 2017 · Real Time Tactics, RTS, Realistic, Military, Wargame
PC
Very Positive87% · 5,20022playing now
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About Syrian Warfare
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Syrian Warfare is a realistic real-time strategy game that follows the Syrian conflict through major historical milestones, emphasizing tactical squad-level combat with persistent unit experience, limited resources, and dynamic destruction rather than traditional base building. Every decision matters—from pre-mission force composition to in-battle reinforcements and damaged module repairs—creating a grounded, consequential warfare experience told through the eyes of those living through the conflict.
This war has been going on for a long time, and it's hard to say when it will be over. We got so used to it that news from Syria has become trivial. We've even already forgotten how it all started, and where the roots of the terrible terror lie – the terror that swept across Europe in recent years.
Syria is all over the news, and it's become a subject of many documentaries. We, however, want to show the story through the lens of the game and don't let the word "game" mislead you. This game does not claim to be a history lesson, but it shows the course of the war in all its seriousness through the major milestones, from the first days till the latest important victories over terror.
Syria is all over the news, and it's become a subject of many documentaries. We, however, want to show the story through the lens of the game and don't let the word "game" mislead you. This game does not claim to be a history lesson, but it shows the course of the war in all its seriousness through the major milestones, from the first days till the latest important victories over terror.
What kind of a game is it?
- Syrian Warfare is a real time strategy with a high degree of realism. This game is not about a base construction or units production. The player will have to determine their forces characteristics before they go into action. And during the mission, they would be able to select reinforcements in order to support the troopers.
- The troops and machinery crews move from mission to mission and gain experience, which helps them increase their effectiveness.
- Trophies captured by the player on the battlefield can be used throughout the whole campaign.
- Importantly enough, there are no «life bars» for vehicles in the game. Damages are calculated by taking into account the protection module and the power of adverse factors. Inflicted damages affect the functioning of the module.
- In the battlefield, it is impossible to repair the armor, but one can repair the modules by using a limited stock of spare parts. Ammunition and fuel are also limited.
- A system of high-quality physical demolition of buildings and other objects is used in the game (it does not only look spectacular, but it has a serious influence on the tactics during the missions, especially in urban areas).
- The game has a wide set of tactical possibilities: The storming of buildings, usage of smokescreens, infantry lift by helicopters and APC/IFV, air strike calls, capturing of trophy weapons and equipment, usage of heat flares and active defense complexes.
- And of course the story itself. We will try to show the conflict, not from a point of view of a general, located somewhere at the ‘top’. No, it will be a story of a man, who lived in the country that descended into hell. A story of struggle, loss and regained hope.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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 wa…10 found this helpful
Am I playing Terminator Dark Fate: Defience - Syrian edition? This is damn good!
A very fun RTS game even if it's russian propaganda (honestly I don't care if it's propaganda) made by delevopers who used to make cat games. You get to control a variety of units from infantry to helicopters and it's sure fun watching them in action. 10/10 would recommend this game!
Good
Better than Company of Heroes
[h3]Sir, That is civilian vehi-- Boy, it is literally armored vehicle, WHICH IS SPEEDING AT US?!!![/h3] 8/10 would try to stabilize Syria once more....
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