Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins
In the space of fifty years, Earth changed from a planet on cusp of a challenging future to a world a breath away from lifelessness and plunged into an apocalyptic time of ecological disaster, global warfare and the meltdown of human civilization. This is the time of the Maelstrom.
- Release Date:2/13/2009
- Developer:KDV Games
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:11/12/2025
- Steam App Id:11560
Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 83% lower than its previous all-time peak of 6 players achieved on 12/1/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins. It has received a total of 163 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 61 (Mixed).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins and its growth over time. It currently has 602 followers on its community page.
About Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins
Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins is a Strategy game developed by KDV Games. On 2/13/2009, it was released on the Steam Store by Codemasters, and Electronic Arts.
Players have rated Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins as "Mixed" out of 163 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 104 positive reviews and 59 negative reviews — an overall 64% positive review rating. Additionally, Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins has earned a metascore of 58 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for an unknown price (check the Steam Store for the current price).
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins on the Steam Deck.
It also supports 5 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins has been tagged with the following user tags:
- RTS
- Sci-fi
- Strategy
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Packages
Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins | $4.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins is available in 5 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
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Soures & References
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 12). Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/11560
- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 12). Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/11560
- Metacritic. (2025, November 12). Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins for PC Reviews. Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/maelstrom
- KDV Games. (2023, July 13). Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins. Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins. http://www.codemasters.com/maelstrom