Original War
An American geological expedition, under a UN mandate, assesses the natural resources in a distant part of Siberia, deep in the trackless steppes of Eastern Russia. But instead of oil, they discover a deposit of a hitherto unknown mineral.
- Price:$9.99
- Release Date:1/27/2014
- Franchise:Bohemia Interactive
- Developer:Altar Games
- Publisher:Bohemia Interactive
- Last Updated:12/12/2025
- Steam App Id:235320
Original War
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Original War has 10 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 90% lower than its previous all-time peak of 98 players achieved on 1/14/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Original War. It has received a total of 2,105 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 91 (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Original War. Right now, it costs $9.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Original War and its growth over time. It currently has 6,194 followers on its community page.
About Original War
Original War is an Indie, and Strategy game developed by Altar Games. On 1/27/2014, it was released on the Steam Store by Bohemia Interactive.
Players have rated Original War as "Overwhelmingly Positive" out of 2,105 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 2,000 positive reviews and 105 negative reviews — an overall 95% positive review rating. Additionally, Original War has earned a metascore of 61 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $9.99. It can also be purchased through Strategy Pack which gives a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Original War on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
It also supports 9 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, 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, Original War supports the following features:
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- PvP
- Includes level editor
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Single-player
- Steam Workshop
- Online Co-op
- Captions available
- Online PvP
- LAN Co-op
- LAN PvP
From the Steam community, Original War has been tagged with the following user tags:
- PvP
- Difficult
- Atmospheric
- Real-Time
- Multiplayer
- Story Rich
- War
- Co-op
- RPG
- RTS
- Real-Time with Pause
- Time Travel
- Wargame
- Sci-fi
- Strategy
- Indie
- Online Co-Op
- Moddable
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Original War and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Original War is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Strategy Pack | 2 | 2 | $14.38 | View |
Related Packages
Original War is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Original War | $0.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Original War is available in 9 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Czech | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Original War data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 12). Original War on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/235320
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 12). Original War. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/235320
- Metacritic. (2025, December 12). Original War for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/original-war
- Altar Games. (2023, July 8). Original War. Original War. http://www.original-war.com/