Forts (video game)

Forts
Developer(s)EarthWork Games
Publisher(s)EarthWork Games
Programmer(s)Tim Auld
Artist(s)Nick Smith
Composer(s)Jeff van Dyck, Ella van Dyck
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
Genre(s)Real-time strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Forts is a 2D real-time strategy[1] video game developed and published by Australian studio EarthWork Games.[2][3] It was released on April 19, 2017. Forts started development in March, 2003, as a game originally based on early bridge building games.[4] Forts had sold over a million copies as of March 9, 2022.[5] In Forts, the player builds a base, defends it, and acquires weapons through tech trees in an attempt to destroy the opponent's reactor.

The game has been reviewed by CG Magazine and Kotaku, the former of which described Forts's gameplay as being similar to the Worms series.[6][7]

  1. ^ Bobby C. (3 July 2020). "PAX West Forts Fighting for Oil". Gamer Assault Weekly.
  2. ^ "'Forts': My Most Anticipated Game From PAX Now in Private Beta - GeekDad". GeekDad. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  3. ^ "Indie Spotlight: Forts". PC PowerPlay. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  4. ^ "The Forts Official Dev Log". EarthWorkGames.com.
  5. ^ ""Physics-Based RTS Forts, Reveals 'High Seas' DLC Alongside Million Sales Milestone" - Games Press". www.gamespress.com. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  6. ^ Lane Martin (25 April 2017). "Forts Review - A Fun 2D RTS". CG Magazine.
  7. ^ "Forts Is A Fun Mix Of RTS And Worms". Kotaku Australia. 2017-05-02. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-08.