Game2017

Siegecraft Commander

ActionStrategy

Developer Blowfish Studios

Create the ultimate fortress and wreak havoc, raining destruction on your enemies with catapult-flinging fun! From the Steam store page

34 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Feb 28, 2025 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

59
Mixed

20 positive · 14 negative
95% range 42–74%

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Steam's own rating
Mixed
33 of 52 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What people are saying

Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.

Reactions

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  • Steam user Steam user …3375Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2017 · 7 h played

    Two campaigns provide the single-player content: exhausting missions with numerous enemies in opposite directions that spread forces too thin. Multiplayer on five maps is available in either turn-based or real-time modes, but no skirmish matches against the AI (it appears the AI doesn’t actually know how to play the game, as the campaign missions rely solely on pre-scripted structures). Gameplay is unique, as buildings are placed by aiming and firing. Outposts are used to expand, and other…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5615Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2017 · 9 h played

    Siegecraft Commander is an interesting take on the RTS form, where instead of constructing buildings to spawn units which you would then micro, you are managing a variety of structures. First is your Keep, which is your home - losing it means a loss. From here you can spawn a variety of buildings, such as Outposts, a sort of cannon-fodder structure used to rapidly expand your base, Garrisons, which can spawn unit-spawning buildings as well as repair utilities, and the Armory, which is used to…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9739Steam reviews · Sep 10, 2017 · 2 h played

    Full controller support, does not say more or less that a controller is required. I went to look at the controls and there is no mouse and keyboard controls listed, so I have no idea how to turn the map or anything with mouse and keyboard. It doesn't seem you can delete a tower after you place it either. Maybe I am wrong about these things? No idea, can't find help about this anywhere. Awful voice acting, it just gets annoying to the point I want to skip it as fast as I can. I thought you…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9787Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2017 · 1 h played

    If you loved Moonbase Commander like I did, then this is a required purchase. Someone has to keep the lineage of the Hierarchical RTS genre alive and I will support anyone who does it right! It may not be Moonbase Commander proper but it's the best we'll get for years.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1080Steam reviews · Jan 19, 2017 · 11 h played

    EDIT: almost 12 hrs to end the campaign, difficulty is not very high just now but a couple of last levels required some specific approach to be beaten. Still had to try the online multiplayer, great game anyway, VR owner insterested in strategy should really watch on this one. ------- I need to wrote a review even if I'm just at the start, because this is a VR game than could be played also with a monitor, and many negative reviews came from monitor players (where you can play best RTS of the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2775Steam reviews · Jan 19, 2017 · 1 h played

    Its a fun game, specially against a friend, I can only mention that its easy to build yourself stuck and that units sometimes move very slowly wich asks a lot of recovery time The walls you in the create makes me think of aquaduct from the roman :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHwvEayyc-I

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  • Steam user Steam user …1921Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2017 · 2 h played

    UPDATED SCORE 5/10 - See comments for update. ORIGINAL REVIEW: A vibrant, chunky art-style is always welcome with me. There are some great games featuring that style – DOTA 2 being amongst them. Then there are games that I love despite not being brilliant games, their charm being abetted by the aforesaid art-style - Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom springs to mind. Then, well then there are the other games that use that art-style. Games that, to put it perhaps unkindly, ape their betters in a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6841Steam reviews · Jan 25, 2017 · 1 h played

    Siegecraft Commander has made my computer crash in HORRIFIC fashion 2 out of 3 times, shortly after entering the first level in the first campaign. It's a crash where everything locks up, goes black immediately and there's an extremely loud buzzing sound as my graphics card revs up like crazy and becomes super hot, unnecessarily! I've never seen this with any other game, whether it's VR compatible or conventional. The time I was able to play and get past the crash point (not sure how), I found…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8405Steam reviews · Jan 27, 2017

    I tried and tried to make this game running, but without luck. It just won't run on Win7 x64. Right after level loads it crash, no matter of settings both out or in-game. I'll happily re-review this case, as soon as I actualy play the game.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6149Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2017 · 4 h played

    I have played for an hour or so in VR and really like it. There is enough complexity to the game to keep it interesting and the graphics in VR are great. You can zoom in and rotate the battlefield. It feels immersive, kind of like an animated tabletop game with painted troops and lush scenery.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9229Steam reviews · Jun 24, 2017 · 1 h played

    freezes when i click the campaign button. i really like the look of this game, just let me play LUL

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  • Steam user Steam user …3125Steam reviews · Jan 23, 2017 · 2 h played

    I wanted to like this game. I like strategy games like this for sure. And this is a somewhat interesting game. My problem with this game is it doesn't really take advantage of the 3d space at all. It's a game you could easily play with a pc monitor, but you're playing with a big vr helmet on instead. The game is just not really designed with VR mechanics in mind. By contrast, lazerbait is a drastically simpler game in concept, but it fully takes advantage of the fact that you are in 3d space.…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5828Steam reviews · Jan 19, 2017

    Pretty buggy right now, crashed on the first play attempt in the middle of a game. There is no back button in the menus so to get out of the MP section I had to restart the game. The grab and pull functionality to shoot is really buggy. This game looks way fun, but I think it needs more development before I will recommend it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9419Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2017 · 2 h played

    This is a review for gameplay on the HTC Vive. I'm assuming that the other reviewers must be playing on a monitor, since currently this is one of 2 or 3 RTS games that work in VR. If you are not playing this in VR then you are not really reviewing the game, since the VR experience is VASTLY different. I just had the chance to go through the tutorial, and get my feet wet in a PvE match. This is a FUN game! Once I can get better with the controls, I think I will be ready for domiation of the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8682Steam reviews · Dec 7, 2019 · 1 h played

    I played this in VR and honestly, I've never played anything quite like it. Strategically slingshot your towers around, trying to build walls, like a strange fling based RTS. Definitely interesting

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  • Steam user Steam user …4325Steam reviews · Jun 29, 2020 · 7 h played

    It's a RTS where you can't save the game during a mission. That by itself is enough reason to stay away. Have to stop and return to the real world? Hosed. Have a bug that crashes the game, or it stops responding to the controls? Hosed. Aching neck because you're looking down at the board constantly? Suck it up, you can't take a break. It's awfully tedious. The mechanics make it very much a game of 3 steps forward, 2 steps back. Losing a key building means you lose all its child buildings, so…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4368Steam reviews · Apr 14, 2017 · 3 h played

    I love the game, I saw a few videos on youtube showing the first view, I love it! I really like the concept and the quality of the graphics. I hope you will put more effort to improve the Online multi player game as it's what will support the game in the long run, as more people play online more interesting it becomes. It would be nice to have a global chat inside the game or a 2-3 online multiplayer events each day or a tournament on weekends, just to connect with other players until the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4298Steam reviews · Mar 17, 2017 · 4 h played

    really bad; doesnt make any fun; the loobys for multiplayer are always empty and the campaign is incredibly boring - I wnat my money back - this game really sucks!!! DONT BUY!!!

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  • Steam user Steam user …5810Steam reviews · Feb 4, 2017 · 1 h played

    Fun RTS/tower defense hybrid. The gameplay is rather unique, and works quite well, but the crossbow/shooting interface takes some practice to get used to. Both multiplayer and single player options offered. Its just a few good RTS games available in VR yet, so this is a very welcome addition. I have enjoyed this game a lot!

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  • Steam user Steam user …7904Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2017 · 1 h played

    Unique Twist On RTS Genre I've been looking for a game that would let me sink a lot of hours into a single experience in VR since the Vive was released. I'm early in my time with this one, but having heard of this primarily as a console game, I thought this could have some legs. It's looking like I was right so far! The RTS system is novel, building out your "empire" like nodes or a web. It means you have to think about your placements as there's a heirarchy to what can build what. For…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5574Steam reviews · Nov 25, 2020 · 3 h played

    I tried to like this. It looks great, and I love the voiced characters. However, the strategy component just doesn't work. The controls absolutely fail. Incredibly fiddly. There is no way to destroy a structure you've created, which is essential in this game because you end up producing units too far behind the lines.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6209Steam reviews · Nov 19, 2017 · 4 h played

    I played with the Vive and enjoyed. Based on reviews, I'm guessing it makes a pretty poor pancake game, but it was polished and fun enough in VR.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6390Steam reviews · Jan 23, 2017 · 11 h played

    I played on the VIVE and it was a great experience. I played it till my neck started to hurt from looking down so much, wish i could rotate the board and play the lazyway on my bed. Tons of fun, an INCREDIBLE addition to the tabletop style of VR. Although i haven't found a feature that lets me save my game in case i want to take a break or something, the game is still great. I tried it both in VR and normal and VR is way cooler! you can see the entire board and whats going on, get up close in…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8177Steam reviews · Jan 22, 2017 · 1 h played

    Most Viwe games works fine with Oculus rift, but not this one. The controllers are non intuitive. Zoom/scaling/rotate controlling, kinda works but is really struggling. The placement of towers do really suck! 80% of the shoots miss because of that really frustrating crossbow/shooting interface. I hope this is fixed since the game overall looks promising. But until then, I'm gonna avoid this.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6871Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2017 · 1 h played

    Siegecraft Commander is a welcome addition to the VR RTS genre. The gameplay is rather unique, and works. The graphics look great in VR, and seem quite optimzed. Only thing I really miss is "graphics options", which by my opinion is a must for VR games.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7537Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2017 · 9 h played

    What first got me interested in Siegecraft Commander is that it seemed like a unique combination of mechanics packaged into a light strategy game. The main mechanic in the game is the launching mechanic. To build towers you launch them into the air and you also launch projectiles at your opponent's towers in order to destroy them. While the launching mechanics might take a while to get a hang of, it is pretty easy to aim and shoot once you get used to them. This mechanic is critical to the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2700Steam reviews · Jun 10, 2021 · 20 h played

    Fun game in VR or normal; need a continuation to the campaign...

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  • Steam user Steam user …0313Steam reviews · May 9, 2020 · 2 h played

    The Invite Only multiplayer would not work when I played with a friend. That's a little annoying, but we got together in person and played on local play. After about 90 minutes of gameplay, the game glitched out and wouldn't let either of us make a turn. We could still open in-game menus, but not actually make a move. Pretty gamebreaking, especially after a 90 MINUTE GAME. Rest of the gameplay is okay. Obviously inspired by Moonbase Commander, it's a change of pace from other RTS games out…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9753Steam reviews · Oct 31, 2017

    The graphics are great, and I love the way the book is used in the cinematic in the beginning. This game has a lot of potential. All games for Vive work with Rift and many have reasonable controls, however I bounced hard on this one because the controls are completely counter-intuitive on the Oculus Rift. For me this spoiled the whole thing because I found myself having to think about which button does what instead of, in all the other games, just being able to naturally grab, poke or pinch the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7726Steam reviews · Sep 10, 2017 · 5 h played

    Fantastic fun in VR. Make sure you change the targeting system to "Point" - much easier.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8414Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2017 · 1 h played

    Howdy Doody Everyboody! This is a very interesting unique type of Real Time Strategy game I haven't seen before. It's a bit difficult to understand at first but afterwards it clicks as to what you are supposed to do! http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=844446595

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  • Steam user Steam user …8105Steam reviews · Feb 28, 2025 · 6 h played

    FUN RETRO STRATEGY GAME.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1604Steam reviews · May 31, 2020 · 12 h played

    i enjoyed this game. i did make a custom input binding for it, but i beat and liked it. there was the issue with campaign only. maybe theres a hard mode? idk, but it felt limited with no more custom type of option to just run a game, neverthe less it does have multiplayer so its only ai battles you cant do. all in all i recommend getting it on sale.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1261Steam reviews · Apr 27, 2020 · 13 h played

    amazing game and campaign

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