A physics-driven RTS set in modern conflicts. Every jet, tank, helicopter, and missile is truly simulated — guided missiles can be evaded and misled. Plan operations from CENTCOM briefings, hand-pick your roster, bring every soldier home, and seize the oil.

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The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“I'm a solo developer building an ambitious physics-driven RTS, and Early Access is the honest way to do it: ship real, playable operations early and grow the game with the people playing it. Rather than disappearing for years, I plan to release the campaign progressively, mission by mission, shaping the gameplay and design philosophy with community feedback along the way. The core systems — the physics simulation, the drone camera, the F-key strike system — are the foundation everything is built on, and player feedback now directly influences how the rest of the game is built.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“I'm currently estimating around 18 months in Early Access. As a solo developer I want to be upfront that this is an estimate, not a promise — the priority is quality of each operation over hitting a date. The roadmap will be shared and updated openly as development progresses.

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version will grow mission by mission. For the full version, I plan to deliver: a complete story-driven single-player campaign built around the war for oil; a multiplayer skirmish mode; and a cooperative campaign mode. Along the way I also plan to expand and refine the core systems — units, physics behaviors, VFX, radio dialog, and the three biomes — based on community feedback. Plans may evolve based on what works best in players' hands.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current build includes 3 playable campaign operations across the Forest biome, with the core systems fully functional: physics-simulated units (jets, helicopters, tanks, Humvees, boats, drones, missiles), the drone camera, the F1–F12 strike system, CENTCOM mission briefings, and unit radio dialog. New operations will be added progressively throughout Early Access. Expect rough edges typical of a solo project in active development: balancing is ongoing and some content is placeholder.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Yes. The game launches into Early Access at a low price, and I plan to gradually raise the price as new operations, modes, and content are added. Early supporters get the lowest price the game will ever be — buying in early means locking in the full game at a fraction of its final cost.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Community feedback is central to this project. I want players' input not just on bugs and balance, but on gameplay and design philosophy itself — mission design, difficulty, the ISR/no-fog-of-war system, unit behavior, controls. I plan to be active on the Steam forums and community hub, share development updates regularly, and adjust the roadmap based on what players actually want. When a mission ships, what players say about it shapes the next one.”
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About This Game

Military Destruction

About This Game

Command real machines. Fight real physics. Win perfect operations.

Military Destruction is a physics-driven real-time strategy game set in today's flashpoints — from the Persian Gulf to the Russian frontier to the Venezuelan coast. Every jet, tank, helicopter, drone, boat, and missile is a real simulated machine. Nothing is scripted. When a guided missile overshoots because you baited its seeker into a hard turn, that's physics — not animation.

It's All About Oil

Every operation in the campaign revolves around one thing: oil. Wreck enemy production. Seize the wells. Defend your own. One mission is a pure offensive strike — level the installations on Kharg Island and get out. The next is a full skirmish: eight oil wells, two players, one map — take control or lose the war economy.

Operation-Based Campaign

This is RTS but also every mission is a military operation, and the story unfolds as you take command of the army to exert control on the region.

  • Receive your CENTCOM briefing: objectives, intel, rules of engagement.

  • Build your roster. Many operations deploy with a fixed force you hand-pick before wheels-up: 1 jet, 3 Apaches, 1 destroyer, 4 Abrams, 12 MANPADS, 16 infantry, 2 artillery, 2 Humvees. Choose wisely — that's all you get.

  • Some missions require you to control and secure oil installations. Build bases and use the oil to dominate the map. Command you army and conquer the map.

  • Execute with precision — every unit matters. Lose a squad, and you may have to mount a rescue operation to bring your soldiers home.

  • Chase the Perfect Operation: full objectives, zero losses. Your record follows you. The political cost of a failed operation may be too high in the public eye.

Your Eyes Are a Drone

There is no god-view. The camera is a physical drone flying over the battlefield. Hold a top-down orbit, dive low over the front line, chase a convoy — or lose it to a lucky hit, because yes, your camera can be shot down.

And there is no fog of war. Instead: a satellite map, your drones, and whatever your units can see. ISR is the game. If you don't have eyes on it, you don't know it's happening.

Firepower at Your Fingertips: F1–F12

Your most devastating assets live on the function keys — a strike system built for speed:

  • F1 — Air Strike. Every press scrambles a jet with a full bomb load. Six jets on the tarmac? Press it six times.

  • F2 — Artillery Barrage. Saturate the grid square with deadly long distance shelling.

  • F3 — Cruise missile. Precision cruise missile, launched from offshore with deadly impact.

  • F4 — Destroyer Cannon. Naval gunfire support on demand.

  • F12 — ABORT. Recall everything. Instantly.

Stack strikes, time them, chain them — or abort the whole package when the situation changes.

Real Physics. Real Machines.

Every vehicle runs on engineering-grade simulation:

  • Jets fly with true aerodynamics — lift, drag, stall, and inertia.

  • Helicopters answer to rotor dynamics, not waypoints.

  • Tanks and Humvees have suspension, momentum, and recoil with every shot.

  • Warships carry the mass and momentum of real vessels.

  • Missiles are steered by real PID guidance — fly evasively and mislead them, and they will miss.

The result: emergent, unpredictable battles where tactics and physics — not scripts — decide who wins.

Explosions Like No Other RTS

A dedicated explosion and VFX pipeline delivers destruction on a scale RTS players have never seen. Fireballs, shockwaves, secondary detonations — every strike transforms the battlefield, rendered in a sharp, distinctive visual style that makes every screenshot look like a war photo.

Your Units Talk Back

A military radio system inspired by the golden age of Command & Conquer: Red Alert — modernized and dialog-rich. Pilots call out bomb runs. Tank crews confirm targets. Squads report contact, request evac, and let you know exactly how the operation is going. The battlefield has a voice.

Three Theaters of War

Fight across three distinct biomes:

  • Desert — Gulf heat, oil fields, and open sightlines.

  • Soviet Summer — forests, rivers, and Cold War concrete.

  • Soviet Winter — the same front, frozen over. Snow changes everything.

Key Features

  • Story-rich, operation-based campaign built around the war for oil — with CENTCOM briefings and rescue missions

  • Hand-picked mission rosters or full base-building operations — both, like the classics did it

  • Physical drone camera and no fog of war: satellite imagery, drones, and ISR decide what you see

  • F1–F12 strike system: air strikes, artillery, Tomahawks, naval gunfire — and a full abort

  • Engineering-grade physics for every unit: jets, helicopters, tanks, Humvees, drones, boats, missiles

  • Missiles with real PID guidance that can be evaded and misled

  • Best-in-class explosion and VFX system with a sharp, distinctive art style

  • Dialog-rich military radio chatter on every unit

  • Three biomes: Desert, Soviet Summer, Soviet Winter

  • Base building, refineries, and oil control across land, air, and sea

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Some art assets, textures, and sound effects are created with the assistance of AI tools, then curated and edited by the developer. All game design, gameplay systems, code architecture, physics simulation, and mission design are human-made. No AI-generated content is created at runtime.

As a solo developer with a limited budget, I use AI tools to help produce some assets and sounds. This lets me keep my time focused where a solo dev's hours matter most — the core gameplay, the physics simulation, and mission design — while still delivering production quality that would normally require an extended team. Every AI-assisted asset is curated, edited, and integrated by hand.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 6600 (8 GB)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 30 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 11
    • Processor: Intel Core i7-13700K / AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
    • Memory: 32 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super (12 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (16 GB)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 30 MB available space
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