Systemic War: When HOI4 Meets Broken Arrow — A First Look at the Steam Demo
If you’ve ever wished you could fight the battles you wage in a grand strategy game — or wanted your RTS skirmishes to actually matter on the world stage — then the demo for Systemic War (Steam, October 2025) might scratch that itch. It’s rough, rough enough to make you cringe in places, but it’s also one of those rare experiments that insists you pay attention. Here’s my take on it after an hour in the trenches.
Broken Arrow Review: A Modern RTS Powerhouse With Muscle and Grit
Real-time strategy games have been making a quiet resurgence, and Broken Arrow crashes into the scene with the kind of impact that makes strategy fans sit up straight. Imagine World in Conflict spent six months in the gym, pumped on protein shakes, and yelling about flanking maneuvers—Broken Arrow is exactly that. It's big, it's bold, and it’s unrelentingly tactical. But does it have the polish and staying power to stand alongside the titans of the genre like Supreme Commander or Command & Conquer?