‘Strategos’, is now available via Steam EA- TGG

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Press release:
January 20th, 2026.
MicroProse and Strategos Games are today very happy to announce that their real-time tactics wargame, ‘Strategos’, is now available via Steam Early Access.

Designed for players seeking historically grounded, mechanically deep battles, Strategos places command—not reflexes—at the center of warfare. From the Hoplite armies of the Persian Wars to the legions of Rome and the forces of the Hellenistic world, players take control of vast formations where morale, terrain, fatigue, and leadership determine victory or defeat.

At Early Access launch, Strategos delivers a substantial and fully playable experience, offering multiple ways to engage with its tactical systems—from historical campaigns to fully customizable skirmishes.

Available Now in Early Access

Players can immediately access:

⚔️ Historical Campaigns
Command armies across defined theaters of war, beginning with Sicily during the First Punic War, with additional campaigns planned throughout Early Access.

🗺️ Skirmish Mode with Full Battle Customization
Create custom battles by selecting factions, eras, army sizes, terrain, deployment rules, AI behavior, and difficulty.

🏛️ Nearly 120 Playable Factions
Lead forces from across the ancient Mediterranean and beyond, including Greek city-states, Hellenistic kingdoms, Rome, Carthage, Persian empires, and tribal confederations.

🪖 Over 250 Unique Units
Infantry, cavalry, skirmishers, and specialist troops modeled across different cultures and historical periods.

⚙️ Deep Real-Time Tactical Warfare
Formation-based combat featuring morale shocks, disorder, pursuit, routing, flanking, fog of war, terrain effects, and advanced command-and-control mechanics.

A Living Battlefield

Armies in Strategos do not simply fight—they react. Units break, pursue, flee, and recover based on battlefield conditions and leadership. Orders must be managed carefully through generals and command ranges, rewarding foresight and positioning over micromanagement.

Availability
Strategos is available now in Early Access on Steam.
Players can begin commanding the armies of classical antiquity today.

Early Access marks the foundation of Strategos, with additional campaigns, units, scenarios, and refinements planned as development continues.
Key Features

Real-Time Tactical Warfare in Classical Antiquity
Simulate large-scale battles with thousands of soldiers on screen, featuring realistic formations, morale, and battlefield behavior.

Advanced Command & Control Simulation
Manage generals, couriers, and command ranges to issue orders, provide morale support, and commit leaders directly to combat.

Deep Battlefield Mechanics
Includes disorder, morale shocks, routing, pursuit, evasion, flanking, terrain effects, fog of war, and command limitations inspired by tabletop wargaming.

Over 250 Unique Units
Infantry, cavalry, skirmishers, and specialist troops faithfully modeled across different cultures and eras.

Over 120 Playable Factions
Command armies from across the ancient Mediterranean and beyond, including Greek city-states, Hellenistic kingdoms, Rome, Carthage, Persian empires, tribal confederations, and lesser-known regional powers.

Extensive Custom Battle Options
Customize army lists, allies, eras, maps, deployment rules, AI behavior, difficulty, and optional randomization filters.

Historical and Hypothetical Scenarios
Recreate famous engagements or explore alternate outcomes with fully configurable battle setups.

Hotseat and AI-Controlled Play
Play against AI opponents or disable AI entirely for hotseat-style command.

Operational Campaign Mode (In Development)
Command armies as a general in charge of a single theatre of operations in the map-based campaigns. These will begin with Sicily during the First Punic War at release, followed by more campaigns throughout Early Access. These campaigns involve operational level maneuvers (marching/sailing), maintaining supply lines, choosing what armies to attack or what settlements to besiege, and some limited unit recruitment and replenishment–providing historical context and strategic advantage for tactical battles.

About MicroProse:
MicroProse, founded in 1982, is a world-famous simulation software company known for developing groundbreaking, classics and cult titles like, the Falcon, F15 Strike Eagle, Silent Service, Gunship, Grand Prix, Civilization, B-17 The Mighty Eighth, and X-COM series and many more simulation products that sold millions of copies each at retail.

About Strategos Games:
Strategos Games is a small studio consisting of one core developer Gabe, supported by contracted art work, and many enthusiastic testers.

Today, MicroProse is not only remaking select classics from its past but also paving the road to next-generation, state of the art games that will create the memories and experiences of the demanding new generations of gamers like Highfleet, Sea Power, Regiments and many others.