$8.99 (−40%)Forts Build it up, blow it apart
Forts is a 2D physics strategy game where you and co-op friends build a fort in real time, bolt on guns from machine guns to plasma, and try to drop the other fort first. Matches hold up to eight players, and collapsing physics does the punchline work for you.
Is Forts worth it?
Forts is worth it if…
- you like building together under pressure, then shooting the result apart
- you want co-op friends sessions against bots as well as competitive lobbies
- you enjoy fiddly physics where one bad strut ruins everything
- you like tech trees, resources and unlocking new guns round by round
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Build a fort that holds together
You start with a core, some struts and a hungry need for metal and energy. You stretch beams across a gap, add armour, wire up weapons, and climb the tech tree while the other side does the same. Every extra gun is weight and power draw, so the fort that looks toughest can fold when one joint fails. With co-op friends you can split the job, one raising walls while another aims, which keeps the early scramble calm and social.
Pick guns and commanders for the job
There are 16 weapons to unlock, from machine guns and snipers to missiles and plasma, made for hitting weak points rather than spraying walls. Then you pick from 12 commanders with names like Warthog, Armourdillo, Shockenaugh and Architect, each suited to a different style of attack or building. Against bots with friends, that choice matters in a low-pressure way. You can test the loud option, watch it miss, and rebuild without anyone calling a vote to kick you.
Rounds built for lobbies and rematches
The look is retro pixel art with a Chaotic streak, and destruction is the whole point. Beams snap, forts sag, and a once-mighty base ends up as rubble that used to be your plan. Multiplayer supports ranked 1v1 seasons plus larger mayhem matches, and there is a 28-mission campaign about the Black Penguin Oil Company for practice or solo nights. Mod support and an inbuilt map editor add player-made weapons, maps and campaigns when the base game starts feeling solved.
Good to know before you queue?
Can you play it with co-op friends against the game?
Yes. Alongside competitive multiplayer, you can team up with other people against bots, which is the gentlest way to learn the building, resources and tech tree before facing human forts.
Is it easy to learn and hard to master?
The basics are placing struts, weapons and power, but aiming, economy and fort design take real practice. Expect early losses to taller, better-braced forts while you learn where joints fail.
What do the DLC packs add?
High Seas adds naval combat with cruisers, battleships and aircraft carriers plus water and buoyancy physics, while Moonshot adds Pacific Rim campaign missions, new arenas, weapons and a portal. A host can share those features with everyone in the lobby.
