Punk Wars
Released Nov 2021
Our civilization has fallen. From the ashes, four new powers emerge. Immerse yourself in a combat-heavy twist on a classic turn-based 4X strategy where steam, steel, atom and diesel-punk corporations clash to spread their technology and the way of life.
58% positive · 124 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
Punk Wars launched on November 11, 2021 and received two paid/free DLC releases in its first year: the free "Hold the Line" survival mode DLC on December 20, 2021, and the larger "Threat From Within" DLC on May 19, 2022, which added a story campaign and survival mode. The developer published a 12-month roadmap in November 2021 that covered both of these releases, and all items on that roadmap appear to have been delivered. Following the second DLC, the developer issued two bug-fix patches — one in November 2022 and one in February 24, 2023 — the latter being the last recorded communication from the developer. No new content announcements, roadmap updates, or developer posts have appeared since February 24, 2023. All three DLC items in the store listing are marked as released, and no unreleased DLC exists. The developer has not announced any further content or future plans since the second DLC shipped. With a development cycle that produced two major content drops across roughly six months post-launch and then transitioned to maintenance patches before going silent entirely, the evidence points to the game having reached the end of its content roadmap. The store description still promotes the "Threat From Within" DLC as its headline feature, consistent with that being the final major addition.
Evidence
Threat From Within DLC launched, described as a major new addition featuring a story campaign and survival mode — the final major content release
Free Hold the Line DLC launched, adding a new survival game mode and three maps
Content
3 of 3 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Salient Games
Achievements
30
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
NEW DLC featuring a story campaign is now available!
The years go by and another cycle has come to an end. Our civilisation has crumbled due to our greed and selfishness. Now we know that to avoid repeating the same mistakes, we need to stand united… and ours is the banner, under which humanity can thrive again. Our technology, philosophy and way of life are the ones that can finally bring happiness to the world… we just need to convince a few stubborn leaders...
Punk Wars is a combat and tactics-oriented strategy drawing inspiration from the classic turn-based 4X titles. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, in which the ruins of a once powerful megacity become the arena for a deadly fight between four newly emerged corporations, trying to assert dominance for both their unique technology and philosophy of life.
Become the powerful leader of the mesianic steampunk, tenebrous dieselpunk, militaristic steelpunk or technocratic atompunk; explore the ruins of a bygone civilization, where resources are scarce and the dangers way too common. Develop your infrastructure and technology that will secure your triumph. Create a winning strategy and a playstyle for each faction, utilising their distinctive skills and units.
But before you make that happen, you will have to set out to explore the once magnificent, ruined wasteland full of hostile nomads; find water and other vital resources, extract them and put them to a good use developing your scientific, industrial and military infrastructure. Grow and expand your territory, creating advanced and foolproof supply chains in which single units rely on each other, working together like one organism.
Grow and rule over your population, carefully monitoring its well-being and keeping it content. Plan ahead as much as you can, but leave yourself some space for a time when a random event strikes. And finally - put your meticulously trained and developed units to good use, engaging in challenging, turn-based battles that will put your tactical thinking to the test.
- Take control of one of the four powerful corporations - Steampunk, Dieselpunk, Atompunk or Steelpunk - and use its unique skillset to lead it to glory.
- Explore the mysteries of a ruined, post-apocalyptic megacity.
- Level up your units and engage in fierce battles that will challenge your tactical sense.
- Grow your scientific, industrial and military infrastructure, creating advanced supply chains.
- Seek, garner and wisely use scarce resources.
- Unite humanity and lead it to the new era of peace and prosperity!
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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