Total Conflict: Resistance
Early access since Apr 2023
Total Conflict: Resistance is a unique symbiosis of global strategy, tactics and first-person action. Realistic mass battles, many types of armored vehicles, weapons, uniforms, unique mechanics, immersive free gameplay. Lead any state and bring it to greatness!
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In early access, still in active development
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Active Development
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Steam $29.99
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Evaluation
Total Conflict: Resistance is an actively developed Early Access game that has received substantial updates on a consistent basis since its April 2023 launch.
The major update history is strong: Version 0.80.0 shipped June 4, 2024 (commander systems, new laws, night operations); Version 0.85.0 shipped August 25, 2024 (Steam Workshop SDK, five new armored vehicles); Version 1.00.0 shipped July 11, 2025 (sweeping tactical campaign overhaul, new factions, numerous systems); Version 1.10.0 shipped October 19, 2025 (more armored vehicles, full location rework program, early RPG work announced); and Version 1.30.0 shipped March 19, 2026 (full amphibious warfare, ammunition systems, mines, ambush mechanics, completely rewritten vehicle AI). This establishes a cadence of major releases roughly every 3–6 months.
The developer's most recent communication, posted July 28, 2026, is a development status update explaining a brief summer break taken to avoid burnout. The developer confirmed they are back at full strength and described a substantial upcoming patch in detail — new infantry firearms and full weapon rebalancing, a polished Random Battles mode, an improved asset streaming system, refined AI diplomacy, new weapon animations and visual effects, and numerous bug fixes. They also explicitly confirmed continued long-term work on a new PMC commander campaign with RPG elements (quests, dialogue, NPC interactions), which they describe as their planned "crown jewel" feature.
The developer also reaffirmed commitment to the existing Global Campaign and Tactical Campaign, stating they have "no intention of abandoning them halfway" and that ongoing improvements will roll out in upcoming patches. This is a clear, detailed statement of active development intent with specific deliverables named.
All three DLC items (a soundtrack pack and two unit cosmetic packs) are released. No unreleased DLC is listed on the store. The game remains firmly in Early Access with no 1.0 release date announced.
Evidence
Developer posted a development status update confirming a summer break and return to full development. Detailed an upcoming major patch (new weapons, Random Battles, streaming system, diplomacy AI, visual effects) and confirmed ongoing long-term work on a new RPG-style PMC commander campaign as their planned flagship feature.
Version 1.30.0 shipped with full amphibious operations, a complex ammunition system, mines, an ambush system, and a completely rewritten vehicle AI — a major content milestone.
Content
3 of 3 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Thunder Devs.
Achievements
63
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
"In a tragic time, History elevates great people to the crest, but the tragedies themselves are the work of mediocrities.
At the beginning of the century, the island state of Cambridia was a densely populated, vibrant, wealthy state. It seemed that soon a golden age would come for Cambridia. How could it happen that only twenty years later this very Cambridia would be fragmented, that its elite was divided into warring parties, that the townspeople rebelled, that its people languished under an unbearable burden of taxes, that provinces fell one after another, that gangs of mercenaries they gave away the country to the flow and plunder, that the people openly laughed at the government, that money depreciated, commerce was paralyzed and poverty reigned everywhere, no one knew what tomorrow would bring him. Why did this state collapse?
Mediocrity! The mediocrity of its president, ministers and officials, their stupid vanity, their frivolity in state affairs, their inability to surround themselves with the right people, their carelessness, arrogance, inability to hatch great plans or even follow those that were borne before them. Everything perishes when stupid people are at the head of the state. On the ruins of greatness, unity disintegrates."
The country is engulfed in civil war, chaos reigns everywhere, parties are at war with each other, gangs of marauders are devastating settlements.
Take part in events: command of units, create a full-fledged army, produce or purchase armored vehicles and weapons, build fortifications, outposts and settlements, manage combat operations from the 1st person or in tactical mode. Control different cars, armored personnel carriers, helicopters, tanks and self-propelled guns. Lead large-scale battles (up to 200 people at the same time) on tactical maps using a large selection of weapons. Create your own state, or join existing factions. Use diplomacy: make alliances, declare wars. Capture provinces. Make Cambridia great again!
First person mode
Manage your squads in first-person mode with a large number of team functions. Orders at different levels: you can give an order to one fighter, squad, entire unit.Tactical mode
Give orders to your squads on the battlefield from a bird's eye view. Units have many options, shooting and movement mode, weapon use mode, etc.Strategic Mode
Detailed map of the island, divided into provinces, as a separate game mode. Foreign and domestic policy, economy, industry, diplomacy. Political events, on the decision of which the future fate of the state depends. Various decrees and studies. Several nations and religions. Political factions of the left and right, democracy and republic, monarchy.Realism
A complex system of hit zones for infantry and vehicles. Ballistics, penetration, muzzle velocity for a bullet/projectile. Realistic graphics, sounds, physics, animations and effects.Small arms
About fifty types of various rifles, pistols, machine guns, rocket launchers. Modification of weapons for your troops in a special editor of small arms. Stocks, grips, magazines, sights, silencers, muzzle brakes and recoil compensators.Vehicles
Civil cars, armored cars, APC, tanks, self-propelled artillery and much more, with the ability to control any equipment from the first / third person.Soldiers customization
A huge number of various uniforms, camouflage, body armor and helmets, gas masks. Creation of "regular" / "special", etc. uniforms for your troops in a special detachment template editor.Logistics and supplies
Load your trucks with ammo and weapons, food, medical supplies, fuel to use the supplies in battle. Deliver infantry and cargo to the front using several types of trucks.Air Force
Deal air strikes, plan landing operations, conduct reconnaissance.
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Last evaluated Aug 27, 2026
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