Forts

Released: Apr 19, 2017
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 06 Sep 2026, 15:06 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

03 Sep 2026Developer post
Forts Map Making Contest VII - Winner: Pile Rouillée!
G'day Forts fans! With the recently released Firebird DLC, we dedicated our 7th official map making competition to the creation of new 2v2 Firebird environment maps, to help populate the map pool. Our judges and community had to select 3 finalists for the livestream out of the 20
18 Aug 2026Developer post
Tournament 33 Winners
G'day Forts fans! The first ever Firebird DLC Tournament has just ended, with team Tarlahon emerging as victors! Not only have they mastered the now ubiquitous Lightning Beam + 20mm Cannon combo, but they also managed to quickly adapt and find effective counter strategies. Team T
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G'day Forts fans!
The first ever Firebird DLC Tournament has just ended, with team Tarlahon emerging as victors!
Not only have they mastered the now ubiquitous Lightning Beam + 20mm Cannon combo, but they also managed to quickly adapt and find effective counter strategies.
Team Tarlahon will split the 1st place prize of $100.
Tar struck a chord.
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Following closely, team Godos Greeb managed to hold their ground even during the extremely heated finals match, with the last match even exceeding 30 minutes of runtime. Even though outclassed by Tarlahon, they showed great proficiency with the DLC weapons.
Team Godos Greeb will split the 2nd place prize of $50.
Accidental rediscovery of sweeping beams.
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After being rudely Cannon stacked by Tarlahon, Teeth & Feathers played admirably on the bronze match against Abrams, who put up a tight fight, with Taichu almost coming back from a 1v2.
Team Teeth & Feathers will split the 3rd place prize of $20.
Abrams revoking Teeth & Feathers' mine privileges.
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While the other competitors could not make it to the podium, they still helped reveal some of the balancing of the DLC. Some of the first matches of the competition have quite possibly shaped the rest, with the top competitors grabbing some of their ideas for themselves.
We'd like to recognize everyone willing to put up a fight against some of the best players in all of Forts.
1st Place - $100
Tarlahon
Julian
Taretar
2nd Place - $50
Godos Greeb
Alexandr
D1mared
3rd Place - $20
Teeth & Feathers
Pixsnips
Megared
*Winners have been contacted and prizes will be issued as Steam Digital Gift cards via Steam friends upon expiration of Steam's 3-day friend waiting period.
Challengermode Bracket
Check it out here!
Replays & VODs
As always, thanks to our hosts and casters, Salzwerk and Project Incursus.
Tournament replays are now available in the Featured tab of the Replays menu in-game, and tournament videos are available below:
Official 2v2 Firebird Tournament 33 - Live Uncut - Part 2 - Forts RTS
33. offizielles Firebird 2v2 Turnier - Finale || Forts Turnier Cast

Make Sure To Join Our Discord
If you haven't already, join our Forts Official Discord server to connect with other players, share strategies, create maps/mods, and receive advance notice of upcoming events. Cheers, EWG
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13 Aug 2026Developer post
Forts Ranked Multiplayer - Season 42 Champions!
G'day Forts fans! Congratulations to Julian , winner of Season 42. Taking second is zebdww . And in third is 90315 . While the top 3 places receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze, every eligible player finishing within the top 20 will receive a Season 42 Medal. Congratulations to all m
G'day Forts fans!
Congratulations to Julian, winner of Season 42. Taking second is zebdww. And in third is 90315. While the top 3 places receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze, every eligible player finishing within the top 20 will receive a Season 42 Medal. Congratulations to all medalists as well!

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1v1 Leaderboard
Julian
zebdww
90315
Александр
Nils
ニャミ•キメラ
Helicopter
I am myself
打帅币
Гетан 0_0
Megared
芝士小坏猫
金凌Jin_Ling
Domy
Ryabzyk
Shorekeeper
klaualles
say wallahi bro
Hopser
pDOWN
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Ranked Trivia
- Overdrive's popularity rose all the way to 17.9%, while their subpar 46% winrate (12th out of the 15 commanders) remained unchanged
- Moonshine's winrate plunged to historic depths, tied with S37 Architect at 36%
- Smoke usage, ubiquitous in S41, dwindled as howitzer play reasserted itself
- S42 could perhaps best be described as the season of great big bases, as the expansion rich vertical map pool birthed many sprawling megaforts
- For a very brief time after the FIrebird DLC launch, new commander the Fulminator was inadvertently made available in ranked. A possible taste of things to come?
Commanders listed in order of popularity. Winrate percentages shown on the Y scale, and below each commander
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Season 43
Season 43 is already underway and will run through midnight UTC September 30. This season's map pool consists of the following battlefields:
Balls
Crevice
Desert Ruins
Ledge Grab
Moorings
Stalactites 1v1
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Join Our Discord!
If you haven't already, join our Forts Official Discord server to connect with other players, share strategies, create maps/mods, and receive advance notice of upcoming events. Cheers, EWG
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02 Aug 2026Developer post
Forts Modder Showcase: TCM Reloaded by General_Miau
This Month's Spotlight: Tanya's Commander Mod Reloaded (by General_Miau) Tanya’s Commander Mod Reloaded builds on years of experimentation, balancing, and wonderfully strange ideas from one of the Forts Workshop ’s better-known mod series. Featuring reworked commanders, an expand
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This Month's Spotlight: Tanya's Commander Mod Reloaded
(by General_Miau)
[dynamiclink href="https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3574453162"][/dynamiclink]
Tanya’s Commander Mod Reloaded builds on years of experimentation, balancing, and wonderfully strange ideas from one of the Forts Workshop’s better-known mod series.
Featuring reworked commanders, an expanded technology system, improved visuals, and a huge mix of weapons, materials, and devices, TCMR gives players even more ways to approach both small and large scale battles.
A chat with General_Miau:
Hey, I’m General_Miau or for which I’m probably better known as General Tanya-chan. I’ve been playing and modding Forts for about 8 years now, maybe you’ve been recognizing even some of the maps I’ve made as well, like Ice Wall. I also started streaming for fun as a VTuber, mainly playing the newest version of Tanya’s Mod of course. Even though my health isn’t that great anymore, I’m still alive and kicking and intent to continue modding in Forts. >3<
Q: Tanya’s Mod originally became one of the most recognisable projects on the Forts Workshop. Looking back, what do you think helped it connect with so many players?
Honestly, I’m not sure, I mostly made the mod for myself so I could play with it, which is still mostly true to this day. It started with me wanting to make certain weapons more viable in 4v4 matches, like mortars and rockets, which slowly turned into adding new additional weapons and reworking the commanders. I’m glad that people liked my mod though. Who doesn’t like seeing when someone appreciates what you create? :D

Q: What led you to develop Tanya’s Commander Mod (Reloaded) as a separate project from Tanya’s Mod?
Well since I’ve created the original Tanya’s Mod there have been many additions to the modding tools (I’d like to think many were added because I’ve bothered BeeMan so much in the past). As a result, the original mod was quite messy, with a lot of workarounds, and a little bit overblown by then.
The next version was Tanya’s Commander Mod, which focused more on the commander side while still adding some new weapons. That was also when the super neat official forts sprite construction kit came out, that allowed me to make much nicer looking weapons with some diligent editing but lack of artistic skill. And it even has High Seas support (as an extra mod).
That brings us to the current version: Tanya’s Commander Mod Reloaded. The commanders are simpler but still awesomemified, many new and old weapons have much better sprites in general (there are probably more to come too), a new colourful technology system, and of course, High Seas and the New Firebird DLC are fully supported now without needing an extra mod.
Q: For players familiar with the original mod, what does Reloaded allow you to revisit, improve, or approach differently?
The focus on making commanders more awesome is still there, as well as making every weapon more viable for larger matches while still maintaining a good balance for smaller ones. You’ll find a lot of similar weapons, like the Flamethrower, Railgun, Nebelwefer, Gatlinggun, of course the mighty Atom Cannon and more (such as Materials and Devices).
The new coloured technology system might be a bit intimidating at first glance, but becomes pretty accessible after just a few matches, and more importantly, it allows me to add more awesome weapons, without making any technology overblown in the future.
Q: Your mods draw from a huge mix of influences, including military history, anime, science fiction, ninjas, railguns, and even bouncy penguins. What subjects are you most interested in outside of modding?
I do like anime and good music, my mod name is even based on Tanya Degurechaff from Youjo Senki, which you definitely should watch. If you want to know more, come and visit my Discord channel. ;3
Q: Your mods include superweapons, heavily customised commanders, and a large number of weapons and materials with different strengths and weaknesses. How do you approach balancing so many interconnected systems?
Nowadays, most of it comes initially from simple math (for example using the values of a vanilla weapon as a template), then it still has to feel good on both ends (attacking and defending) and of course a lot of playstesting (though having experience does help a lot).
Q: Tanya’s Mod has inspired a lot of newer creators, and many modders have also used it as a technical reference when learning how Forts modding works. How does it feel knowing your work has helped other people start creating?
It’s nice to see that Forts already has over 4000 mods by now, and to this day I don’t know how to code, not every game has such easy access to modding and great DEVs as well. :p
Q: Are there mods (from Forts or other games) that have influenced the way you think about modding or game design?
I am really stubborn, so… probably not? XD
(Though I do like nice games with good art, music and story, such as OneShot or SANABI, which are one of my favourites, or some nice strategy-based games like Forts or Backpack Battles, metroidvanias are cool too, like the Castlevania games or Monster Sanctuary.)

Q: How has your approach to modding changed since you first began working on Tanya’s Mod?
I like to keep things clean (code wise as well) and much simpler now, the original Tanya’s Mod had many cool interactions, that well… required too much effort or were too complicated for the average player, which probably isn’t fun for them.
Condensed TCMR Resources:
[dynamiclink href="https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3574453162"][/dynamiclink]YouTube | Twitch | Workshop | General_Miau's Discord
Our modders create and maintain their projects in their spare time, purely out of love for the game. If you enjoy what they've built, consider supporting them directly through a kind comment, commending their mod on the workshop or contributing to their Patreon/Ko-Fi/Support Page above.
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Join the Conversation:
You can find more community creations, or share your own, on the Official Forts Discord.
(Check out the new #mod-wall-of-fame channel, under the 'Announcements' category, where we'll archive each feature and prominent Forts Modders.)
To be featured in the Forts Modder Showcase you need to:
Have been awarded the Modder Medal
Answer a Q&A and collaborate in good-faith
Provide gifs/clips or images that best showcase your creations
To start things off, we're featuring a few selected mods that have made a big impact on the community. In the future, we'll open the floor for modders to reach out and put their creations forward!
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A Note from the Team:
The modding scene is one of the best parts of this community. Every map, every mechanic, every idea adds something new to Forts, and we're beyond grateful for the passion you all bring to the game. For that reason, we urge you all to help us celebrate every small victory so that we can all benefit from our shared passion for Forts for many more years to come!
Cheers, EWG
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27 Jul 2026Developer post
Forts Map Making Contest VII
G'day Forts fans! Now that the Firebird DLC is properly out, we need some help to get many more maps on the field with the new fancy themes! For the seventh edition of the map making competitions, we will be looking for 2v2 maps that are using a Firebird exclusive theme. As a dis
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G'day Forts fans!
Now that the Firebird DLC is properly out, we need some help to get many more maps on the field with the new fancy themes!
For the seventh edition of the map making competitions, we will be looking for 2v2 maps that are using a Firebird exclusive theme. As a disclaimer, we are also looking for maps that may be used for future tournaments, or perhaps even the Forts Pro League! This means that custom map scripts/strange shenanigans will not be the focus, and that you should rather make sure the map design itself makes it worth to play on! The winning creator will receive a $100 Steam gift card, Map Maker Champion in-game medal, and have their map added to the built-in map list along with the maps of the 1st and 2nd runners up.
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Format The event will consist of two stages:
Stage 1 - Map makers will be able to submit their maps starting now and ending on August 22nd 7PM 2026 UTC in accordance with the rules below. Maps submitted after August 22nd 7PM 2026 UTC will not be accepted.
Stage 2 - Our judges in combination with a vote from our Official Forts Discord members will select the 3 winning entries to go into the Live Stream August 29th 7PM 2026 UTC, where a group of top players will perform in exhibition matches to showcase each map.
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Prizes
1st place
$100 Steam gift card
In-game Map Maker Champion medal and accompanying role on Discord.
Have their map added to the built-in map list
2nd place
$50 Steam gift card
Have their map added to the built-in map list
3rd place
$20 Steam gift card
Have their map added to the built-in map list

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Live Stream Date - August 29th 7PM 2026 UTC Judges and stream hosts: 42 scientist Blammo Salzwerk Project Incursus
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In order to participate you will need to:
Have Forts & Forts - Firebird
Familiarise yourself with The Forts Map editor and Style Guide
Create and submit a map that fulfills all requirements before August 22nd 7PM 2026 UTC
Only one submission per participant
Map Requirements
An original 2v2 Firebird environment map created from scratch
Receive the Symmetric tag on the Workshop
Have competitivity taken in consideration, to be used for Tournament/FPL/ranked play
Have suitable performance on most computers
Novelty/scripting elements to be avoided
How to submit your map
Upload your map to the Steam Workshop with the name "FMMC7 - yoursteamname" example, FMMC7 - Romerolagus
Select a separate map name to include with your entry submission.
Set your Workshop visibility to Public
On the Official Forts Discord, direct message @42 scientist with a link to your entry and the desired name for your map before August 22nd 7PM 2026 UTC.
Maps will be graded according to appearance, gameplay potential, and Forts best practices. A more detailed description of the full grading criteria will be made available on Discord. We look forward to seeing your creativity on display.
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Guides
In order to improve your map's chances of winning, check out these guides on Steam for best practices:
The Forts Map Editor Guide
[dynamiclink href="https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=870883350"][/dynamiclink]
The Forts Map Editor Style Guide
[dynamiclink href="https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=916955478"][/dynamiclink]
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Special thanks to Cronkhinator and 42 scientist for organising the first community led map competitions. Good luck to all the competitors and have fun! Cheers, EWG
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03 Jul 2026Developer post
Forts - 2v2 Firebird Tournament 33
G'day Forts fans! If you're out of the loop, we have very recently launched the latest Forts - Firebird DLC! Now that the Season 7 of the FPL has come to an end, it is time for a flurry of events to take place before Season 8 (and who knows, it might also include Firebird). In pa
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G'day Forts fans!
If you're out of the loop, we have very recently launched the latest Forts - Firebird DLC!
Now that the Season 7 of the FPL has come to an end, it is time for a flurry of events to take place before Season 8 (and who knows, it might also include Firebird).
In particular, we first want to announce Tournament 33, which will feature the Firebird DLC.
Tournament 33 will be a 2v2 Firebird tournament, and will be held on August 8th at 6PM UTC for the first round, and August 15th 6PM UTC for the other two rounds. Up to 16 teams may register, with quarterfinals, semifinals and bronze match being Best of 3, while the FInals will be best of 5. There will also be offline qualifiers to narrow down the number of teams to 8, before August 8th.

Registration will open at 6pm UTC on the 4th of July. In order to register, every participant should ping 42scientist on the Forts Official Discord server with their challengermode team link, steam profile link, logo, and then be invited on Challengermode. Hosts: Project Incursus
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On to the details. When will Registration open?
July 4th 2026 at
11am PT (West Coast USA)
2pm ET (East Coast USA)
7pm GMT (London)
8pm CEST (France, Germany)
4am July 5th AEST (Brisbane Australia)
Entries submitted before this time will not be accepted. Once registration has opened the first 8 teams to submit a valid entry will be admitted. Valid entries must fulfill the requirements listed below under How do I join? How will players be seeded? Seedings will be based on past results in official events and ranked seasons. Prizes?
The prize pool is as follows:
1st place $100
2nd place $50
3rd place $20
Prizes will only be awarded in the form of Steam digital gift cards, shared equally between the members of the team. To be eligible for prizes, participants must be able to receive Steam gift cards from outside regions. Winners may designate another eligible player to receive their prize.
If you have any additional questions please contact us on Discord.
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How do I join?
In order to participate, you must do the following...
Join the Official FORTS Discord
Your names on Discord, Steam and Challengermode must match
Inappropriate competitor names, logos or team names will not be accepted
Send a message on Discord to 42scientist with your CM team profile, logo, team name, composition, and Steam profiles of every player.
Registration will not open until July 4th at 6pm UTC
Maximum of 16 teams
WHEN
Tournament 33 starts August 8th and August 15th, 2026 at...
11pm PT (West Coast USA)
2pm ET (East Coast USA)
7pm GMT (London)
8pm CEST (France, Germany)
4am August 9th/16th AEST (Brisbane Australia)
WHERE
The FORTS Tournament lobby The Official FORTS Discord Challengermode Bracket
RULES
2v2 Team Death Match
Single elimination
No time limit
Moonshot enabled
Firebird enabled
Tons of Guns enabled
Repair Station enabled
Portals enabled
Commanders enabled (including Fulminator), one ban per team per match
Choose your fort enabled
Co-op on Elimination disabled
Maximum of 16 teams
Check-in on Discord starts 1 hour before tournament
Late or absent players forfeit their matches
Use of exploits or bugs for self-charging or any other purpose is strictly forbidden.
Earthwork Games reserves the right to make changes to this event as needed
STREAMS
Project Incursus Og
THE BATTLEFIELDS
Bombard 2v2
Electric city
Green Breeze
Harbourside 3v3
Smokestack 2v2
Up & Down 2v2
Vanilla 2v2
Wingman 2v2
Cheers, EWG
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01 Jul 2026Developer post
FPL Season 7 Winners
G'day Forts fans! The FPL has now ended, time to celebrate this season's victors! With an astonishing set of matches, even when the commander choices were against them, JameTime Zzz managed to full sweep the finals, while also suffering very few losses during both the swiss brack
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G'day Forts fans!
The FPL has now ended, time to celebrate this season's victors!
With an astonishing set of matches, even when the commander choices were against them, JameTime Zzz managed to full sweep the finals, while also suffering very few losses during both the swiss bracket stage and the playoffs themselves.
Team JameTime Zzz will split the 1st place prize of $500.
Julian and Nils sharing a great connection.
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Right behind them stands team Kazakhsthanos, who despite being brutally swept in the finals, performed admirably on the rest of the league.
Team Kazakhsthanos will split the 2nd place prize of $250.
Kazakhsthanos bullying Nutpower to death.
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3rd place has been secured by team 67 Aura in a rather intense set of games in the bronze match against Nutpower, having to adapt quickly against surprising tactics devised to confuse even the strongest of anyone's focus.
Team 67 Aura will split the 3rd place prize of $100.
Infinity and nutella spreading the septuple swarms.
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We would like to congratulate all the teams who made it to the playoffs, as this season in particular has been extremely intense, with no clear winner in sight until the very end. Some beautiful matches have been played during both the group stage and playoffs themselves, which we can only credit all the competitors for.
On top of the top 3, we also had to choose an MVP for this season, as like every other season.
The choice this season has once again not been easy, with the different admins and casters voting for a rather wide subset of competitors. In the end, we decided to grant Julian the MVP title for this season, for his consistency over the whole playoffs, excellent sniping abilities, and his crazy performance on the finals sweep.
1st Place - $500
JameTime Zzz
Julian MVP
Nils
2nd Place - $250
Kazakhsthanos
D1mared
Chief Keef
Megared
3rd Place - $100
67 Aura
Alexandr
Pixsnips
*Winners have been contacted and prizes will be issued as Steam Digital Gift cards via Steam friends upon expiration of Steam's 3-day friend waiting period.

Challengermode Bracket
Check it out here!
Replays & VODs
As always, thanks to our hosts and casters, Salzwerk and Project Incursus.
Tournament replays are now available in the Featured tab of the Replays menu in-game, and tournament videos are available below:
[dynamiclink href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hfSE9OyQhQ"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waQ9TAKep2I"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpNEnPYHADQ"][/dynamiclink]
Make Sure To Join Our Discord
If you haven't already, join our Forts Official Discord server to connect with other players, share strategies, create maps/mods, and receive advance notice of upcoming events. Cheers, EWG
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26 Jun 2026Developer post
Forts - Firebird Hotfix 3
G'day Forts fans! We've spent the week attending to several other issues that needed attention. The change list is below as well as in-game: click the version number in the main menu. This hotfix contains a bonus fix to portals - the orientation will look consistent regardless of
23 Jun 2026Developer post
Forts - Firebird Hotfix 2
G'day Forts fans! With Firebird out the door we've been keeping an eye on things and taking notes. We missed some issues during testing and have picked up on a few needed balance changes. This hotfix addresses the most urgent items, but there will be another one coming in the nex
16 Jun 2026Developer post
Forts - Firebird OUT NOW!!!
G'day Forts fans, The wait is over. Forts - Firebird is out now! NEW CAMPAIGN - A FORTS STORY From firefighter to one of the Eagle Empire's most decorated commanders, follow Lisa Del Fuego's journey as she overcomes tragedy, personal demons, and electrifying adversaries to become
G'day Forts fans,
The wait is over. Forts - Firebird is out now!
[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3977280/Forts__Firebird/"][/dynamiclink]
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NEW CAMPAIGN - A FORTS STORY
From firefighter to one of the Eagle Empire's most decorated commanders, follow Lisa Del Fuego's journey as she overcomes tragedy, personal demons, and electrifying adversaries to become the legendary Firebird.
In this character-driven campaign, battle blazes, mad scientists, and military threats while wielding experimental incendiary munitions, solving puzzles, and uncovering the shocking truth behind the Fulminator's lightning weapons.
FEATURES INCLUDE:
10 mission character-driven origin story
Interactive graphic novel-style cutscenes
Progressive level design that teaches the player new features and unlocked weapons mission-by-mission.
20 skirmish/multiplayer maps.
Firebird HUD.
New dynamic soundtrack.
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EMP BEAM
Structure-penetrating beam weapon.
Deactivates weapons & devices.
Destroying objects starts fires.
Limited direct damage.
Can cause missiles to lose targeting.
Requires: Upgrade Center/Firebeam
FLASHBANG (AMMO)
Disrupts local visibility and audio.
Causes enemy to lose aim arc in affected area.
Projectile vulnerable to beam weapons.
Requires: Armoury
LIGHTNING BEAM
Beam weapon effective vs bracing.
Projectiles intersecting with beam send out lightning bolts.
Produces powerful lightning strike towards enemy reactor from smoke clouds.
Consumes batteries & canisters as ammunition.
Requires: Smelter Hardpoint
MAGMA CANNON
Breaches strong defences with volley of incendiary projectiles.
Projectiles can be shot out of the sky.
Requires: Upgrade Centre/20mm Cannon

RODS FROM GOD (AMMO)
Calls down three orbital projectiles, producing secondary projectiles on detonation.
Firebeam-ignited projectiles exchange secondary projectiles for deep incendiary penetration.
Requires: Smelter/Harpoon
STRIKER
Burst weapon that disperses electric charge out from point of impact.
Effective against bracing, sandbags, small & AA units.
Nullified by armour.
Charges before firing.
Requires: Smelter
ZAPPER
Charge weapon which vaporizes exposed units.
Effective vs small \\ AA units.
Lightning leaps from each kill to extra viable target for each additional level of charge (Max 3)
Requires: Workshop
SMELTER
Produces Striker, Lightning Beam & Rods from God
Requires: Workshop or Armoury
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NEW COMMANDER - FULMINATOR
Passive: Near-misses by heavy projectiles produce lightning bolts.
Passive: Maximum Zapper charges increased to 4.
Passive: Batteries can be upgraded to Canisters without Upgrade Center.
Passive: Batteries and Canisters can be moved instantly and at no cost.
Active: Force field is protects reactor for duration of active charge.
Active: Successful Heavy Mortar, Cannon, Warhead, Rocket, 20mm Cannon, Howitzers (Moonshot) hits produce lightning bolts.
Active: Successful Thunderbolts, Nighthawks, and Deck Guns (HighSeas) hits produce lightning bolts.
Active: Grants free battery per active charge.
Active: Lightning Beam + Smokebomb combo produces secondary bolts.
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MULTIPLAYER TECH-TREE
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EXCLUSIVE FIREBIRD FEATURES
[p align="start"]FIREBIRD HUD
[p align="start"]New in-game Firebird HUD to ignite your experience.
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FIREBIRD MUSIC
All-new soundtrack by Jeff van Dyck, also available to purchase separately.
[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4833610/Forts__Firebird_Original_Soundtrack/"][/dynamiclink]
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Firebird has been a real labor of love, forged through a great deal of care and persistence. We're incredibly gateful to everyone who has followed its development, wishlisted the DLC, watched the trailer, shared feedback and kept supporting Forts over the years.
Your enthusiasm, patience, and continued support help make content like this possible, and we can't wait for you to finally play it!
Cheers,
EWG
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12 Jun 2026Developer post
Forts Ranked Multiplayer - Season 41 Champions!
G'day Forts fans! Congratulations to Александр , winner of Season 41, jumping from 3rd last season. Taking second for the second consecutive season is Nils . And in third is The Snake , who previously placed 8th in season 40. While the top 3 places receive Gold, Silver, and Bronz
G'day Forts fans!
Congratulations to Александр, winner of Season 41, jumping from 3rd last season. Taking second for the second consecutive season is Nils. And in third is The Snake, who previously placed 8th in season 40. While the top 3 places receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze, every eligible player finishing within the top 20 will receive a Season 40 Medal. Congratulations to all medalists as well!

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1v1 Leaderboard
Александр
Nils
The Snake
Julian
InfinityPower
Megared
BOG#Kriegeule #Salzierteeule
I am myself
D1mared
BiXel
Minired
Hopser
elijah
Gontezne
Cheese cat
Dranistian
Brucepixar
Ryabzyk
Alesio
WFRBaumstaenderTTV
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Ranked Trivia
- Overdrive had worst winrate relative to pickrate, at only 46% and 15% respectively
- Phantom's winrate jumped all the way to 57%, tying with Seep for first
- The interlaced portal and door meta seems to have fizzled out on energy constraints
- Smoke made a strong case as the new support weapon of choice, countering beams and missiles
- Vertical map lovers and buzzsaw enthusiasts rejoice, with Vanilla and Pillars as the only maps in the season 41 pool without a vertical expansion
Commanders listed in order of popularity. Winrate percentages shown on the Y scale, and below each commander
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Season 42
Season 42 is already underway and will run through midnight UTC July 31. This season's map pool consists of the following battlefields:
Abyss
Battlegrounds 1v1
Elephants
Moorings
Pillars
Vanilla
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12 Jun 2026Developer post
Forts Pro League - Season 7 Playoffs!
G’day, Forts fans! Season 7 is coming to an end, and you all know what that means! Quality matches through Playoffs! The Playoffs will decide the best of the best, through a single elimination tournament-style bracket. The 8 best teams from the swiss bracket will face each other
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G’day, Forts fans!
Season 7 is coming to an end, and you all know what that means! Quality matches through Playoffs!
The Playoffs will decide the best of the best, through a single elimination tournament-style bracket. The 8 best teams from the swiss bracket will face each other until a single one is left.
As usual, you can watch the playoffs live following your favourite streamer. The quarter finals are happening this Saturday 13th of June, at 7PM UTC!
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When?
Live matches will start on Saturday 13th of June at 7PM UTC, or
12pm PT (West Coast USA)
3pm ET (East Coast USA)
9pm CEST (France/Germany)
8pm BST (London)
5am June 14th AET (Brisbane Australia)
What is the program?
Some of the matches are still to be played, but we already know some of the teams who are qualified. The matches list will be updated as matches are finished:
JametimeZzz (Julian & Nils) vs winner of a match
Ruby M9 (zebdww & pur) vs 67 Aura (Ryabzyk & Alexandr)
Nutpower (Nutellafish & Infinitypower) vs 1000er Ping (Der Benzinpreisvergleicher & Alesio)
Silk Road (Luis & 7891) vs Kazakhsthanos (D1mared & Chief Keef)
The full bracket is available on Challengermode.
Where?
FPL Season 7 at Challengermode
The Official Forts Discord
Rules
For more information on rules and match scheduling please read the Forts Pro League Official Rules Earthwork Games reserves the right to make changes to this event as needed
Streamers
Project Incursus Salzwerk Baumstander La Cantine (PileRouillée & Og) Cheers, EWG
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09 Jun 2026Developer post
Forts - Firebird comes out in ONE WEEK!
G'day Forts fans, After months of heat, smoke, and lightning, Forts - Firebird is now only one week away from release! Launching on June 16 at 11 AM UTC , Forts' third DLC, brings Firebird's origin-story to life in a new campaign, and includes experimental incendiary weapons, lig
29 May 2026Developer post
Space Engineers + Forts - Bundle
G'day Forts fans! Engineering , but make it even more stressful. The Space Engineers + Forts Bundle is now LIVE on Steam, pairing two physics-driven sandboxes where creativity and problem-solving win the game. Whether you're designing and constructing fully functional spacecraft
13 May 2026Developer post
Forts Pro League - Season 7 Matches In Video
G’day, Forts fans! With FPL Season 7 underway, and matches going furiously between teams, it has come to our attention that only a small fraction of matches are actually available to the public. While every match is available in the form of replays on our Official Forts Discord ,
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G’day, Forts fans!
With FPL Season 7 underway, and matches going furiously between teams, it has come to our attention that only a small fraction of matches are actually available to the public.
While every match is available in the form of replays on our Official Forts Discord, this option is unfortunately not always very convenient for the majority of players for a few reasons.
Replays
If you are on the discord, you can find all FPL replays in #fpl-match-results, where you can download them, put them in your replays folder and watch them at your own pace.
However, replays are relatively volatile - they are only available for the version they were played with, and therefore stop working after each game update.
This is why we are now giving you a new way to keep track with the FPL.
Videos
Starting with Season 7, every single match of the FPL is to be uploaded on our YouTube channel. That way, they will all be readily available and easy to access for everyone, and even when the game is updated!
A few notes, the videos will not include any live commentary or music - so that other content creators may cast the games directly from them. As a reminder, many content creators already cover some FPL matches, including:
Project Incursus (english)
Salzwerk (german)
Baumstander (german)
Og (french)
We want to thank all of them for their continued support towards expanding the Forts community.
You can already find the first few matches in this playlist, with many more to come!
[dynamiclink href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqpU3kCAdwA&list=PLawv6P6HClHkgRLJFTGCbshEMfwjRHDUx"][/dynamiclink]Cheers, EWG
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18 Apr 2026Developer post
Forts Pro League - Season 7 Opening Event!
G’day, Forts fans! To kick off Season 7 of the Forts Pro League, we are planning to cast a handful of live matches from the first week of the qualifier stage. These matches are among the first of the FPL, and we will be covering them live with some of your favourite streamers. As
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G’day, Forts fans!
To kick off Season 7 of the Forts Pro League, we are planning to cast a handful of live matches from the first week of the qualifier stage. These matches are among the first of the FPL, and we will be covering them live with some of your favourite streamers.
As a reminder, this season has the possibility to play with High Seas maps if the teams choose to, which should make for very entertaining matches.
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When?
Live matches will start on Saturday April 25th at 7PM UTC, or
12pm PT (West Coast USA)
3pm ET (East Coast USA)
9pm CEST (France/Germany)
8pm BST (London)
5am April 26th AET (Brisbane Australia)
What is the program?
We are looking at casting four matches live:
Walter Frosch (Baumstander & Speedfyyre) vs Nutpower (nutellafish & InfinityPower)
Tronjan Horse (toothpaste man & tron0_0) vs Alduin (DovahkiinSegundo & Queijo Brie)
WDKWTNO (Fruit1Juice & Skyar) vs Overdose (Chelsea & ObtuceAngle)
Two Planks One Brain (rexy & squirtle_rules) vs Alexse1 (stein6ock & yergres)
Where?
FPL Season 7 at Challengermode
The Official Forts Discord
Rules
For more information on rules and match scheduling please read the Forts Pro League Official Rules Earthwork Games reserves the right to make changes to this event as needed
Streamers
Project Incursus Salzwerk Baumstander La Cantine (PileRouillée & Og) Cheers, EWG
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17 Apr 2026Developer post
Happy 9 Year Anniversary to Forts!
G'day Forts fans! This weekend marks 9 years of Forts! For nearly a decade, players have been building, battling, destroying and occasionally discovering that their perfectly good fort was, in fact, not as perfectly sound as they thought. Through every match, mod, tournament, com
10 Apr 2026Developer post
Tournament 32 Winners
G'day Forts fans! Tournament 32 ended with a blast, with team Artist in a 1v3 crushing their opponents in an uncontested 3-0 finals match! Some great shows of skill, and some luck on a couple doorsnipes from accross the map assured their domination for all games of the match. Tea
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G'day Forts fans!
Tournament 32 ended with a blast, with team Artist in a 1v3 crushing their opponents in an uncontested 3-0 finals match! Some great shows of skill, and some luck on a couple doorsnipes from accross the map assured their domination for all games of the match.
Team Artist in a 1v3 will split the 1st place prize of $150.
Artist in a 1v3 bringing back the balance in the forts.
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Coming second place is Schiff, which despite getting blasted by Artist in a 1v3, still managed to climb up the bracket, while suffering a loss against Ragebait Mode.
Team Schiff will split the 2nd place prize of $75.
Schiff denies the prospect of having four forts.
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Third place was secured by Ragebait Mode in a tight bronze match against MotoPinderCircus. Amongst their other achievements, they even managed to steal one game to Schiff, but unfortunately met their demise anyway
Team Ragebait Mode will split the 3rd place prize of $30.
MotoPinderCircus against Ragebait Mode, making Eagle Eye proud.
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In addition to our regulars, there were a number of new competitors who acquitted themselves admirably in this tournament. Notably, team Scarlet Kaigun showed everything they had against Schiff, but their best was not enough. We'd also like to recognize the newer players, willing to go up against some of the best players in all of Forts.
1st Place - $150
Artist in a 1v3
Der Benzinpreisvergleicher
Nils
Marskreatur
2nd Place - $75
Schiff
Taichu
Taretar
Julian
3rd Place - $30
Ragebait Mode
Ryabzyk
Alexandr
Schuka
*Winners have been contacted and prizes will be issued as Steam Digital Gift cards via Steam friends upon expiration of Steam's 3-day friend waiting period.

Challonge Bracket
Check it out here!

Replays & VODs
As always, thanks to our hosts and casters, Salzwerk and Project Incursus.
Tournament replays are now available in the Featured tab of the Replays menu in-game, and tournament videos are available below:
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07 Apr 2026Developer post
Forts Ranked Multiplayer - Season 40 Champions!
G'day Forts fans! Congratulations to Ryabzyk , winner of Season 40. Taking second is Nils , and in third is Александр . While the top 3 places receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze, every eligible player finishing within the top 20 will receive a Season 40 Medal. Congratulations to al
G'day Forts fans!
Congratulations to Ryabzyk, winner of Season 40. Taking second is Nils, and in third is Александр. While the top 3 places receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze, every eligible player finishing within the top 20 will receive a Season 40 Medal. Congratulations to all medalists as well!

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1v1 Leaderboard
Ryabzyk
Nils
Александр
I am myself
Alesio
Dranistian
InfinityPower
The Snake
klaualles
Brucepixar
Samih al-Qasim
Hype
BaumstaenderTTV
Julian
Dr. Giggletouch
Hopser
D1mared
Dozaa
芝士草莓猫猫糕
Matzi2.0
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Ranked Trivia
- Early aggression is still going strong, but all hail the triumphant return of the cannon stack.
- To the surprise of many, Hurricane held the highest winrate of Season 40 at 56%, while Moonshine held the lowest at 40%.
- Also defying expectations, Overdrive barely reached the middle of the pack, tying for 9th place with Shockenaugh as both were only at 47%.
- While alternating portals and doors to create towers of doom seems to be a growing meta, fortune still favored those bold enough to sacrifice a mine for swarms in order to counter as even Moonshine struggled overall.
- OD's modest performance wasn't enough to completely evade the nerf stick as downgrading time and resource recovery were both adjusted as we enter Season 41.
Commanders listed in order of popularity. Winrate percentages shown on the Y scale, and below each commander
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Season 41
Season 41 is already underway and will run through midnight UTC May 31st. This season's map pool consists of the following battlefields:
Crevice
Hang Time
Hillfort
Pillars
Split
Stalactites 1v1
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07 Apr 2026Developer post
Forts Update 1.37
G'day Forts fans! We're beavering away on the Firebird DLC, so this update is smaller than usual. It mostly includes important fixes, especially to population cap handling and portals. There's also a couple of new scripting functions for modders and a minor balance change to Over

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1st Place: Pile Rouillée - Fulminator's City 2v2

2nd Place: Dranistian - Lighthouse 2v2

3rd Place: juNyu - Stone Forest

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1st Place - $100

2nd Place - $50

3rd Place - $20

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Season 43

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This Month's Spotlight: Tanya's Commander Mod Reloaded

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1st Place - $500

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The wait is over. Forts - Firebird is out now!

NEW CAMPAIGN - A FORTS STORY

NEW COMMANDER - FULMINATOR

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EXCLUSIVE FIREBIRD FEATURES

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Season 42

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