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Art of War: Red Tides

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2016

Should you play it?

Art of War: Red Tides is a fair multiplayer strategy game that allows different teams on the same platform (e.g. smartphones, PC, etc.) to battle against each other. You will encounter players around the world!

What works

  • Easy to learn, hard to master gameplay
  • Strategic depth with unit customization and commander skills
  • Fast-paced matches with short queue times
  • Free-to-play with fair progression system
  • Non-toxic, international community

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited map variety and repetitive environments
  • Small player base causing long waits at times
  • Lack of team chat limits cooperation
  • Some balance issues and bugs reported
  • Game currently inactive or abandoned

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Minion Masters

  • Battlerite Royale

  • AirMech

  • Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense

  • Tower Wars

  • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution

More exploratory

Games that feels like Art of War: Red Tides but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Age of Wonders III

  • Age of Wonders 4

  • Northgard: Definitive Edition

  • Grim Dawn

  • Last Epoch

  • PlanetSide 2

More story-driven

Games that feels like Art of War: Red Tides but with deeper narrative immersion

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Art of War: Red Tides: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Story.

Last update: 03/08/2026