GROUND BRANCH

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App ID	16900
App Type	Game
Developer	BlackFoot Studios
Publisher	MicroProse Software
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber	31626558
Last Record Update	12 October 2025 – 20:09:56 UTC ()
Release Date	14 August 2018 – 13:29:00 UTC ()

😎 87.09%

22k reviews

131

In-Game

From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon customization. Take your time. Think ahead. Get the job done.

Additional Information

Developer

BlackFoot Studios

gamedir

groundbranch

metacritic_name

GROUND BRANCH

controller_support

partial

serverbrowsername

Ground Branch

workshop_visible

Yes

MinClientVersion

23 March 2021 – 20:48:46 UTC () (1616532526)

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

MicroProse Software

eulas

0 ↴
id	16900_eula_0
name	Ground Branch EULA
url	http://store.steampowered.com//eula/16900_eula_0

Store Release Date

14 August 2018 – 13:29:00 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

vrheadsetstreaming

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.gg/9pp3TrT
https://www.facebook.com/groundbranch
https://www.instagram.com/groundbranch.official
https://www.reddit.com/r/groundbranch/
https://x.com/GroundBranch
https://www.youtube.com/@GROUNDBRANCHOFFICIAL

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Early Access (70)

Steam Release Date

14 August 2018 – 13:29:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

2 September 2025 – 17:08:09 UTC () (1756832889)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	CenterCenter
width_pct	29.867384262735385
height_pct	78.19544173857824

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unreal Engine, CEF SDK, CRIWARE SDK, Intel_OID SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, Lua SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Ansel SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS_FrameGen SDK, NVIDIA_GeForce_Now SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NVIDIA_Reflex SDK, NVIDIA_Streamline SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, Wwise SDK, XAudio2 SDK, iZotope SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 22 November 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 9934877

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-5
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

4 May 2013 – 20:59:17 UTC (), in changelist #130006

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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page_background_path	app/16900
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	2 September 2025 – 17:18:07 UTC

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548977 ↴
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435185 ↴
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