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Lambda Wars

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App ID 270370
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Vortal Storm
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Source Engine
Last Changenumber 28971154
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 01:07:39 UTC ()
Release Date 5 December 2014 – 20:06:00 UTC ()
😎 89.48%
6k reviews
11
In-Game

Lambda Wars is a free standalone multiplayer Source Engine modification set in the Half-Life 2 universe that brings the war between mankind and their brutal Combine overlords to a traditional real-time strategy (RTS) setting.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Vortal Storm
gamedir lambdawars
metacritic_name Lambda Wars Beta
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Vortal Storm
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 5 December 2014 – 20:06:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2), Free to Play (37)
Steam Release Date 5 December 2014 – 20:06:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 23 April 2020 – 21:45:19 UTC () (1587678319)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
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logo_position ↴
pinned_positionCenterCenter
width_pct62.23771736892212
height_pct83.7111608181215
Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 92
Detected Technologies (?) Source Engine, Bink_Video SDK, CEF SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • 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
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 6 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7179292
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 7 December 2013 – 07:13:44 UTC (), in changelist #349334
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

13 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
German Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Korean Yes
Romanian Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
French Yes
Hungarian Yes
Ukrainian Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes
Czech Yes

Tags

🆓 Free to Play 💡 Strategy 🌐 RTS 🕹️ Multiplayer 🔧 Mod 💥 Action 🤝 Co-op 🧱 Sandbox 👤 Singleplayer 🧟 Zombies 🚀 Sci-fi 🌲 Survival 🔫 Shooter 👽 Aliens 🌫 Atmospheric 🗺️ Adventure 👊 Violent 🏠 Building 🌍 Open World ☢️ Post-apocalyptic

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Online Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Stats Multi-player PvP Co-op

Assets

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header_image
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library_assets_full
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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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Assets
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page_background_pathapp/270370
timestamp31 July 2024 – 17:22:50 UTC
Trailers
2030950 ↴
trailer_nameLambda Wars Trailer: The New Revision
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timestamp1492289403
256683294 ↴
trailer_nameLambda Wars Trailer: Snow Wars
trailer_category0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4256683294/movie480.mp4
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Launch Options

0. Launch
Executable lambdawars.exe
Arguments -game lambdawars
Launch Type Launch (Default)
Description Launch
Operating System   windows

Configuration

Key Value
contenttype 3
installdir Lambda Wars
usemms 1
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