The game

Nations at Arms is all about fast-paced strategic warfare. Depending on the chosen game mode, you can play a whole match in one evening. Battles are not just decided by army strength: positioning, combined arms, logistics and unit-specific strengths all play a big role, so with the right tactics you can win a fight even when you’re outnumbered. There’s a large variety of units and you get detailed control over movement, formations and tactics.

Finally, the game doesn’t have any pay-to-win elements and it will be available across all devices.

The game is fully playable and most of the core features are finished. You can play full matches on the Europe map against AI. There’s also a world map, but it isn’t finalized yet and is still missing ship travel.

Naval warfare and missiles are planned for the beta, along with multiplayer. The foundations for multiplayer are already in place, but the first playable version will be singleplayer against AI nations. I’m also not fully satisfied with the visuals yet and there’s still a lot of optimization, bug fixing and balancing to do.

There’s no fixed release date yet — the game will be released when it’s ready. Early alpha playtests with a limited number of players will start soon, though. The roadmap gives a general idea of what’s ahead and the dev updates in the news show what I’m working on right now.

The best way to stay up to date is to join our Discord. That’s where I announce playtests first, share progress and ask for feedback.

I haven’t made a final decision on which game modes to offer yet, but the game supports a wide range of speeds. Depending on the mode, a match can take anywhere from one to six hours — or, if players want it, several days.

The focus is on fast matches you can finish in one evening. Slower modes are an option for players who prefer to check in a few times a day.

Every player leads one nation, so the number of players depends on the map — more precisely, on how many of its nations are large enough to be playable. That’s about 8 on the continental Europe map, 13 on the full Europe map and 70 on the world map.

Smaller maps make for shorter, more intense matches, while the world map lets you play a full-scale global conflict.

Yes. You lead a real nation on a map built from real-world geography, population and resource data. Your forces are shown as authentic NATO military symbols. The units are based on modern military equipment, each with its own strengths and weaknesses.

The scenario itself is fictional: a near-future world where global tensions have escalated into a Third World War. Every match starts from scratch and how it ends is up to the players.

Yes. The game runs right in your browser — there’s nothing to download or install. Once playtests start, you just open the website and play.

Since everything runs on the server, you can pick up your game on a different computer at any time. For now, a desktop or laptop gives the best experience; mobile support comes later (see below).

You bet! But while the game is in early development, it isn’t a priority. Once the desktop version is stable, I’ll focus on optimizing the game for mobile, which is mostly UI work and performance improvements. After that, releasing it on the App Store and Google Play is straightforward.

There’s no technical limitation to building a native desktop app. If there’s demand for it, I’ll definitely do it at some point — and bringing it to Steam and other stores won’t be an issue either.

You might have read a lot of “we” and “our” on this website, but it’s actually just me — a solo developer.

I’ve been a passionate developer for more than ten years. After years of building software in other fields, I wanted to create something of my own again. I’ve always loved RTS games, especially the idea of a large-scale World War III simulation, but I felt the genre was still missing the perfect game. None of the existing titles matched what I was looking for: large-scale, fast-paced, not pay-to-win and accessible on mobile.

Yes. The game is free to play and everything that affects the outcome of a match can be earned by playing. Whatever I end up offering to support the game will never give paying players an advantage.

As a solo developer, I don’t have the costs of a large studio. Still, if I keep investing as much time as I do now, I need to be able to make a living from the game.

I’ll have to try out a few things and I’ll do that transparently with the community. My highest priority is that the game stays fair at all times — paying players never get an advantage. If the game becomes popular, it won’t take much to pay the bills.

I’ll be honest here: even with plenty of experience, it’s impossible for a solo developer to build a game this complex completely unassisted. AI is what allowed me to start this project in the first place — but that doesn’t mean the game was vibe-coded in a couple of sessions. I started in mid-2025 and have been working on it full time since spring 2026.

Just like the lead of a small studio, I delegate tasks and streamline workflows, but every decision and every key feature is mine.

Glad you asked! As a solo developer, every bit of help makes a real difference. The easiest way is to tell your friends and fellow RTS players about the game.

If you want to get more involved — with art and UI design, feedback or bug reports — have a look at help wanted on the community page.