Breda, Netherlands – Good news for both die-hard and new fans of the RTS game genre: Tense Games, an independent studio, is releasing Fractured Alliance later this year. This game will have some of the best elements of classic games like Command and Conquer and Starcraft, but it will also be new and innovative, making it the most exciting blend of what classic games have to offer and cutting-edge mechanics.
Fractured Alliance arrives in 2026 with a story-driven single player campaign, co-op modes, 2v2, and 4v4 skirmish maps. The game includes a competitive scene to face players in 1v1 battles to see who’s the best general out there.
Premise:
The game is set in an alternative reality where the Cold War persists in the modern day. The conflict escalated into a global-scale war, and each of the factions is fighting for control to establish world domination. The gameplay revolves around harvesting resources across diverse terrains, capturing nodes that influence production, and making the most of each battlefield’s unique topography.
Core Features
Base-building to establish own forces: resource harvesting buildings, creating army units, defensive walls, and turrets.
Game modes: single-player campaign, co-op modes, competitive, multiplayer skirmishes
Players unlock new features and content as they play each faction.
Superweapons: they serve as strategic elements that reinforce the unique identity of each faction. Deploying them at the right moment can turn the tide of even the hardest-fought battles.
Factions:
United Federation: A high-tech powerhouse, the United Federation wields plasma cannons, railguns, and energy-based defenses for precision strikes. Elite units are costly but devastating, and superweapons like the Superstorm and Stealth Bomber Runs ensure total battlefield dominance.
Eastern Alliance: Built on brute strength, the Eastern Alliance fields heavily armored units and devastating area-of-effect weapons. Flamethrowers and radiation technology enable them to dominate territory and control enemy advances, while defensive turrets and powerful mortars fortify their positions. Their Nuclear Bomb superweapon can annihilate entire battlefield sectors, though slower, less precise forces are vulnerable to agile foes.
The Collective: The Collective is an automation-driven faction that relies on autonomous drones to apply relentless pressure. Their swarm tactics can overwhelm opponents, though individual drones are fragile and vulnerable to high-damage defenses. Designed for accessible, macro-focused play, they let players focus on base-building and strategic decisions.
This update on Fracture Alliance gives us a glimpse into what Tense Games is preparing for the release date. “We renew our commitment to keep everyone posted about our developments with the game and what this year has for us before release”, said Thomas van den Essenburg, owner of Tense Games.
With this, we get the feeling that we’re going to hear much more about Fractured Alliance in 2026, so get ready for this amazing new arrival in the RTS genre.
You can now Wishlist Fractured Alliance on Steam or Support on Patreon to get the latest updates on the progress of the game, or even tell the developers what you would like to see included in the game. For related news and info, follow Fractured Alliance on Twitter, Youtube and other social media channels.