Frontlines: Fuel of War

2008 Kaos Studios Action

Windows 11With a fix

MacNot sold

LinuxSilver

Steam DeckPlayable

Gamicality score

Metacritic 734

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 661

How it’s combined

Playability today

3.5

Runs today4/5

Design today2.5/5

Steam user reviews

Mixed

68%

1,001 reviews1

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Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Frontlines: Fuel of War run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11With a fix

Runs with a fix. See the steps below.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not sold

No Mac version is sold.

LinuxSilver

Through Proton. ProtonDB: Silver, runs with minor issues.3

Steam DeckPlayable

Playable, as rated by Valve. May need some setup.1

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How to get Frontlines: Fuel of War running today

Install the legacy PhysX System Software if the game refuses to start, as described on PCGamingWiki.
Replace the outdated bundled OpenAL file if the game crashes at launch or plays without sound, following the OpenAL steps on PCGamingWiki.
Set bEnableMouseSmoothing=false in GCinput.ini to turn off the default mouse smoothing (PCGamingWiki).

Synopsis

Frontlines: Fuel of War is a first-person military shooter set in a near future where oil shortages have pushed the world into war. The campaign follows a squad pushing a moving front line forward through objective-based missions, with tanks, jeeps, aircraft and remote drones available along the way. It was built around large multiplayer battles fought over a chain of capture points.

Developer: Kaos Studios
Released: 2008
Genre: Action
Where to get it: Steam

Reception

Critics at release gave it solid marks, praising the front line idea, the vehicle variety and the drones, while calling the campaign short and its AI and scripting weak. Reviewers also flagged a scope view that felt off and a pre-patch tank mission bug that could stop progress. Players today describe a campaign of roughly four hours with enemies that seem to track them through walls and allies that do little. The online multiplayer that was its main draw now survives only through a fan server reached by manual connection.

Playability today

The average of two parts, each from 1 to 5. Tap a check to see why. How it works

Runs today

4/5

Sold or given away today by an official source
Needs fan patches to run well on Windows 11
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
Some content no longer works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
The official servers and in-game server browser are gone, and online play now depends on a fan server reached by typing an IP address in the console (Steam Community).
Supports modern resolutions and widescreen
Widescreen and 4K are supported, though ultrawide is stretched and the frame rate is capped at 63 FPS (PCGamingWiki).
Full controller support or remappable controls
Full XInput controller support is present, but the controller sensitivity slider is broken (PCGamingWiki).
Steam Deck Verified or Playable
No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
With the PhysX and OpenAL fixes applied, PCGamingWiki lists no open crash or progress-blocking issue (PCGamingWiki).

Design today

2.5/5

Controls feel awkward on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
Mouse smoothing is on by default and can only be turned off in a config file, and the controller sensitivity slider does not work. Reviewers also found aiming through the scope awkward, since shots still leave from the gun barrel at the lower right. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, web.archive.org.
Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
The game has no subtitles in any language, and ultrawide screens get a stretched image. Standard widescreen and 4K resolutions are supported. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Saving is harsh: few saves or checkpoints, progress gets lost
There is no manual save: the campaign records progress only after an objective is met, and each level allows a limited number of redeployments. Missions hold four or five objectives each, so a failed attempt can cost a long stretch of play. Source: gamingnexus.com, steamcommunity.com.
It teaches itself: no guide needed to make progress
The first mission works as a disguised training level that walks the player through movement, weapons and objectives before the real fighting starts. Source: web.archive.org.
Pacing holds up: little grind, filler or forced backtracking
The campaign is eight missions long and players finish it in a few hours, with no grind or forced backtracking. Vehicles are optional, so slow tank sections can usually be skipped. Source: gamingnexus.com, videogamer.com, steamcommunity.com.
Camera or movement fights the player
There is no field of view setting in the menus; changing it requires enabling the developer console through a config edit and a launch option. Mouse smoothing adds lag to the view by default. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.