Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins overview

Overview

Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins comes from KDV Games and is published by Codemasters, Electronic Arts. It arrived on Steam on Feb 13, 2009, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 6 October 2026 - 14:56:21 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 54% positive across 71 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins is available in 5 languages including:

1 regional rating boards including esrb

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins has sold up to 10,434 units and has 135 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $29,433. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins overview details

Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

In the space of fifty years, Earth changed from a planet on cusp of a challenging future to a world a breath away from lifelessness and plunged into an apocalyptic time of ecological disaster, global warfare and the meltdown of human civilization. This is the time of the Maelstrom. In this ravaged world, the planet's dwindling resources have divided what remains of mankind in two: the urban freedom fighting 'Remnants' and the technologically advanced 'Ascension'. Now they must wage war against a new threat, the invasion of a savage alien race, the Hai-Genti, and each other in a desperate struggle for supremacy and survival. Through the game's missions, take command from different viewpoints and employ faction-specific tactics and weaponry to achieve your objectives. Complete with the ability to terraform landscapes and transform units, Maelstrom provides gamers with the power to harness the forces of nature in the most frantic, destructive, action-packed RTS game yet. A stunning mix of action-packed RTS missions set in a totally destructible and immaculately realised environment. A devastated future Earth becomes the battleground as a divided human race fights for survival against alien invaders. Through the game, players control each of the game's three factions - the Remnants, Ascension and the alien Hai-Genti - each with unique identities, strengths and tactics. Modify the terrain and use the elements as a strategic weapon. Create valleys, carve out lakes, freeze water, melt ice, create tornadoes and even control the wind. Characters grow experience and level up wi…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins is listed as a game with No longer available on Steam Store. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 6 October 2026 - 14:56:21 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 54% positive reviews.

Support and legal notes

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