Steam app 270370 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:58 UTC
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.
387 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
142 months, December 2014 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 237 hourly samples from 14 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 150 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Lambda Wars was released on 5 Dec, 2014.
Lambda Wars includes violence throughout the game.
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Lambda Wars Trailer: The New Revision
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50 developer announcements, Jan 2018 to Nov 2025 · times in UTC
Hey everyone! Long time.We've released a small patch that removes the hosting banner that was seemingly taken over due to Lambdawars.com host shutdown long ago.We've also added two new maps!hlw_chemiсal_plant (by overdose)…
Patch notesIts been just over two weeks since we released Lambda Wars, and wow, what a response! The playerbase saw a huge increase in size. We've seen a very large amount of articles in the games media. Thank you for all the kind messages and for…
PandangoAfter all these years of development Lambda Wars has finally left beta! The project started way back in 2007 and has seen huge amounts of progress since then. Over the years Lambda Wars progressed from a proof of concept into a fully…
PandangoFixes: - Security fixes to client/server file transfers. - Fixed "Out of thread ids" error when launching Alien Swarm on a computer with 32 or more logical processors . Balance: Units with AR2: - Attack speed increased from 0.11 to 0.09.…
Patch notes1v1 fans rejoice, because we have a new map ready to be played! hlw_ruins is the latest addition to our roster of multiplayer maps. The map takes you to a war ridden city which is in ruins, hence the name. It has 6 capture points and…
PandangoPatch 3.15a brings a new map for the overrun fans, rebel tutorial fix, various bugfixes and balance tweaks. Be sure to take a look at the patchnotes below! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/6801321/1da58112327139157bf73ebe00aff356acd954f6.png or_desert…
PandangoWe've been hard at work on patch 3.14a. The most notable change is the rework of the Combine Spec Ops Model, we feel like it oozes the Combine menacing design. Maps such as city16, skyfight and uzvara have seen some changes and…
PandangoPlayerbase Growth We are very excited by the recent growth in playerbase which has more than doubled the past week (Thank you STALKEROS). In order to share our excitement with the community we’d like to take a moment to update you on the…
PandangoThis patch features a new Garrison model and balance tweaks for Radio Towers, RPG, shotguns, mortars and Rollermines. You can find detailed patchnotes below. The Garrison After many years of use the garrison has received a remodel.…
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/6801321/51d1a03777a5b02f2ce7641d1e690443def47516.png As the time passes, it becomes harded to work on the mod as it used to be. We have our own lives to take care of, and sadly it's not so easy to work so actively on…
MikhaiR{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/6801321/51d1a03777a5b02f2ce7641d1e690443def47516.png Balance: Attributes: Slash: - Damage against medium units reduced from 10 to 7. Units: Rebels: Engineer: - Salvage now takes 8.25(11 sec. before) seconds and returns…
Patch notesWe have released a small update. Maps: Rebel turorial: - Fixed the problem when you couldn't fortify first control point. Sp_valley: - Some more optimization. - Now you won't lose if you have lost one billet. Weapons: SMG: Difference…
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/6801321/51d1a03777a5b02f2ce7641d1e690443def47516.png A regular Lambda Wars balance update has been released. Apologies for the 2-day delay. Maps: - Some fixes. Balance: - Players now will start with 100 req. (150 before).…
MikhaiRA small patch has been released. It includes balance and small map changes and fixes. Maps: hlw_citadel: - Removed billets at the center of the map. hlw_skyfight, hlw_thicket: - Fixed sky glitch on high settings. Balance: Rebels: Engineer…
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/6801321/ac0ab1d47a0f27b772ba16d4c3d7d587e2c8e225.png A new promised patch has been released. The patch includes new map changes and a new map - hlw_uzvara by vadimhalo. To be frank, I had to help vadimhalo with the map a…
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/6801321/7b0904e5b17106b1a203bf54ec421d4562813130.png Hey. It's been a while. Didn't really have much time to work on the game, but I did during these past months. Been a long road. I've even implemented some changes that…
Mr. Darknesshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6801321/7b0904e5b17106b1a203bf54ec421d4562813130.png Hey guys. Thank you all very much for playing the game. I wanted to let you guys know that I personally won't be able to…
MikhaiRhttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6801321/ac0ab1d47a0f27b772ba16d4c3d7d587e2c8e225.png Hey! There has been a lot going on lately in this month, such as hosting a mini-conference (not related to Lambda Wars)…
MikhaiRhttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6801321/33505b3b3cd9215a147cacafe9477db8ffc436d4.png Hello there, strategists! Two weeks ago, during the New Year, we hosted a tournament with a prize pool that was…
MikhaiRIt has always been known that the evil exists. That it exists somewhere around the corner. Once upon a time Lambda Wars used to be a dark place filled gray souls working on it. But there was the light. The light that brought future to the…
MikhaiRHey guys! Been a while. We are getting closer to releasing a very important update with some other changes. Right now we have an update ready with some fixes and balance changes which hopefully will change the gameplay for hardcore players…
MikhaiRThanks for participating in the community survey, we had a total of 82 responses. I've emailed back as many people as I can and I am working on compiling the short list of the best suggestions you sent us. In the meantime, here's some data.…
vinHello Commanders! - To help us provide a better experience for all the players of Lambda Wars we have started a community survey. If you wish to have a say in how things are done, or help us mould the game to be better please fill it out…
vinWell, guess what. 83% of the poll that I posted on the last news (actual news) post supported memes. So here we go boys and girls!…
MikhaiRHey! As you may have heard, I talked about an event in St. Petersburg that will be hosted on July 28-29th where I wanted to take part in with Lambda Wars. This was mentioned in the news post following this link…
MikhaiRhttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6801321/84af6e2aca06db361ff8602d28d610340e419f32.png
MikhaiRBalance and bugfixes: Scanner now has reduced vision (from 1600 to 1250) Hunter's charge ability was reworked a little. It now deals random damage from 120 up to 400. Mostly made to balance out the damage vs buildings. Hunter's health…
MikhaiRThe following bugs were fixed: - Grenade glow and trail effects no longer being visible (broken in 12 June update) - Unit limit tooltip not displaying correctly in Competitive mode
SandernHey! You probably already know that I stream from time to time, and some of you might not now this, but I do it mainly for gathering people to watch the streams to later play Lambda Wars together. That sorta stuff. But in any case, right…
MikhaiRNew: -Lobby leader icon in form of a crown: https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6801321/2ba16b7360fc461a0a8b202d8228783c75fab19c.png -Some fixes (if you're using Avast, it will alert you about client.dll)…
MikhaiRAnd stop kicking devs https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6801321/453da8176bc29b1f3fe2c75d2757b9b30c487c46.jpg…
MikhaiRWAIT! DON'T IGNORE THIS! DON'T STOP READING, PLEASE thanks, this annoucnement can be read in one swoop, I promise. It's mostly images. Hey guys! It's been some time since I've started this campaign, which I'll reveal to you in this post.…
MikhaiR#offtopic Someone sent me this video. DO WANT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqVhcvU4mIo
MikhaiRChangelog: Fixed: - Map or_bridge (enemies were spawning in the center of the map instead of their appropriate spawn positions) - Drop soldiers ability now works properly (thank you Vault very much for pointing that out in the comments!).…
MikhaiRHey there, Strategists! A new update has arrived with some changes to maps, balance and with an addition to the tutorial level. The credit for all the map changes go to Mr. Lazy - http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198223952276/, a…
MikhaiRhttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6801321/8c5af3941c2293f1e2d538dc6b0f97f9041150d3.jpg #memes
MikhaiRHey guys! We would like to announce that we will be hosting a stream together with Project Borealis team who aim to take a look at different Source mods, and we were voted by their community to have a look at. This wednesday (9th of May) we…
MikhaiRHey guys! Been a while since we posted an actual update. Yet still, it's very big, but it will hopefully adjust some issues related to balance. I'm sorry for taking so long as this update was ready about more than a week ago. I was in a…
MikhaiRChangelog: Fixed a disgustiing mistake in lambdawars_russian.txt This is all. Huge credit to Jess Cliffe for all the work! April, Fools! Now in all seriousness though, I'm sorry for the lack of updates for the past few months, I've had (and…
MikhaiRChangelog: Fixed a disgustiing mistake in lambdawars_russian.txt This is all. Huge credit to Jess Cliffe for all the work! April, Fools! Now in all seriousness though, I'm sorry for the lack of updates for the past few months, I've had (and…
Mr. DarknessPerformance and stability improvements
SandernPerformance and stability improvements
Patch notesGreetings commanders, we're currently looking for Chinese translators to help us translate the game. If you're interested in helping us out click here to find out more, and if you'd like to further discuss this join our Discord! Thanks!
vinGreetings commanders, we're currently looking for Chinese translators to help us translate the game. If you're interested in helping us out click here to find out more, and if you'd like to further discuss this join our Discord! Thanks!
vinhttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6801321/afe93c936f3723c5b5a225417b0989038d812350.jpg Welp, I was expecting to make this update a bit more exciting, but sadly it was hard to complete everything in time…
Mr. Darknesshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6801321/afe93c936f3723c5b5a225417b0989038d812350.jpg Welp, I was expecting to make this update a bit more exciting, but sadly it was hard to complete everything in time…
MikhaiRHey there, commanders! It's me, Rick. I know I haven't made a post in a fair bit, so I may have been forgotten, but this post isn't about me. This post is about the Amazing guide made by ".Koffey"!…
Rick GuyfaceHey there, commanders! It's me, Rick. I know I haven't made a post in a fair bit, so I may have been forgotten, but this post isn't about me. This post is about the Amazing guide made by ".Koffey"!…
Rick Guyfacehttp://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6801321/5758b4347a699a83fc85c6b63d542a2b08bbe373.png Commanders, quick, I need you to get to this transmission as quick as you can! We are have some amazing news! But…
Rick Guyfacehttp://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6801321/5758b4347a699a83fc85c6b63d542a2b08bbe373.png Commanders, quick, I need you to get to this transmission as quick as you can! We are have some amazing news! But…
Rick GuyfaceWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | lambdawars.exe | -game lambdawars | windows |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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