Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins
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.
- Release Date:2/13/2009
- Developer:KDV Games
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:11/12/2025
- Steam App Id:11560
Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 83% lower than its previous all-time peak of 6 players achieved on 12/1/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins. It has received a total of 163 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 61 (Mixed).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins and its growth over time. It currently has 602 followers on its community page.
About Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins
Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins is a Strategy game developed by KDV Games. On 2/13/2009, it was released on the Steam Store by Codemasters, and Electronic Arts.
Players have rated Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins as "Mixed" out of 163 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 104 positive reviews and 59 negative reviews — an overall 64% positive review rating. Additionally, Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins has earned a metascore of 58 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins on the Steam Deck.
It also supports 5 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins has been tagged with the following user tags:
- RTS
- Sci-fi
- Strategy
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Packages
Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins | $4.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins is available in 5 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
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Soures & References
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 12). Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/11560
- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 12). Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/11560
- Metacritic. (2025, November 12). Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins for PC Reviews. Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/maelstrom
- KDV Games. (2023, July 13). Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins. Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins. http://www.codemasters.com/maelstrom