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Act of War: High Treason

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2008

Should you play it?

The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed game Act of War: Direct Action picks up where the techno-thriller left off. On the eve of the U.S. Presidential elections, simultaneous terrorist attacks hit both candidates. Clues point to corrupt elements within the U.S.

What works

  • Challenging ai and strategic gameplay
  • Unique mechanics like prisoner ransom and mercenaries
  • Varied factions and unit types including naval combat
  • Good graphics and sound effects for its time
  • Affordable price with strong replay value

Things to keep in mind

  • Campaign difficulty can be frustrating
  • Multiplayer servers are dead, requiring third-party tools
  • Compatibility issues on modern os without patches
  • Some bugs and technical glitches reported
  • Lack of live-action cutscenes and weaker story than original

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Command & Conquer™ Generals

  • Wargame: European Escalation

  • Ancestors Legacy

  • Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

  • Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition

  • Men of War: Assault Squad 2

More fantastical

Games that feels like Act of War: High Treason but with more imaginative fiction

  • Command & Conquer™ Tiberian Sun™ and Firestorm™

  • Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® – Winter Assault

  • Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2

  • Total War: WARHAMMER III

  • Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™

  • Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath

Less competitive

Games that feels like Act of War: High Treason but with less competition against others

  • Regiments

  • Faces of War

  • Total Conflict: Resistance

  • Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front

  • Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes

  • Men of War: Condemned Heroes

More intimate

Games that feels like Act of War: High Treason but with more focus on close relationships

  • Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor

  • Rising Storm 2: Vietnam

  • Easy Red 2

  • Company of Heroes

  • Company of Heroes 2

  • WARNO

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Wargame: European Escalation

  • Act of War: Direct Action

  • WARNO

  • Wargame: Airland Battle

  • Wargame: Red Dragon

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Act of War: High Treason: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Expression, Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026