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9th Company: Roots of Terror
By Lesta Games, released 1 Jan 2008
- Microsoft Windows
What it is
9th Company: Roots of Terror is a single-player real-time strategy game from Lesta Games, released for Windows. Its story follows young recruits through training in Uzbekistan’s Fergana Valley and a battle in Afghanistan, drawing on events from the Soviet military campaign there. The game presents operations across two tactical levels: players select missions on an area operations map, then enter 12 detailed tactical maps. Its systems include character merit and in-combat morale, alongside hit locations for mechanized units. The setting focuses on the 9th Company’s stand at Hill 3234, described in the game’s account as a two-day defense against repeated attacks. The listed developer is Lesta Games and publisher is Strategy First. Steam lists single-player and Family Sharing among its features.
What players like, and what they don't
- Two tactical levels for mission selection and battles
- 12 tactical maps
- Character merit and in-combat morale systems
- Mechanized units use hit locations
- Single-player only is listed
- Windows is the only listed platform
Who it suits
It suits players interested in solo RTS missions set during the Soviet military campaign in Afghanistan. Windows is the listed platform.
9th Company: Roots of Terror combines mission planning with tactical-map battles in a historical military setting. Its morale and unit damage systems add detail to the single-player strategy format.
