Liquidation FAQ

Liquidation is a tactical real-time strategy game set on a dying world called Veá, with the Quenrium War fought between the Twilight Crusade, the Scourge Alliance, and the Legion. Divio s.r.o. is the developer and MicroProse Software is the publisher, and the Steam storefront lives at AppID 896250.

The Steam Early Access launch was 4 August 2026, as listed on the Steam storefront (https://store.steampowered.com/app/896250/Liquidation) and confirmed by the MicroProse press release (https://www.gamespress.com/it/Liquidation-Launches-Today-in-Steam-Early-Access---The-Battle-for-Vea-) on the same day.

The current developer target for the Liquidation 1.0 full release is H2 2027, subject to change. See the release status page (/release-status) for the dated snapshot.

Yes. A free Steam demo has been live since the Steam Next Fest window, and it includes 3 factions, 3 skirmish maps, and 2 campaign missions. The full breakdown lives on the demo page (/demo).

Start with the demo's two campaign missions, then jump straight into skirmish against AI bots. The campaign teaches the world and the Quenrium War premise; skirmish teaches the actual mechanical loop the EA build relies on.

Twilight Crusade. The faction's roster and base-building map most cleanly onto the conventions the Liquidation beginner guide draws from. Scourge Alliance and Legion are both viable second picks once the core loops are familiar.

The demo is not required, but the Liquidation demo page (/demo) explains why most experienced players still recommend it. It is free, it ships every core mechanic the EA build uses, and it is the lowest-risk way to test whether the game's pace suits you before buying.

Match length depends on the mode, but insertcoins.press describes Liquidation as a tactical sci-fi RTS where sieges extend longer than twitch RTS matches. New players should expect a first skirmish to run noticeably longer than a same-genre arcade RTS, with economy and positioning deciding the late game.

Commander ability timing. Economy and positioning both improve with experience, but the ability-timing window is what decides the close fights. Treat commander abilities as the single most important mechanic in any Liquidation beginner guide and the rest of the system falls into place around them.

The Liquidation campaign in Early Access is six missions total, structured as two chapters of three missions each. It is the first arc of the larger Quenrium War timeline and ends on a chapter cliffhanger.

There are six Liquidation campaign missions in Early Access: three in the Crusade chapter and three in the Scourge chapter. Mission order inside each chapter is non-linear within the same Quenrium War timeline.

Not in Early Access. The Legion is not a campaign-playable faction in the two EA chapters. The Legion is a fully playable faction in skirmish and online PvP, and the Legion's Nether-realm origin is covered on the Liquidation factions (/factions) page and the Liquidation lore and world (/lore-world) page.

No. The free Steam demo contains two campaign missions drawn from the EA campaign, but the demo's progression and mission unlocks do not carry forward into the EA campaign on the same Steam account. The EA campaign starts fresh on the purchased EA build.

No. The Liquidation campaign uses scripted objectives and faction-locked armies per chapter. Skirmish uses the same macro loop but with full faction choice and freedom of army composition. Commander progression and Replays 2.0 apply to skirmish and online PvP, not to the scripted campaign.

The developer has targeted H2 2027 for the 1.0 release, which is expected to extend the campaign timeline beyond the two EA chapters. The 1.0 target is subject to change. The Liquidation release status (/release-status) page is the place to track the current 1.0 target.

Six commanders across three factions. Twilight Crusade, Scourge Alliance and Legion each ship with two confirmed commanders in the EA roster.

Yes. the official source record for Liquidation describes commanders as units that level up between matches, so progression happens outside any single match and carries into the next one.

The Steam store explicitly states that EA specs and balance are not yet fully tested and may change. Commander names and ability numbers should be treated as dated EA-volatility statements until the H2 2027 1.0 target.

A fourth faction is planned for the complete release per the Steam store copy, but its name and playstyle are not announced as of 2026-08-06. Additional commanders for the existing factions are not announced as of 2026-08-06 either.

The Liquidation replays (/replays) viewer lets you scrub a match timeline and re-trigger commander abilities, which is the fastest way to learn ability timing. Pair replay review with the Liquidation beginner guide (/beginner-guide) checklist for the fastest skill ramp.

Yes. The Liquidation demo is a free Steam download on AppID 896250, published by Divio s.r.o. and MicroProse Software.

Per the Steam Next Fest announcement, the demo includes 3 factions (Twilight Crusade, Scourge Alliance, Legion), 3 skirmish maps, and 2 campaign missions. These are the same three EA factions that ship in Early Access.

On Steam under AppID 896250. The demo install option is on the same Steam listing as the Early Access game.

No. The Steam Next Fest demo is a free Steam download. No purchase or Steam demo key is required.

No. The demo's progression, mission unlocks, and skirmish wins do not carry over into the EA launch on the same Steam account. The demo and EA launch are separate purchases of the same AppID.

If the demo sold you on the game, the canonical purchase page is the Liquidation price (/price) page. For when the full EA game unlocked, the Liquidation release status (/release-status) page walks through the 4 Aug 2026 launch. For the first match, the Liquidation beginner guide (/beginner-guide) page is the canonical onboarding entry. The Liquidation factions (/factions) page breaks down each of the three EA factions in the demo, and the Liquidation campaign (/campaign) page covers the campaign structure the two demo missions are drawn from.

Three. The Twilight Crusade, the Scourge Alliance, and the Legion. These are the same three Liquidation factions playable in the free Steam demo and across skirmish, online PvP, and online co-op in Early Access.

The Twilight Crusade is the most beginner-friendly Liquidation faction because their macro is forgiving and their units are durable. The Scourge Alliance rewards players who already like aggressive macro play. The Legion is the highest-variance faction in Early Access and is the hardest faction for a first playthrough.

A fourth Liquidation faction is planned for the 1.0 release per the Steam store and the g2a.com spotlight. The fourth faction's name and playstyle are not announced as of 2026-08-06.

Both are human-faction armies in the Quenrium War. The Twilight Crusade plays positional and durable, while the Scourge Alliance plays fast-tempo and macro-aggressive. They are not palette swaps of the same army.

No. The Legion is the most asymmetric Liquidation faction. Their roster is built around Nether-realm demons and a tear-state mechanic that swings tempo, while the Twilight Crusade and the Scourge Alliance use more conventional RTS army structures.

The Liquidation lore and world (/lore-world) page covers the Quenrium War origin and the Nether-realm tie-in for the Legion. The Liquidation commanders (/commanders) page covers the per-faction commander abilities that anchor each army's mid-to-late game. The Liquidation beginner guide (/beginner-guide) page covers first-faction suggestions and common pitfalls.

Liquidation lore is set on Veá, a dying planet whose surface is hostile to unshielded life and whose only valuable resource is Quenrium. The current conflict on Veá is the Quenrium War, fought between the Twilight Crusade, the Scourge Alliance, and the Nether-realm Legion.

The Splintering was the cataclysm in Liquidation lore that wiped out species and civilizations on Veá and made the Quenrium War possible. Before the Splintering, other civilizations held Veá; after it, only the three EA factions remain to fight for Quenrium.

Quenrium is the rare, life-sustaining resource in Liquidation lore that every faction on Veá needs to keep fighting. It is the only macro resource in Early Access and the namesake of the Quenrium War.

The Legion comes from the Nether realm. Per the Steam store copy, the Legion pours into Veá through a tear in reality and answers a godlike entity from the Nether realm. They are the only EA faction whose origin is not tied to Veá itself.

Yes. Per the Steam store copy, both share a pre-Splintering human civilization lineage and arrived on Veá to contest Quenrium sources after the Splintering. They are rival claimants, not strangers.

The Liquidation factions (/factions) page covers the per-faction playstyle and identity for each EA faction. The Liquidation campaign (/campaign) page covers the Early Access campaign structure and where the Quenrium War timeline starts. The Liquidation beginner guide (/beginner-guide) page covers how to apply the lore context to your first matches.

Yes. Online Co-op is listed as a feature on the Liquidation Steam store page, so co-op play is part of the confirmed Liquidation multiplayer feature set. Party-size specifics for co-op are not announced as of 2026-08-06.

1v1 and 2v2 are mentioned in community coverage of skirmish play, but a formal ranked ladder has not been announced as of 2026-08-06. Treat any current ladder app or third-party service as unverified until Divio or MicroProse confirm it.

Yes. Free-for-all is mentioned in YouTube coverage of the Liquidation demo and on Reddit impressions. It uses the same map pool as other skirmish formats and is part of the broader Liquidation multiplayer offering.

Cross-play support has not been announced as of 2026-08-06. The store page currently lists Windows as the only supported operating system, so cross-platform play would require platform support that has not been announced.

No. Liquidation is not announced for PS5 as of 2026-08-06. The only confirmed platform is Windows PC.

No. Liquidation is not announced for Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, or Nintendo Switch 2 as of 2026-08-06. The Windows PC launch is the only storefront live today.

No. Liquidation is not announced for macOS, Linux, or SteamOS as of 2026-08-06. The Steam storefront lists Windows 7/8/10 only.

The Steam Deck status of Liquidation is not announced as of 2026-08-06. There is no Steam Deck Verified badge on the storefront. The game can in principle run on a Deck through Proton or streaming from a Windows host, but that is outside the official platform support list.

No. Liquidation is not announced for iOS, iPadOS, or Android as of 2026-08-06. There is no mobile SKU in the MicroProse press release or the Steam storefront.

The current Liquidation price on Steam as of 2026-08-06 is the Early Access base price with a 10% launch discount applied on the Steam store page for AppID 896250. The exact discounted number, the original base price, and the deal-end date are visible on the live Steam page.

It can. The 10% launch discount is a launch-window promo, and Steam's sale calendar plus any MicroProse or Divio publisher promos can move the price between research runs. Treat any one-day snapshot as a one-day read and re-check Steam before purchase.

No. Liquidation is a Windows PC exclusive on Steam as of 2026-08-06. Console, Mac, Linux, and Steam Deck releases are not announced. Buying a "key" on a non-Steam storefront is not a legitimate Liquidation price option.

No. MicroProse and Divio do not distribute Liquidation through gray-market key resellers, and there is no confirmed Liquidation Steam key outside Steam. Buy from Steam to keep Replays 2.0, Steam Cloud, and EA patches active.

The live Steam store page for AppID 896250 is the canonical source for the current Liquidation price as of 2026-08-06, including the 10% launch discount and the deal-end date.

The Liquidation release status (/release-status) page walks through the Early Access launch window and the 1.0 target, the Liquidation platforms (/platforms) page confirms the Windows PC scope, the Liquidation system requirements (/system-requirements) page tells you whether your machine runs the EA build, and the Liquidation demo (/demo) page explains how the free Steam demo relates to the full purchase.

The Liquidation release date is 4 August 2026 for the Steam Early Access launch. The 1.0 full release target is H2 2027 and is subject to change.

Liquidation launched on Steam Early Access on 4 August 2026, as confirmed by the MicroProse press release (https://www.gamespress.com/it/Liquidation-Launches-Today-in-Steam-Early-Access---The-Battle-for-Vea-) and the Steam storefront (https://store.steampowered.com/app/896250/Liquidation).

No. The current developer target for the Liquidation 1.0 full release is H2 2027. The target is subject to change because EA balance patches and EA content patches can move the window.

The EA launch date of 4 August 2026 has already happened and is fixed. The 1.0 target (H2 2027) is the only date that can still move. Subscribe to the Steam Community announcements (https://steamcommunity.com/app/896250) or follow the @LiquidationGame developer account (https://x.com/LiquidationGame) for patch notes and roadmap posts.

Divio / MicroProse published Patch 0.604 (6 Aug 2026, multiplayer desync fix with bots), Patch 0.605 (8 Aug 2026, higher-player-count desync fix + Forests of Vrathor killzone fix + resource-out notification), Patch 0.606 (13 Aug 2026, devastator missile performance drain + hero negative-effect duration halved + Aeternus Quills damage 200 → 180 + Aeternus Fang damage 300/450 → 250/375 + Aeternus Fang range 16 → 14 + Scourge Protector damage up + Legion Beacon damage up), and Patch 0.607 (18 Aug 2026, verbatim post body: "Added support for 4:3 display aspect ration" and "Added FFA game mode to Crossroads map."). Patch 0.607 is the most recent named patch in the cluster; it is anchored on the Steam Community hub index for AppID 896250 (https://steamcommunity.com/app/896250) and corroborated by SteamDB entry 24795556 (https://steamdb.info/patchnotes/24795556). The previous named patch in the Steam News index before this cluster is the 4 Aug 2026 EA launch and the 5 Aug 2026 Forests of Vrathor map addition.

Yes. Skirmish, campaign and online matches all generate replay files that Liquidation replays can re-open from the in-game menu.

The on-disk location and file extension have not been announced as of 2026-08-06. Check the in-game replay manager for a "Show in folder" option if the EA build exposes one; otherwise leave the file in its default location.

Replay export to common video formats has not been announced as of 2026-08-06. Use an external screen recorder until the developer ships a built-in export.

Live spectator mode has not been announced as of 2026-08-06. Liquidation replays today are post-match review tools rather than a live broadcast system.

The insertcoins.press review (https://insertcoins.press/en/articles/liquidation-test) is published in English and is the longest single piece of press coverage tied to the EA launch. Quote any line back to its article so the attribution stays clear.

No major Western games outlet has published a full review of the EA build yet, because the Steam Early Access launch is only two days old as of 2026-08-06. MicroProse's publisher press release (https://www.gamespress.com/it/Liquidation-Launches-Today-in-Steam-Early-Access---The-Battle-for-Vea-) is the closest thing to a launch-day press summary.

The aggregate is reported as a dated trend at the top of this page and is not quoted as a fixed number, because the EA build has been live for only two days at the 2026-08-06 research window. Check the Steam Community hub (https://steamcommunity.com/app/896250) for the current count before quoting a number elsewhere.

Creator videos (Dad on a Budget, VulcanHDGaming, Instant Impressions) are attributed as community/video sources and are useful for tone and framing, not as a replacement for full outlet coverage. They are most useful when paired with the press and demo material.

Each EA balance patch may shift user-review signal, and a fourth faction plus the planned H2 2027 1.0 launch will refresh the conversation. This Liquidation review will be re-checked at major EA milestones so the verdict tracks the build rather than the launch-day pitch.

Liquidation runs on Windows 7, 8, or 10 with an Intel Core i3 and a GTX 550 at minimum. If your PC meets the recommended row (Intel Core i5, 8 GB RAM, GTX 770) you will get the EA build at typical settings. The Steam storefront explicitly states the EA specs are not yet fully tested and may change.

The minimum specs are Windows 7/8/10, an Intel Core i3, 4 GB of RAM, an NVIDIA GTX 550, DirectX 9, and 4 GB of available storage. Online PvP and Online Co-op also require a broadband connection.

The recommended specs are Windows 7/8/10, an Intel Core i5, 8 GB of RAM, an NVIDIA GTX 770, DirectX 9, a broadband connection for online play, and 4 GB of available storage.

No. Mac, Linux, SteamOS, and Steam Deck clients are not announced as of 2026-08-06. The Steam storefront lists Windows 7/8/10 as the only supported operating system. There is no Steam Deck Verified badge.

The Steam storefront explicitly states that the EA Liquidation system requirements are not yet fully tested and may change. EA balance patches and EA content patches can shift the minimum and recommended rows.

No. This wiki is an independent US English guide built from the official Steam storefront, MicroProse press release, Steam Community hub, and the developer and publisher social posts. Divio s.r.o. and MicroProse Software have not published their own wiki as of 2026-08-06.

Every fact on this wiki is sourced from one of the following: the Steam storefront for AppID 896250 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/896250/Liquidation), the MicroProse press release (https://www.gamespress.com/it/Liquidation-Launches-Today-in-Steam-Early-Access---The-Battle-for-Vea-), the Steam Community hub (https://steamcommunity.com/app/896250), the @micro_prose launch post (https://x.com/micro_prose/status/2084595429337939985), the @LiquidationGame developer account (https://x.com/LiquidationGame), or the MicroProse Quenrium War trailer. Press and creator coverage is attributed inline.

Yes. The demo page (/demo) documents the Steam Next Fest demo contents and its current availability. The campaign page (/campaign) covers the Early Access campaign structure (2 chapters, 3 missions each, 6 total). The 1.0 campaign scope is not announced as of 2026-08-06.

They are the same game. "Echoes of the Past" is the marketing subtitle that appears on some trailers and on the Steam header. It is not a sequel, expansion, or separate IP; the Steam "Franchise: Liquidation" field contains only this one release.