The Reserve

The Reserve is a casual first-person shooter with old-school game modes. You can play with friends on Steam, host a standalone LAN match, join another player's match or enter a dedicated server. Bots spawn when a match starts and leave as more players join.

Game modes

The game has six modes: Capture the Flag, Conquest, Search and Destroy, Rush, Team Deathmatch and Free for All deathmatch. Each mode uses five dynamic maps with changing times of day and weather.

Experience and unlocks

You gain experience by completing objectives, getting frags and making specialized lethal weapon kills. Experience unlocks skins for weapons and characters. The description also states that, with the fall 2026 release, experience will unlock additional lethal weapon abilities.

Match setup

You can set up your own match or join a friend's or another player's match. The game supports random map and mode rotations, as well as map and mode voting for continuous play without leaving the lobby. Dedicated servers use random map and mode rotations at release.