Forward Assault is a modern strategic tactical multiplayer shooter game. Play in teams either as the Counter Terrorist, or the Terrorist team. Pick from a variety of unique weapons and go online in PvP combat. As Counter-Terrorists, your job is to defuse the bomb, and as Terrorists your job is to plant the bomb at a bomb site and make sure it explodes, or kill all the Counter Terrorists.

The game also features Team Deathmatch and Gun Game.

A level editor allows you to create your own custom maps and play them with others.