R.U.S.E. is a one-of-a-kind real-time strategy game that allows players to bluff their enemies to lead their nation to victory, controlling the action using views that range seamlessly from the heart of the battlefield to the full theatre of war. Players will be plunged into the action thanks to the exclusive IRISZOOMTM Engine which offers an intuitive interface that allows for smooth, rapid transitions from a birds-eye view of the entire conflict, down into the heat of the battle and vice versa. In R.U.S.E., players use their brain as the ultimate weapon, fighting a war of perception, where the ability to deceive and mislead the enemy determines success. A first in a strategy game, R.U.S.E. reinvigorates the genre by using deception to give new-found depth to the game play.

GameSpot has a teaser trailer of the game featuring two businessmen squaring off against each other in what looks to be a game of Battleships. Using a futuristic touch-sensitive table like the one from Minority Report, they were able to deploy battleships, tanks, fortified guns, and landing craft against one another. However, things got interesting when one of them used fake units as decoys, including stuffed mannequins, and stole victory in the process.