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Battle Brothers

Overhype Studios · Hooded Horse · 2017-03-24

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

RPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 13, 2022 (Xbox One), Jan 13, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Mar 10, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 24, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.

Battle Brothers is a 2017 RPG, Simulation, and Strategy game priced at $29.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 28,508 reviews).

1,738
playing now
88%
positive of 29k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
155
twitch viewers (latest)
80/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (66 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

1,738 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Battle Brothers is a tactical role-playing game developed by Overhype Studios. It was released by Overhype on the PC in 2017, and console versions were released in 2021 and 2022. In 2025, Hooded Horse acquired the publishing rights for the Windows version of the game.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,738 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,741 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~343/week).
  • · Review velocity up 81% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 713k–1.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 28,508 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$8.99-70%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.71 at GameBillet (2026-03-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 87 of 134 observed days · $1.28 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
78378320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 479 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 741 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 783 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3.0k1.3k2026-08-06 21:00 — 1,933 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 1,412 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 2,543 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 2,022 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 1,875 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 2,736 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 2,239 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 1,958 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 3,037 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 2,194 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 1,483 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 2,481 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 1,862 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 1,392 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 2,378 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,801 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 1,380 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 2,356 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 2,264 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1,319 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 1,737 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 2,040 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 1,607 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 2,188 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 2,322 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 1,477 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 1,728 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 2,284 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 1,738 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$7.502015-04-282026-08-302015-04-28 — best price $19.992016-05-15 — best price $14.992017-02-11 — best price $19.992017-12-16 — best price $19.492018-06-21 — best price $17.992018-12-10 — best price $17.992019-05-13 — best price $29.992019-11-21 — best price $14.992020-01-23 — best price $14.992020-07-20 — best price $14.992020-12-01 — best price $14.992021-04-05 — best price $29.992021-07-09 — best price $29.992021-11-03 — best price $29.992022-01-27 — best price $14.992022-04-23 — best price $29.992022-08-12 — best price $29.992022-11-18 — best price $14.992023-02-13 — best price $14.992023-04-29 — best price $29.992023-09-12 — best price $14.992023-12-15 — best price $12.002024-03-08 — best price $14.992024-06-19 — best price $14.992024-11-11 — best price $29.992025-02-10 — best price $29.992025-05-24 — best price $29.992025-09-17 — best price $14.992025-12-11 — best price $7.502026-02-09 — best price $8.992026-03-24 — best price $26.992026-05-07 — best price $9.002026-06-11 — best price $29.992026-08-07 — best price $9.002026-08-30 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

124342026-05-29 — 48 pageviews2026-06-01 — 48 pageviews2026-06-04 — 38 pageviews2026-06-07 — 40 pageviews2026-06-10 — 37 pageviews2026-06-13 — 35 pageviews2026-06-16 — 48 pageviews2026-06-19 — 70 pageviews2026-06-22 — 45 pageviews2026-06-25 — 38 pageviews2026-06-28 — 53 pageviews2026-07-01 — 37 pageviews2026-07-04 — 124 pageviews2026-07-07 — 48 pageviews2026-07-10 — 53 pageviews2026-07-13 — 44 pageviews2026-07-16 — 57 pageviews2026-07-19 — 44 pageviews2026-07-22 — 50 pageviews2026-07-25 — 62 pageviews2026-07-28 — 50 pageviews2026-07-31 — 43 pageviews2026-08-03 — 61 pageviews2026-08-06 — 49 pageviews2026-08-09 — 36 pageviews2026-08-12 — 49 pageviews2026-08-15 — 58 pageviews2026-08-18 — 45 pageviews2026-08-21 — 51 pageviews2026-08-24 — 68 pageviews2026-08-26 — 35 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

46902026-08-26 19:15 — 41 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 86 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 31 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 99 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 95 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 83 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 50 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 372 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 429 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 109 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 174 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 118 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 61 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 53 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 98 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 89 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 155 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
85.6%
earned "Bloody Toll"
36.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing9 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)10,8591%101
PS4 (PlayStation)3223%85
Xbox One (Xbox)2111%100
Switch (Nintendo)190%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGWarActionSandboxMedievalStrategyTacticalOpen WorldSimulationReplay Value

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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