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Blackout Rugby - World Cup Edition

Blackout Games · 2022-07-14

Steam

Massively MultiplayerSimulationSportsStrategyFree To Play

Modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Jul 14, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 14, 2022 (Mac), Jul 14, 2022 (Linux)

Blackout Rugby is a modern, multiplayer, social, world-class Rugby Manager Game! Take control of a novice club and sidestep and fend your way to glory. Take on people all around the world as you strategise, conquer the league, battle your way up the ladder, and build up your club infrastructure.

Blackout Rugby - World Cup Edition is a 2022 Massively Multiplayer, Simulation, Sports, Strategy game priced at free-to-play, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mixed sentiment (66% of 128 reviews).

2
playing now
66%
positive of 128 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
Free
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 48% of 1,827 Massively Multiplayer games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920192026Week of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 19:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 08:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
102Dec 2019Jun 2026Dec 2019 — avg 10 · peak 25Feb 2020 — avg 5 · peak 15Apr 2020 — avg 9 · peak 19Jun 2020 — avg 6 · peak 20Aug 2020 — avg 6 · peak 17Oct 2020 — avg 6 · peak 14Dec 2020 — avg 7 · peak 23Feb 2021 — avg 7 · peak 17Apr 2021 — avg 7 · peak 16Jun 2021 — avg 6 · peak 13Aug 2021 — avg 5 · peak 16Oct 2021 — avg 5 · peak 13Dec 2021 — avg 6 · peak 17Feb 2022 — avg 5 · peak 12Apr 2022 — avg 7 · peak 17Jun 2022 — avg 5 · peak 12Aug 2022 — avg 7 · peak 16Oct 2022 — avg 6 · peak 19Dec 2022 — avg 7 · peak 14Feb 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Apr 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Jun 2023 — avg 5 · peak 12Aug 2023 — avg 4 · peak 16Oct 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2023 — avg 4 · peak 11Feb 2024 — avg 5 · peak 12Apr 2024 — avg 5 · peak 13Jun 2024 — avg 5 · peak 13Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 14Oct 2024 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11Feb 2025 — avg 4 · peak 9Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 11Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 12Oct 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Dec 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxMulti-playerIn-App PurchasesSteam Turn NotificationsFamily Sharing3 DLC

2 supported languages: English, French

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2022-08-11 (Steam store data)

Player tags

RugbySportsStrategyManagementSimulationTeam-BasedCompetitiveMultiplayerEarly AccessFree to Play

Census log

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

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