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China: Mao's legacy

Nostalgames · 2019-05-24

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 24, 2019 (Mac), May 24, 2019 (Linux), May 24, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Year 1976, the stormy Cultural revolution has died down, hard times of hongweibing and public critics are coming to an end. Old and sick Mao Zedong will soon leave China to his comrades from CPC. The Cold War is coming into a new phase...

China: Mao's legacy is an Indie Simulation Strategy game released in 2019, priced at $6.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 1049 reviews).

8
playing now
91%
positive of 1.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$6.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 32 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 49,650 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 26k–63k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,049 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.79 at Steam (2021-07-09)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 8 of 15 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
585820192026Week of 2019-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1012026-09-15 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 9 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 8 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 9 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1384May 2019Aug 2026May 2019 — avg 53 · peak 151Aug 2019 — avg 138 · peak 1,388Nov 2019 — avg 78 · peak 903Feb 2020 — avg 9 · peak 209May 2020 — avg 7 · peak 20Aug 2020 — avg 6 · peak 17Nov 2020 — avg 5 · peak 14Feb 2021 — avg 7 · peak 18May 2021 — avg 6 · peak 15Aug 2021 — avg 47 · peak 1,079Nov 2021 — avg 10 · peak 307Feb 2022 — avg 7 · peak 17May 2022 — avg 75 · peak 1,953Aug 2022 — avg 13 · peak 83Nov 2022 — avg 10 · peak 51Feb 2023 — avg 8 · peak 59May 2023 — avg 6 · peak 18Aug 2023 — avg 10 · peak 28Nov 2023 — avg 9 · peak 22Feb 2024 — avg 8 · peak 19May 2024 — avg 8 · peak 23Aug 2024 — avg 12 · peak 43Nov 2024 — avg 6 · peak 22Feb 2025 — avg 6 · peak 14May 2025 — avg 8 · peak 33Aug 2025 — avg 6 · peak 15Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Feb 2026 — avg 6 · peak 52May 2026 — avg 5 · peak 10Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$6.99$2.792019-05-252026-07-132019-05-25 — best price $6.992019-07-10 — best price $6.292019-10-28 — best price $5.592019-12-19 — best price $4.892020-01-23 — best price $4.192020-06-25 — best price $3.842020-10-29 — best price $3.492020-12-22 — best price $3.142021-02-11 — best price $3.142021-06-24 — best price $3.142021-08-30 — best price $2.792021-11-24 — best price $2.792022-01-06 — best price $2.792022-06-23 — best price $2.792022-10-15 — best price $2.792022-12-22 — best price $2.792023-03-16 — best price $2.792023-07-14 — best price $2.792023-10-15 — best price $2.792023-12-21 — best price $2.792024-03-14 — best price $2.792024-06-27 — best price $2.792024-10-28 — best price $2.792024-12-19 — best price $2.792025-03-13 — best price $2.792025-06-27 — best price $2.792025-09-29 — best price $2.792025-12-18 — best price $2.792026-03-19 — best price $2.792026-06-06 — best price $2.792026-07-13 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
9.4%
earned "Saṃsāra"
3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing7 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Russian

Post-launch support: 7 DLC released, first 2022-08-22, latest 2025-05-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2050%204

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

Player tags

RPGCRPGIndieCold WarPoliticsStrategyNonlinearPoliticalManagementSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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