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Civil War: Battle of Petersburg cover art

Civil War: Battle of Petersburg

Cult Software · 2017-02-08

Steam

Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Feb 08, 2017 (Mac), Feb 08, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 08, 2017 (Linux)

Command Union or Confederate forces near Petersburg and Richmond in 1864. Fight for a nation divided. Massively updated in 2026 with online multiplayer, 3D battlefield units, improved AI, and a powerful Scenario Editor for creating and sharing your own battles.

1
playing now
82%
positive of 244 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$11.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 56% of 5,909 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 6.1k–15k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 244 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.30 at Steam (2023-01-16) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 22 of 23 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920172026Week of 2017-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-08-11 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 09:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.99$0.492017-02-092026-08-232017-02-09 — best price $0.592017-07-10 — best price $0.492017-11-22 — best price $0.492018-02-15 — best price $0.622018-08-06 — best price $0.622018-12-20 — best price $0.622019-03-11 — best price $0.492019-07-15 — best price $0.492019-11-26 — best price $0.492020-01-23 — best price $0.492020-06-08 — best price $0.492020-09-14 — best price $0.492020-11-25 — best price $0.492021-02-11 — best price $0.492021-04-19 — best price $0.492021-07-26 — best price $0.492021-10-28 — best price $0.492022-01-17 — best price $0.492022-04-25 — best price $0.992022-07-18 — best price $0.992022-10-31 — best price $0.992023-01-05 — best price $0.992023-03-23 — best price $0.992023-07-13 — best price $0.992023-11-13 — best price $0.992024-02-19 — best price $0.992024-05-13 — best price $0.992024-08-05 — best price $0.992024-12-04 — best price $0.992025-02-17 — best price $0.992025-06-16 — best price $0.992025-09-08 — best price $0.992025-12-01 — best price $0.992026-03-26 — best price $0.992026-07-09 — best price $0.992026-08-23 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

2
achievements tracked
2%
earned "Battle of the Crater"
1.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards2 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)33081%2

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

Player tags

WarAmericaWargameHex GridStrategyTacticalBoard GameHistoricalMinimalistTurn-Based

Census log

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

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