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Collapse: A Political Simulator

Nostalgames · 2021-02-23

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 23, 2021 (Mac), Feb 23, 2021 (Linux), Feb 23, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

is a grand strategy game that takes place in 1992-2004. You take lead of your own Party in the face of the total devastation of one of the fictional post-Soviet states in Europe. Try to realize your (or someone else's) political dreams in the shaky arena of this dilapidated situation.

Collapse: A Political Simulator is a 2021 Indie, Simulation, Strategy game priced at $6.99, with an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a Mixed review sentiment (66% of 201 reviews).

0
playing now
66%
positive of 201 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$6.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 20 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 67% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 25% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 4.0k–9.0k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 201 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.79 at Steam (2023-06-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
303020212026Week of 2021-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 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

302026-09-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$6.99$2.792021-02-232026-07-132021-02-23 — best price $6.992021-06-24 — best price $6.292021-07-14 — best price $6.992021-10-28 — best price $5.942021-12-01 — best price $6.992022-01-06 — best price $4.892022-02-03 — best price $6.992022-06-23 — best price $4.542022-09-01 — best price $3.842022-10-17 — best price $6.992022-12-22 — best price $3.492023-02-22 — best price $6.992023-06-29 — best price $2.792023-07-18 — best price $6.992023-10-15 — best price $2.792023-11-28 — best price $6.992024-02-20 — best price $2.792024-03-21 — best price $6.992024-06-27 — best price $2.792024-09-05 — best price $6.992024-11-27 — best price $2.792025-01-02 — best price $6.992025-03-13 — best price $2.792025-05-31 — best price $6.992025-09-08 — best price $2.792025-10-06 — best price $6.992025-12-18 — best price $2.792026-02-22 — best price $6.992026-05-30 — best price $2.792026-07-13 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
4.5%
earned "Self-liquidation"
2.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-03-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)330%104

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

Player tags

PvERPGCRPGEconomyPoliticsStrategyPoliticalHistoricalSimulationStrategy RPG

Census log

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

Recent updates

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