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Combat Mission Shock Force 2 cover art

Combat Mission Shock Force 2

Battlefront · Matrix Games · 2020-08-31

SteamGOG

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Aug 31, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.

12
playing now
81%
positive of 863 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 24 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (123 reviews).
  • · Top 35% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 17k–39k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 863 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99-50%
GOG$35.99-40%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $18.56 at GameBillet (2024-11-22) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 107 of 166 observed days · $17.43 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10810820202026Week of 2020-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2232026-08-12 04:00 — 14 players2026-08-12 20:00 — 22 players2026-08-13 12:00 — 11 players2026-08-14 03:00 — 13 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 21 players2026-08-15 11:00 — 7 players2026-08-16 03:00 — 14 players2026-08-16 19:00 — 19 players2026-08-17 11:00 — 13 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 15 players2026-08-18 19:00 — 18 players2026-08-19 10:00 — 9 players2026-08-20 02:00 — 9 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 10 players2026-08-21 10:00 — 8 players2026-08-22 01:00 — 6 players2026-08-22 17:00 — 15 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 14 players2026-08-24 01:00 — 16 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 10 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 10 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 15 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 16 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 12 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 13 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 21 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$70.90$16.522020-08-262026-08-302020-08-26 — best price $59.992021-01-05 — best price $59.992021-11-12 — best price $59.992022-02-03 — best price $41.992022-04-21 — best price $47.392022-08-15 — best price $44.802022-11-29 — best price $59.992023-03-27 — best price $35.992023-06-12 — best price $35.992023-07-25 — best price $53.332023-09-18 — best price $29.992023-11-27 — best price $59.992024-01-15 — best price $26.802024-03-23 — best price $35.392024-05-20 — best price $59.992024-07-09 — best price $23.402024-08-12 — best price $46.432024-09-05 — best price $35.992024-10-22 — best price $46.432024-11-23 — best price $20.602024-12-11 — best price $18.592025-01-03 — best price $20.622025-01-25 — best price $23.402025-03-10 — best price $46.432025-04-10 — best price $59.992025-05-05 — best price $24.002025-05-31 — best price $24.002025-07-07 — best price $30.002025-08-19 — best price $29.992025-10-07 — best price $29.992025-11-09 — best price $59.992025-12-04 — best price $49.772026-01-10 — best price $59.992026-02-06 — best price $50.392026-03-12 — best price $23.352026-04-13 — best price $23.992026-05-20 — best price $27.892026-06-19 — best price $23.992026-08-03 — best price $30.002026-08-30 — best price $35.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam CloudRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing4 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

3DPvPRTSWarTanksWargameMilitaryStrategyTacticalHistorical

Census log

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

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