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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.

Combat Mission Shock Force 2 is a 2020 Simulation, Strategy game priced at $59.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 868 reviews).

15
playing now
81%
positive of 868 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
Nexus mods (1 downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$59.99
steam price (US)

15 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 15 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 16% of 16,655 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 17k–39k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 868 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

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 135 of 196 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

2132026-09-15 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 9 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 11 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 9 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 10 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 15 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 11 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 11 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 11 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 11 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 11 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 8 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 18 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 9 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 12 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 10 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 12 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 11 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 13 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
9712Sep 2020Aug 2026Sep 2020 — avg 97 · peak 230Nov 2020 — avg 36 · peak 81Jan 2021 — avg 40 · peak 76Mar 2021 — avg 38 · peak 94May 2021 — avg 24 · peak 46Jul 2021 — avg 23 · peak 44Sep 2021 — avg 29 · peak 58Nov 2021 — avg 25 · peak 61Jan 2022 — avg 28 · peak 61Mar 2022 — avg 31 · peak 75May 2022 — avg 25 · peak 46Jul 2022 — avg 22 · peak 47Sep 2022 — avg 22 · peak 45Nov 2022 — avg 19 · peak 44Jan 2023 — avg 22 · peak 46Mar 2023 — avg 24 · peak 53May 2023 — avg 20 · peak 38Jul 2023 — avg 23 · peak 47Sep 2023 — avg 22 · peak 50Nov 2023 — avg 23 · peak 46Jan 2024 — avg 24 · peak 53Mar 2024 — avg 24 · peak 48May 2024 — avg 22 · peak 42Jul 2024 — avg 24 · peak 47Sep 2024 — avg 23 · peak 65Nov 2024 — avg 20 · peak 50Jan 2025 — avg 21 · peak 42Mar 2025 — avg 17 · peak 33May 2025 — avg 18 · peak 38Jul 2025 — avg 14 · peak 29Sep 2025 — avg 16 · peak 31Nov 2025 — avg 15 · peak 30Jan 2026 — avg 16 · peak 40Mar 2026 — avg 19 · peak 50May 2026 — avg 17 · peak 37Jul 2026 — avg 13 · peak 31Aug 2026 — avg 12 · peak 24
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$70.90$16.522020-08-262026-10-142020-08-26 — best price $59.992021-04-17 — best price $34.742021-12-06 — best price $59.992022-03-10 — best price $59.992022-08-15 — best price $44.802022-12-22 — best price $41.992023-05-03 — best price $33.092023-07-17 — best price $32.442023-09-18 — best price $29.992023-12-05 — best price $59.992024-02-19 — best price $32.692024-05-02 — best price $28.192024-07-09 — best price $23.402024-08-21 — best price $31.312024-09-27 — best price $35.992024-11-18 — best price $59.992024-12-11 — best price $18.592025-01-11 — best price $59.992025-02-13 — best price $35.992025-04-04 — best price $16.522025-05-05 — best price $24.002025-06-05 — best price $59.992025-07-23 — best price $59.992025-09-27 — best price $26.162025-11-09 — best price $59.992025-12-11 — best price $24.592026-01-24 — best price $30.002026-03-04 — best price $59.992026-04-13 — best price $23.992026-06-01 — best price $29.992026-07-13 — best price $29.952026-09-01 — best price $35.992026-09-21 — best price $35.992026-10-11 — best price $35.992026-10-14 — 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

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2020-08-31, latest 2026-02-03 (Steam store data)

Player tags

3DPvPRTSWarTanksWargameMilitaryStrategyTacticalHistorical

Census log

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

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