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Command HQ cover art

Command HQ

Ozark Softscape · MicroProse Software · 2014-11-06

SteamGOG

Strategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 31, 1992 (PC-9800 Series), Nov 06, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 06, 2014 (Mac), Jan 01, 1990 (DOS), Nov 06, 2014 (Linux)

In this fast-paced game of strategic global conquest from award-winning game designer Dan Bunten, you'll control your own superpower as you attempt to outguess and overcome opposing superpowers in World Wars I, II, III IV, and V!

91%
positive of 89 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$6.99
steam price (US)
Command HQ is a real-time strategy world domination game. It was released in 1990 by Microplay Software and was created by designer Danielle Bunten.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 72% of 5,944 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.2k–5.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 89 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.89-30%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.89-30%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.83 at GOG (2023-12-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 29 of 51 observed days · $4.06 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4420142026Week of 2014-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$6.99$0.832015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $3.492015-11-25 — best price $1.742016-04-22 — best price $3.492016-10-17 — best price $6.992017-02-27 — best price $6.992017-09-11 — best price $6.992018-01-04 — best price $6.992018-10-01 — best price $6.992019-02-11 — best price $6.992019-11-01 — best price $6.992020-01-27 — best price $6.992020-08-17 — best price $1.742020-11-27 — best price $2.992021-02-15 — best price $6.992021-07-08 — best price $6.992021-11-03 — best price $5.992022-01-20 — best price $1.492022-06-06 — best price $1.492023-01-28 — best price $6.992023-07-04 — best price $5.992023-10-30 — best price $3.492023-12-21 — best price $3.492024-03-01 — best price $5.992024-04-17 — best price $0.832024-06-27 — best price $1.042024-09-18 — best price $5.992024-11-14 — best price $1.192025-01-03 — best price $5.992025-03-21 — best price $1.392025-06-26 — best price $1.392025-09-25 — best price $1.192025-11-05 — best price $5.992026-01-05 — best price $6.992026-02-20 — best price $6.992026-05-05 — best price $4.892026-07-09 — best price $6.992026-08-30 — best price $4.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

Retro1990'sClassicWargameStrategy

Census log

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

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