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Crusade in Europe cover art

Crusade in Europe

Microprose · Atari · 2021-11-30

SteamGOG

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: 1985 (Apple II), Jun 02, 1986 (DOS), 1985 (Atari 8-bit), 1985 (Commodore C64/128/MAX), Nov 30, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Crusade in Europe is a classic real-time simulation game from the 80s designed by Sid Meier and Ed Bever. The first title in the "Command Series" of tactical wargames from Microprose, the game features real-time battles that test your skills as a commander.

Crusade in Europe is a 2021 Simulation and Strategy game priced at $1.04, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Positive review sentiment (91% of 11 reviews).

0
playing now
91%
positive of 11 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$1.04
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Crusade in Europe is a computer wargame published by MicroProse in 1985 for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS. It was designed by Sid Meier and Ed Bever.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Top 96% of 16,725 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-03

Current store prices

GOG$1.05-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.04 at Steam (2026-07-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 56 of 93 observed days · $0.01 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3320222026Week of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$6.99$1.042021-11-302026-10-152021-11-30 — best price $6.992022-07-07 — best price $6.992022-11-25 — best price $3.492023-01-05 — best price $6.992023-08-14 — best price $6.992023-11-06 — best price $6.992024-01-04 — best price $6.992024-02-22 — best price $2.372024-03-21 — best price $6.992024-06-03 — best price $2.372024-07-19 — best price $6.992024-09-25 — best price $2.372024-11-26 — best price $1.742025-01-03 — best price $6.992025-03-19 — best price $1.742025-05-14 — best price $6.992025-07-15 — best price $1.392025-08-26 — best price $1.392025-10-06 — best price $6.992025-11-05 — best price $6.992025-12-03 — best price $6.992026-01-23 — best price $1.392026-03-09 — best price $6.992026-04-24 — best price $6.992026-06-15 — best price $6.992026-07-20 — best price $6.992026-08-29 — best price $1.052026-09-04 — best price $1.052026-09-10 — best price $6.992026-09-16 — best price $6.992026-09-22 — best price $6.992026-09-28 — best price $1.052026-10-04 — best price $1.052026-10-10 — best price $1.052026-10-15 — best price $1.05
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1522026-06-01 — 4 pageviews2026-06-05 — 8 pageviews2026-06-09 — 5 pageviews2026-06-13 — 8 pageviews2026-06-17 — 7 pageviews2026-06-21 — 7 pageviews2026-06-25 — 2 pageviews2026-06-29 — 6 pageviews2026-07-03 — 15 pageviews2026-07-07 — 5 pageviews2026-07-11 — 4 pageviews2026-07-15 — 5 pageviews2026-07-19 — 8 pageviews2026-07-23 — 6 pageviews2026-07-27 — 6 pageviews2026-07-31 — 4 pageviews2026-08-04 — 3 pageviews2026-08-08 — 4 pageviews2026-08-12 — 6 pageviews2026-08-16 — 9 pageviews2026-08-20 — 7 pageviews2026-08-24 — 8 pageviews2026-08-28 — 6 pageviews2026-09-01 — 6 pageviews2026-09-05 — 8 pageviews2026-09-09 — 5 pageviews2026-09-13 — 5 pageviews2026-09-17 — 3 pageviews2026-09-21 — 6 pageviews2026-09-25 — 13 pageviews2026-09-29 — 5 pageviews2026-10-03 — 2 pageviews2026-10-07 — 8 pageviews2026-10-10 — 7 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DRTSWar1980sWargameMilitaryStrategyTabletopTacticalTop-Down

Census log

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

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