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Day of Defeat cover art

Day of Defeat

Valve · 2003-05-01

Steam

Action

Modes: Multiplayer

Releases: May 01, 2003 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 29, 2013 (Mac), Mar 29, 2013 (Linux)

Enlist in an intense brand of Axis vs. Allied teamplay set in the WWII European Theatre of Operations. Players assume the role of light/assault/heavy infantry, sniper or machine-gunner class, each with a unique arsenal of historical weaponry at their disposal. Missions are based on key historical operations.

78
playing now
90%
positive of 7.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (69 ratings)
4h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

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

Day of Defeat is a class-based multiplayer first-person shooter video game set in the European theatre of World War II on the Western front. Originally a modification of the 1998 game Half-Life, the rights of the modification were purchased by Valve and released as a full retail title in 2003.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 78 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 195 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~24/week).
  • · Review velocity up 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 295k–589k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,364 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2019-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
686820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

12702026-08-06 21:00 — 106 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 61 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 99 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 81 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 84 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 100 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 83 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 71 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 110 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 98 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 61 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 106 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 86 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 52 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 125 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 68 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 66 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 97 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 90 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 81 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 58 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 78 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 127 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 83 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 112 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 47 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 59 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 78 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$0.492015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-06-22 — best price $4.992015-07-21 — best price $1.242015-12-01 — best price $4.992016-02-05 — best price $1.242016-03-25 — best price $4.992016-06-23 — best price $1.242016-09-26 — best price $4.992016-11-29 — best price $4.992017-06-22 — best price $0.992017-11-28 — best price $4.992018-02-15 — best price $0.992018-07-05 — best price $4.992018-12-20 — best price $0.992019-02-12 — best price $4.992019-11-26 — best price $0.492020-01-02 — best price $4.992020-11-25 — best price $0.992021-01-05 — best price $4.992021-11-24 — best price $0.992022-01-05 — best price $4.992022-06-23 — best price $0.992022-11-29 — best price $4.992023-03-16 — best price $0.492023-07-13 — best price $4.992023-09-19 — best price $4.992024-03-14 — best price $0.742024-07-11 — best price $4.992024-12-19 — best price $1.242025-03-20 — best price $4.992025-09-29 — best price $1.242026-01-05 — best price $4.992026-06-25 — best price $0.992026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

163552026-05-30 — 79 pageviews2026-06-02 — 87 pageviews2026-06-05 — 94 pageviews2026-06-08 — 101 pageviews2026-06-11 — 71 pageviews2026-06-14 — 83 pageviews2026-06-17 — 82 pageviews2026-06-20 — 61 pageviews2026-06-23 — 93 pageviews2026-06-26 — 97 pageviews2026-06-29 — 105 pageviews2026-07-02 — 91 pageviews2026-07-05 — 107 pageviews2026-07-08 — 86 pageviews2026-07-11 — 60 pageviews2026-07-14 — 138 pageviews2026-07-17 — 86 pageviews2026-07-20 — 88 pageviews2026-07-23 — 105 pageviews2026-07-26 — 100 pageviews2026-07-29 — 76 pageviews2026-08-01 — 75 pageviews2026-08-04 — 76 pageviews2026-08-07 — 128 pageviews2026-08-10 — 94 pageviews2026-08-13 — 84 pageviews2026-08-16 — 101 pageviews2026-08-19 — 75 pageviews2026-08-22 — 135 pageviews2026-08-25 — 163 pageviews2026-08-27 — 92 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxMulti-playerCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsStereo SoundValve Anti-Cheat enabledFamily Sharing

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

Player tags

FPSWarCo-opActionClassicShooterMilitaryTacticalHistoricalTeam-Based

Census log

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

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