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Death to Spies cover art

Death to Spies

Haggard Games · Fulqrum Publishing · 2008-03-12

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Oct 16, 2007 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Smersh is Russian for "Death to Spies" and was the name of a set of counterintelligence agencies formed in the Soviet Army during World War II. Their mission was to secure the rear of the active Red Army by arresting traitors, deserters, spies and criminal cells.

Death to Spies is an Action and Adventure game released in 2008, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 1021 reviews).

2
playing now
76%
positive of 1.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (17 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$4.99
steam price (US)

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

Death to Spies is a stealth third-person shooter video game set in World War II. Produced by 1C Company and Russian studio Haggard Games, it was released in 2007 for Windows and later via Valve's digital distribution system Steam on 12 March 2008. The game received mostly positive reviews. Two sequels, Death to Spies: Moment of Truth and Alekhine's Gun, were released in 2009 and 2016, respectively.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 42 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 41k–82k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,021 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$0.74-85%
GreenManGaming$0.75-85%
GOG$0.75-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.53 at Gamer Thor (2025-07-18) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 158 of 203 observed days · $0.22 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220172026Week of 2017-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-15 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$5.99$0.532015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $1.242015-05-27 — best price $3.142015-11-05 — best price $5.992016-06-08 — best price $1.192016-12-22 — best price $1.242017-11-29 — best price $4.992018-06-11 — best price $1.252018-11-29 — best price $4.992019-04-29 — best price $4.992019-10-10 — best price $0.752020-01-19 — best price $4.992020-04-17 — best price $0.992020-07-30 — best price $4.992020-11-27 — best price $0.992021-02-20 — best price $4.992021-05-28 — best price $4.992021-09-21 — best price $4.992022-01-03 — best price $0.842022-04-11 — best price $0.842022-07-19 — best price $0.992022-11-14 — best price $0.992023-02-06 — best price $4.342023-06-07 — best price $4.992023-09-12 — best price $4.992023-12-05 — best price $0.742024-03-11 — best price $0.652024-06-05 — best price $4.992024-09-16 — best price $0.742024-12-18 — best price $0.752025-03-10 — best price $4.992025-05-23 — best price $4.992025-08-01 — best price $4.992025-10-07 — best price $0.722025-12-18 — best price $0.722026-03-19 — best price $0.722026-05-27 — best price $4.992026-08-07 — best price $0.752026-09-14 — best price $0.752026-10-15 — best price $0.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

237142026-05-29 — 35 pageviews2026-06-02 — 30 pageviews2026-06-06 — 36 pageviews2026-06-10 — 37 pageviews2026-06-14 — 35 pageviews2026-06-18 — 32 pageviews2026-06-22 — 95 pageviews2026-06-26 — 237 pageviews2026-06-30 — 52 pageviews2026-07-04 — 25 pageviews2026-07-08 — 31 pageviews2026-07-12 — 34 pageviews2026-07-16 — 35 pageviews2026-07-20 — 22 pageviews2026-07-24 — 27 pageviews2026-07-28 — 25 pageviews2026-08-01 — 14 pageviews2026-08-05 — 17 pageviews2026-08-09 — 27 pageviews2026-08-13 — 22 pageviews2026-08-17 — 22 pageviews2026-08-21 — 16 pageviews2026-08-25 — 27 pageviews2026-08-29 — 24 pageviews2026-09-02 — 30 pageviews2026-09-06 — 36 pageviews2026-09-10 — 17 pageviews2026-09-14 — 24 pageviews2026-09-18 — 33 pageviews2026-09-22 — 20 pageviews2026-09-26 — 27 pageviews2026-09-30 — 22 pageviews2026-10-04 — 27 pageviews2026-10-08 — 25 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, Russian, French, Italian, German

Player tags

ActionClassicStealthAssassinAdventureHistoricalOpen WorldSingleplayerThird PersonWorld War II

Census log

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

Players also track

Sniper EliteReturn to Castle WolfensteinBrothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™Rogue WarriorDeath to Spies: Moment of TruthWolfenstein: The New OrderEnemy FrontSniper Elite 4

Similarity via IGDB.

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