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Diplomacy is Not an Option

Door 407 · 2024-10-04

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureCasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Feb 09, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?

Diplomacy is Not an Option is an Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie game released in 2024, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and Very Positive (86% of 12673 reviews).

333
playing now
86%
positive of 13k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
twitch viewers (latest)
1.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
70/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
12
Nexus mods (11k downloads)
58h
to beat · rushed 31h · completionist 110h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

333 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

You were born a feudal lord. Sounds good, right? But you're bored of hunting, executions and tournaments. Even of feasts with beautiful maidens. The only dream left - your castle surrounded by hordes of enemies. You would waste no time on negotiation. This is your chance to show'em who is in charge.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Diplomacy is Not an Option trailer thumbnail

Diplomacy is Not an Option - Official Version 1.0 Launch Trailer

≈413,025 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 333 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,445 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~181/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 256k–575k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,779 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$11.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.99 at Gamer Thor (2025-01-04) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 120 of 152 observed days · $4.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.4k1.4k20222026Week of 2022-02-01: 1,366 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 451 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 933 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 623 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8663112026-09-15 13:00 — 719 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 416 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 366 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 777 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 667 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 380 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 473 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 481 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 392 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 621 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 511 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 331 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 364 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 617 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 493 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 461 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 659 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 390 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 377 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 866 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 670 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 393 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 589 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 333 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.0k122Feb 2022Aug 2026Feb 2022 — avg 1,281 · peak 3,161Apr 2022 — avg 301 · peak 620Jun 2022 — avg 222 · peak 650Aug 2022 — avg 283 · peak 689Oct 2022 — avg 183 · peak 448Dec 2022 — avg 200 · peak 429Feb 2023 — avg 147 · peak 285Apr 2023 — avg 144 · peak 291Jun 2023 — avg 138 · peak 306Aug 2023 — avg 150 · peak 308Oct 2023 — avg 218 · peak 519Dec 2023 — avg 251 · peak 634Feb 2024 — avg 158 · peak 361Apr 2024 — avg 125 · peak 246Jun 2024 — avg 148 · peak 367Aug 2024 — avg 284 · peak 845Oct 2024 — avg 2,013 · peak 5,939Dec 2024 — avg 718 · peak 1,625Feb 2025 — avg 565 · peak 1,378Apr 2025 — avg 792 · peak 1,747Jun 2025 — avg 488 · peak 1,075Aug 2025 — avg 431 · peak 950Oct 2025 — avg 418 · peak 1,050Dec 2025 — avg 424 · peak 762Feb 2026 — avg 608 · peak 1,189Apr 2026 — avg 762 · peak 2,035Jun 2026 — avg 695 · peak 1,586Aug 2026 — avg 555 · peak 1,663
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
16162026-09-212026-10-152026-09-21: 16 new positive2026-09-21: 1 new negative2026-09-22: 2 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 1 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 2 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new positive2026-09-27: 3 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new negative2026-09-28: 4 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new negative2026-09-30: 3 new positive2026-10-01: 3 new positive2026-10-02: 6 new positive2026-10-02: 2 new negative2026-10-04: 8 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 6 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new positive2026-10-07: 3 new positive2026-10-08: 3 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 3 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 3 new positive2026-10-12: 7 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 5 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new negative2026-10-14: 4 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative2026-10-15: 1 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$8.522022-02-092026-10-152022-02-09 — best price $22.492022-07-19 — best price $24.992022-10-31 — best price $24.992022-12-22 — best price $19.992023-04-13 — best price $19.992023-07-04 — best price $24.992023-10-16 — best price $19.992023-11-28 — best price $24.992024-01-16 — best price $19.992024-02-27 — best price $19.992024-05-22 — best price $24.992024-07-26 — best price $14.992024-08-28 — best price $18.362024-10-03 — best price $29.992024-10-18 — best price $16.672024-11-19 — best price $19.492024-12-05 — best price $19.492024-12-27 — best price $10.422025-01-11 — best price $29.992025-02-24 — best price $29.992025-03-21 — best price $22.042025-05-01 — best price $29.992025-06-03 — best price $22.042025-07-15 — best price $13.492025-08-22 — best price $22.042025-10-08 — best price $24.432025-11-20 — best price $9.482025-12-08 — best price $29.992026-01-12 — best price $13.492026-03-12 — best price $9.152026-04-13 — best price $13.492026-05-07 — best price $24.872026-06-09 — best price $29.992026-07-30 — best price $29.992026-08-31 — best price $11.992026-09-12 — best price $29.992026-09-24 — best price $11.992026-10-06 — best price $11.992026-10-15 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

2902026-10-01 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-15 04:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-15 06:34 — 1 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
59.8%
earned "We have food at home"
5.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing2 DLC

11 supported languages: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Turkish

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2024-05-17, latest 2026-12-31 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6,2931%60

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

PvERTSWarMedievalMilitaryStrategyTacticalAction RTSHistoricalSimulation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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