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EMERGENCY 4 Deluxe cover art

EMERGENCY 4 Deluxe

Sixteen Tons Entertainment · 2018-04-24

Steam

SimulationStrategy

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

Releases: Apr 24, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Coordinate firefighters, police, medical personnel and specialists in the classic EMERGENCY 4 Deluxe! Now with the previously untranslated bonus missions in English.

97
playing now
93%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$17.99
steam price (US)

97 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 97 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 144 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 16,638 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 52k–125k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,084 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.11 at Steam (2025-05-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
464620182026Week of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

155202026-09-14 22:00 — 61 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 23 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 119 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 83 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 33 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 92 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 100 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 28 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 95 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 130 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 34 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 53 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 120 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 30 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 87 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 155 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 34 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 35 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 123 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 58 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 24 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 108 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 71 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 97 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1270Dec 2017Aug 2026Dec 2017 — avg 0 · peak 0Jun 2018 — avg 22 · peak 71Sep 2018 — avg 27 · peak 71Dec 2018 — avg 40 · peak 142Mar 2019 — avg 44 · peak 125Jun 2019 — avg 39 · peak 94Sep 2019 — avg 44 · peak 97Dec 2019 — avg 51 · peak 133Mar 2020 — avg 70 · peak 187Jun 2020 — avg 59 · peak 146Sep 2020 — avg 56 · peak 132Dec 2020 — avg 90 · peak 227Mar 2021 — avg 78 · peak 177Jun 2021 — avg 64 · peak 141Sep 2021 — avg 64 · peak 157Dec 2021 — avg 73 · peak 277Mar 2022 — avg 67 · peak 174Jun 2022 — avg 71 · peak 158Sep 2022 — avg 66 · peak 150Dec 2022 — avg 79 · peak 218Mar 2023 — avg 67 · peak 156Jun 2023 — avg 100 · peak 244Sep 2023 — avg 89 · peak 238Dec 2023 — avg 97 · peak 229Mar 2024 — avg 86 · peak 209Jun 2024 — avg 84 · peak 197Sep 2024 — avg 87 · peak 219Dec 2024 — avg 95 · peak 280Mar 2025 — avg 89 · peak 224Jun 2025 — avg 95 · peak 232Sep 2025 — avg 78 · peak 175Dec 2025 — avg 98 · peak 327Mar 2026 — avg 91 · peak 234Jun 2026 — avg 83 · peak 179Aug 2026 — avg 91 · peak 204
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$17.99$6.112018-04-302026-03-262018-04-30 — best price $17.992018-06-22 — best price $11.692018-07-05 — best price $17.992018-11-21 — best price $12.052018-11-27 — best price $17.992018-12-20 — best price $12.052019-01-04 — best price $17.992019-06-26 — best price $12.052019-07-09 — best price $17.992019-10-28 — best price $12.052019-11-01 — best price $17.992019-11-26 — best price $12.052019-12-03 — best price $17.992019-12-19 — best price $12.052020-01-02 — best price $17.992021-06-24 — best price $12.052021-07-08 — best price $17.992021-12-22 — best price $12.052022-01-05 — best price $17.992022-06-23 — best price $12.052022-07-07 — best price $17.992023-03-16 — best price $12.052023-11-28 — best price $17.992024-03-14 — best price $12.052024-03-21 — best price $17.992024-11-27 — best price $12.052024-12-04 — best price $17.992025-02-10 — best price $12.052025-02-17 — best price $17.992025-05-10 — best price $6.112025-05-17 — best price $17.992025-09-29 — best price $12.052025-10-06 — best price $17.992026-03-19 — best price $12.052026-03-26 — best price $17.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opIncludes level editorRemote Play Together

2 supported languages: English, German

Where its players are

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

Player tags

ModRTSCo-opRetroClassicModdableStrategyReal-TimeRealisticSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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