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Gary Grigsby's War in the East

2by3 Games · Matrix Games · 2015-07-09

SteamGOG

SimulationStrategy

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

Releases: Jul 09, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!

Gary Grigsby's War in the East is a Simulation, Strategy game released in 2015, priced at $79.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and Very Positive (90% of 586 reviews).

11
playing now
90%
positive of 586 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$79.99
steam price (US)

11 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Gary Grigsby's War in the East: The German-Soviet War 1941-1945 is a 2010 computer wargame developed by 2 by 3 Games and published by Matrix Games. It simulates the German–Soviet War of World War II. Two sequels were released: Gary Grigsby's War in the West in 2014 and Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2 in 2021.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 16,638 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 15k–35k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 586 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$31.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $18.39 at Fanatical (2021-12-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $79.99 · on sale 113 of 160 observed days · $13.60 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420162026Week of 2016-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2242026-09-15 07:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 19 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 16 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 13 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 10 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 11 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 15 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 9 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 11 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 10 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 16 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 17 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 11 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 13 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 14 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 22 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 11 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
7810Jul 2015Aug 2026Jul 2015 — avg 18 · peak 51Nov 2015 — avg 18 · peak 44Mar 2016 — avg 35 · peak 67Jul 2016 — avg 26 · peak 59Nov 2016 — avg 32 · peak 84Mar 2017 — avg 47 · peak 87Jul 2017 — avg 42 · peak 76Nov 2017 — avg 49 · peak 109Mar 2018 — avg 63 · peak 126Jul 2018 — avg 62 · peak 111Nov 2018 — avg 56 · peak 116Mar 2019 — avg 65 · peak 131Jul 2019 — avg 64 · peak 110Nov 2019 — avg 51 · peak 98Mar 2020 — avg 65 · peak 109Jul 2020 — avg 68 · peak 106Nov 2020 — avg 62 · peak 111Mar 2021 — avg 77 · peak 134Jul 2021 — avg 44 · peak 81Nov 2021 — avg 34 · peak 62Mar 2022 — avg 40 · peak 71Jul 2022 — avg 25 · peak 48Nov 2022 — avg 26 · peak 43Mar 2023 — avg 23 · peak 41Jul 2023 — avg 23 · peak 43Nov 2023 — avg 22 · peak 44Mar 2024 — avg 20 · peak 36Jul 2024 — avg 18 · peak 31Nov 2024 — avg 17 · peak 32Mar 2025 — avg 19 · peak 33Jul 2025 — avg 13 · peak 25Nov 2025 — avg 15 · peak 28Mar 2026 — avg 11 · peak 23Jul 2026 — avg 10 · peak 22Aug 2026 — avg 11 · peak 28
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$89.99$16.312015-07-092026-10-142015-07-09 — best price $55.992017-01-02 — best price $79.992018-06-21 — best price $23.992019-06-18 — best price $79.992020-01-27 — best price $79.992020-08-31 — best price $79.992021-03-22 — best price $23.992021-11-16 — best price $79.992022-03-23 — best price $79.992022-08-15 — best price $31.992022-12-13 — best price $79.992023-05-02 — best price $23.992023-11-02 — best price $79.992024-02-14 — best price $31.992024-05-14 — best price $31.992024-08-26 — best price $31.992024-11-07 — best price $23.992024-12-23 — best price $32.002025-02-21 — best price $79.992025-04-03 — best price $79.992025-05-14 — best price $23.992025-07-07 — best price $24.002025-09-01 — best price $79.992025-10-26 — best price $79.992025-12-02 — best price $79.992026-01-23 — best price $23.992026-03-08 — best price $79.992026-04-20 — best price $24.002026-06-01 — best price $23.992026-07-11 — best price $79.992026-08-13 — best price $43.992026-09-07 — best price $31.992026-09-22 — best price $31.992026-10-07 — best price $31.992026-10-14 — best price $31.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3812026-05-29 — 23 pageviews2026-06-02 — 10 pageviews2026-06-06 — 14 pageviews2026-06-10 — 11 pageviews2026-06-14 — 9 pageviews2026-06-18 — 9 pageviews2026-06-22 — 11 pageviews2026-06-26 — 11 pageviews2026-06-30 — 11 pageviews2026-07-04 — 12 pageviews2026-07-08 — 7 pageviews2026-07-12 — 8 pageviews2026-07-16 — 9 pageviews2026-07-20 — 9 pageviews2026-07-24 — 13 pageviews2026-07-28 — 18 pageviews2026-08-01 — 9 pageviews2026-08-05 — 13 pageviews2026-08-09 — 10 pageviews2026-08-13 — 15 pageviews2026-08-17 — 11 pageviews2026-08-21 — 11 pageviews2026-08-25 — 12 pageviews2026-08-29 — 8 pageviews2026-09-02 — 4 pageviews2026-09-06 — 7 pageviews2026-09-10 — 9 pageviews2026-09-14 — 12 pageviews2026-09-18 — 16 pageviews2026-09-22 — 8 pageviews2026-09-26 — 15 pageviews2026-09-30 — 20 pageviews2026-10-04 — 15 pageviews2026-10-08 — 5 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

2 supported languages: English, German

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2015-07-09 (Steam store data)

Player tags

WargameHex GridStrategyHistoricalSimulationTurn-BasedMultiplayerReplay ValueSingleplayerStrategy RPG

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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