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Harpoon Classic '97

Alliance Interactive · MicroProse Software · 2025-08-24

Steam

Strategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 24, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Harpoon Classic 97 a naval warfare simulation game that builds on the legacy of the original Harpoon®. Command naval forces, including ships, submarines, and aircraft, across global theaters like the Nth Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and Mediterranean, a realistic modern naval combat.

83%
positive of 63 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$6.29
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 72% of 6,969 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.3k–2.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 63 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$6.29-30%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.29 at Steam (2026-08-24)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
222220252026Week of 2025-08-25: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-08-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-08: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-24: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$8.99$6.292025-08-252026-08-242025-08-25 — best price $7.192025-09-07 — best price $8.992025-09-29 — best price $7.192025-10-06 — best price $8.992025-11-10 — best price $7.192025-11-17 — best price $8.992025-12-18 — best price $6.742026-01-05 — best price $8.992026-02-06 — best price $6.742026-02-13 — best price $8.992026-03-19 — best price $6.742026-03-26 — best price $8.992026-04-08 — best price $6.742026-04-15 — best price $8.992026-05-25 — best price $6.742026-06-01 — best price $8.992026-06-25 — best price $6.742026-07-09 — best price $8.992026-07-19 — best price $6.742026-07-23 — best price $8.992026-08-24 — best price $6.29
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

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