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Holdfast: Nations At War cover art

Holdfast: Nations At War

Anvil Game Studios · 2020-03-05

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Jul 09, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Jul 09, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 21, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!

Holdfast: Nations At War is an Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer and RPG game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (90% of 29563 reviews).

178
playing now
90%
positive of 30k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
10
Nexus mods (1.7k downloads)
4.02★
PlayStation Store rating (2,252 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Trailer

Holdfast: Nations At War trailer thumbnail

Holdfast: Nations At War - Official Console Launch Trailer

≈325,086 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 178 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,634 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~329/week).
  • · Review velocity up 45% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,740 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 593k–1.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 29,663 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2024-12-19) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
97597520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 725 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 975 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 952 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 566 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 464 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 548 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 806 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 747 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 442 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 541 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 509 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 415 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 20 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

9721562026-09-15 12:00 — 218 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 487 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 319 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 379 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 972 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 414 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 283 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 546 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 589 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 257 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 359 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 596 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 181 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 345 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 618 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 209 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 263 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 400 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 274 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 319 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 652 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 354 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 178 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.1k1Mar 2017Aug 2026Mar 2017 — avg 1 · peak 2Jun 2017 — avg 1 · peak 11Sep 2017 — avg 190 · peak 1,919Dec 2017 — avg 295 · peak 1,054Mar 2018 — avg 169 · peak 848Jun 2018 — avg 167 · peak 900Sep 2018 — avg 232 · peak 908Dec 2018 — avg 274 · peak 1,018Mar 2019 — avg 160 · peak 895Jun 2019 — avg 167 · peak 763Sep 2019 — avg 134 · peak 681Dec 2019 — avg 197 · peak 749Mar 2020 — avg 587 · peak 2,133Jun 2020 — avg 292 · peak 1,133Sep 2020 — avg 916 · peak 2,751Dec 2020 — avg 498 · peak 1,579Mar 2021 — avg 454 · peak 1,569Jun 2021 — avg 416 · peak 1,406Sep 2021 — avg 321 · peak 1,106Dec 2021 — avg 359 · peak 1,003Mar 2022 — avg 604 · peak 2,005Jun 2022 — avg 442 · peak 1,449Sep 2022 — avg 485 · peak 1,749Dec 2022 — avg 353 · peak 1,132Mar 2023 — avg 377 · peak 1,429Jun 2023 — avg 336 · peak 1,189Sep 2023 — avg 346 · peak 1,266Dec 2023 — avg 315 · peak 1,135Mar 2024 — avg 285 · peak 1,167Jun 2024 — avg 340 · peak 1,268Sep 2024 — avg 264 · peak 923Dec 2024 — avg 341 · peak 892Mar 2025 — avg 243 · peak 854Jun 2025 — avg 288 · peak 973Sep 2025 — avg 531 · peak 1,519Dec 2025 — avg 527 · peak 1,498Mar 2026 — avg 1,067 · peak 3,419Jun 2026 — avg 1,060 · peak 2,895Aug 2026 — avg 589 · peak 1,587
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
19192026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 19 new positive2026-09-23: 2 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-28: 10 new positive2026-09-30: 10 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 9 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 4 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new positive2026-10-05: 6 new negative2026-10-07: 7 new positive2026-10-07: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 2 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative2026-10-14: 1 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$4.992017-09-222026-08-132017-09-22 — best price $19.992018-04-13 — best price $19.992018-07-19 — best price $11.172018-09-07 — best price $16.992018-09-24 — best price $16.992018-11-21 — best price $9.992019-02-11 — best price $19.992019-07-17 — best price $10.002019-10-28 — best price $9.992020-01-13 — best price $11.992020-06-25 — best price $9.992020-11-23 — best price $10.192021-02-01 — best price $19.992021-04-05 — best price $19.992021-07-23 — best price $11.992021-11-18 — best price $8.882022-01-14 — best price $9.992022-03-01 — best price $13.992022-05-16 — best price $11.992022-07-29 — best price $7.202022-10-17 — best price $19.992022-11-26 — best price $7.202023-01-20 — best price $9.602023-04-01 — best price $19.992023-06-29 — best price $7.992023-10-16 — best price $8.992023-12-15 — best price $8.002024-02-27 — best price $19.992024-04-22 — best price $19.992024-07-04 — best price $19.992024-09-20 — best price $15.892024-12-19 — best price $4.992025-02-22 — best price $14.692025-04-28 — best price $4.992025-06-26 — best price $4.992025-11-26 — best price $9.992026-06-20 — best price $19.992026-08-13 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

6002026-10-01 00:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-02 03:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-02 21:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-03 15:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-04 04:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-04 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-04 22:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-05 04:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 02:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-06 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-08 03:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-09 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-10 00:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-11 21:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-13 13:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-13 19:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-14 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
56.2%
earned "Coward’s Gamble"
7.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizeColor Alternatives18 DLC

20 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Czech…

Post-launch support: 18 DLC released, first 2020-03-05, latest 2026-06-11 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)11,9760%38
Xbox Series (Xbox)1,6271%34
PS5 (PlayStation)1,5893%35

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

FPSPvPWarNavalActionCombatShooterWargameMilitaryTactical

Census log

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

Recent updates

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