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ICBM: Escalation

SoftWarWare · Slitherine Ltd. · 2024-11-21

Steam

Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Nov 21, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

ICBM: Escalation is a grand RTS where you command armies, develop cutting-edge tech, and wield devastating weapons. Conquer enemies with conventional forces or nuclear firepower. With new modes like Standoff and Conquest, the game offers deep strategic layers in a global warfare setting.

ICBM: Escalation is a Strategy game released in 2024, priced at $29.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 1448 reviews) and an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners.

149
playing now
86%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
Nexus mods (20 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$29.99
steam price (US)

149 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

ICBM is a real-time strategy game developed by SoftWarWare and K-Project, and published by Slitherine Software in 2020. The game allows players to weigh nuclear warfare by researching technologies, building stockpiles, and launching attacks on opponents while protecting their own population from nuclear attacks.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 149 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 65 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (319 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 14,170 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 29k–65k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,448 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $16.87 at GameBillet (2025-12-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 75 of 140 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
27827820242026Week of 2024-11-21: 278 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

149392026-09-15 06:00 — 52 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 59 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 85 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 60 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 94 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 94 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 63 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 64 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 87 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 91 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 42 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 85 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 58 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 52 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 127 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 87 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 46 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 79 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 67 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 63 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 104 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 102 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 121 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 149 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
70185Nov 2024Aug 2026Nov 2024 — avg 701 · peak 1,364Dec 2024 — avg 238 · peak 714Jan 2025 — avg 142 · peak 306Feb 2025 — avg 105 · peak 242Mar 2025 — avg 119 · peak 225Apr 2025 — avg 91 · peak 167May 2025 — avg 86 · peak 218Jun 2025 — avg 122 · peak 260Jul 2025 — avg 124 · peak 295Aug 2025 — avg 94 · peak 209Sep 2025 — avg 105 · peak 212Oct 2025 — avg 116 · peak 235Nov 2025 — avg 87 · peak 192Dec 2025 — avg 96 · peak 166Jan 2026 — avg 117 · peak 291Feb 2026 — avg 102 · peak 246Mar 2026 — avg 127 · peak 232Apr 2026 — avg 112 · peak 251May 2026 — avg 140 · peak 308Jun 2026 — avg 104 · peak 216Jul 2026 — avg 101 · peak 192Aug 2026 — avg 85 · peak 162
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$15.992024-11-162026-08-142024-11-16 — best price $27.892024-11-26 — best price $22.402025-01-06 — best price $28.492025-03-06 — best price $29.992025-04-07 — best price $26.992025-04-21 — best price $25.192025-05-23 — best price $26.992025-06-04 — best price $29.992025-06-26 — best price $23.292025-07-10 — best price $18.962025-07-22 — best price $24.822025-08-12 — best price $24.822025-08-31 — best price $24.932025-09-18 — best price $24.602025-10-13 — best price $22.192025-10-29 — best price $26.992025-11-13 — best price $24.812025-11-28 — best price $26.992025-12-08 — best price $29.992025-12-17 — best price $24.602026-01-10 — best price $29.992026-01-31 — best price $29.992026-02-16 — best price $23.992026-03-09 — best price $18.742026-03-31 — best price $29.992026-04-17 — best price $29.992026-05-07 — best price $29.992026-05-22 — best price $29.992026-06-10 — best price $23.992026-06-25 — best price $19.152026-07-16 — best price $29.992026-08-01 — best price $29.992026-08-14 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3442026-06-01 — 16 pageviews2026-06-05 — 17 pageviews2026-06-09 — 7 pageviews2026-06-13 — 12 pageviews2026-06-17 — 8 pageviews2026-06-21 — 13 pageviews2026-06-25 — 34 pageviews2026-06-29 — 17 pageviews2026-07-03 — 11 pageviews2026-07-07 — 21 pageviews2026-07-11 — 14 pageviews2026-07-15 — 8 pageviews2026-07-19 — 7 pageviews2026-07-23 — 17 pageviews2026-07-27 — 11 pageviews2026-07-31 — 23 pageviews2026-08-04 — 11 pageviews2026-08-08 — 9 pageviews2026-08-12 — 8 pageviews2026-08-16 — 12 pageviews2026-08-20 — 8 pageviews2026-08-24 — 8 pageviews2026-08-28 — 6 pageviews2026-09-01 — 9 pageviews2026-09-05 — 10 pageviews2026-09-09 — 13 pageviews2026-09-13 — 10 pageviews2026-09-17 — 12 pageviews2026-09-21 — 11 pageviews2026-09-25 — 15 pageviews2026-09-29 — 11 pageviews2026-10-03 — 9 pageviews2026-10-07 — 6 pageviews2026-10-10 — 6 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
30.8%
earned "No More Lies"
4.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing4 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2025-01-10, latest 2026-10-31 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3460%82

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

Player tags

PvPRTSWarCo-opModernWargameCold WarStrategyDestructionMultiplayer

Census log

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

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