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Insurgency: Sandstorm cover art

Insurgency: Sandstorm

New World Interactive · Focus Entertainment · 2018-12-12

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Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Sep 29, 2021 (Xbox One), Sep 29, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Dec 12, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 30, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Jan 30, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S)

Insurgency: Sandstorm is a hardcore tactical FPS built on lethal close-quarters combat and ruthless intensity. Every bullet count, every step matters, and teamwork is your only path to survival in the brutality of modern warfare.

1,160
playing now
85%
positive of 133k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3
twitch viewers (latest)
77/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (46 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

1,160 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Insurgency: Sandstorm is a multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video game developed by New World Interactive and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game is a sequel to the 2014 video game Insurgency. Set in an unnamed fictional Middle Eastern region, the game depicts a conflict between two factions: Security and Insurgents.

Trailer

Insurgency: Sandstorm trailer thumbnail

Insurgency: Sandstorm - Console Launch Trailer

≈866,796 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,160 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,602 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~450/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 3.3M–8.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 133,049 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.36 at GameBillet (2026-08-24) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 153 of 154 observed days · $32.63 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6.1k6.1k20182026Week of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6,101 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1,274 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2,619 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 642 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 982 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 384 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 916 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 354 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 2,876 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 381 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2,619 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 290 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 423 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 601 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 216 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 554 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 3,137 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,971 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 341 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,639 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 233 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,055 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,598 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 248 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,294 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 823 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,628 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 300 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,481 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 948 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,207 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 212 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1,742 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 238 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,385 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,888 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 288 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,376 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 208 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2,126 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 243 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,061 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 990 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,891 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 239 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,185 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 193 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,091 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,219 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,346 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 163 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,185 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2,065 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 390 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,400 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 263 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,374 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,101 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 268 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,027 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 171 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 756 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,280 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 263 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 930 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,308 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 205 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 850 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 935 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 192 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 828 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 171 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,368 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 832 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 772 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 581 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 672 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 735 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 229 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 556 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 684 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 799 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 541 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 836 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 720 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,190 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 759 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 246 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 711 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 620 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 561 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 441 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 726 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 328 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 661 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 559 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 473 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 711 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 461 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 543 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 391 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 584 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 457 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 486 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 488 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 401 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 543 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 415 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 65 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.6k6862026-08-06 21:00 — 1,222 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 801 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 1,238 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,284 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 1,074 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,313 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 1,502 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 1,153 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,391 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 1,529 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 847 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 1,146 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 1,115 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 804 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 1,134 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,085 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 787 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 1,219 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 1,578 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 869 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 810 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 1,193 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 1,104 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 954 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 1,151 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 1,057 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 694 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 1,181 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 1,160 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$7.492018-06-112026-08-272018-06-11 — best price $26.992019-01-29 — best price $26.992019-06-20 — best price $20.992019-10-28 — best price $20.092020-01-27 — best price $29.772020-04-19 — best price $12.992020-06-23 — best price $25.382020-08-27 — best price $25.382020-10-16 — best price $25.382020-12-05 — best price $25.382021-02-12 — best price $29.992021-03-31 — best price $29.992021-05-25 — best price $29.992021-08-12 — best price $24.992021-11-08 — best price $23.992022-02-04 — best price $14.702022-04-30 — best price $12.992022-07-23 — best price $15.002022-09-22 — best price $27.592022-12-05 — best price $12.992023-02-27 — best price $13.792023-05-09 — best price $25.382023-07-18 — best price $25.382023-10-05 — best price $26.992023-12-25 — best price $25.492024-03-15 — best price $9.572024-05-20 — best price $22.492024-08-05 — best price $28.492024-10-16 — best price $9.892025-01-17 — best price $11.252025-04-12 — best price $9.892025-06-26 — best price $9.672025-09-04 — best price $8.992025-12-01 — best price $22.492026-02-04 — best price $8.992026-04-01 — best price $8.992026-06-22 — best price $8.952026-08-26 — best price $29.992026-08-27 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

356782026-05-29 — 154 pageviews2026-06-01 — 127 pageviews2026-06-04 — 125 pageviews2026-06-07 — 129 pageviews2026-06-10 — 97 pageviews2026-06-13 — 127 pageviews2026-06-16 — 126 pageviews2026-06-19 — 88 pageviews2026-06-22 — 356 pageviews2026-06-25 — 94 pageviews2026-06-28 — 120 pageviews2026-07-01 — 85 pageviews2026-07-04 — 98 pageviews2026-07-07 — 114 pageviews2026-07-10 — 100 pageviews2026-07-13 — 130 pageviews2026-07-16 — 92 pageviews2026-07-19 — 93 pageviews2026-07-22 — 108 pageviews2026-07-25 — 131 pageviews2026-07-28 — 99 pageviews2026-07-31 — 88 pageviews2026-08-03 — 90 pageviews2026-08-06 — 105 pageviews2026-08-09 — 124 pageviews2026-08-12 — 101 pageviews2026-08-15 — 94 pageviews2026-08-18 — 97 pageviews2026-08-21 — 115 pageviews2026-08-24 — 102 pageviews2026-08-26 — 105 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

23402026-08-27 07:33 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 234 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 3 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
79%
earned "Wallbanger"
21.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam Cloud63 DLC

22 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Danish, Finnish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)50,7351%35
Xbox One (Xbox)33,8311%30
PS4 (PlayStation)14,3794%31
PS5 (PlayStation)10,1233%31

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

FPSWarGoreCo-opActionShooterViolentMilitaryTacticalDifficult

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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