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Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game cover art

Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game

Lock 'n Load Publishing · 2020-04-02

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Apr 03, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Lock 'n Load Tactical is fast and Furious tactical combat that is fast to learn. In LnLT you get squads, weapon teams, armored vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, and, in the modern-era games, helicopters. Individuals such as Leaders, Medics, Snipers, Chaplains, Advisors, and, of course, Heroes.

Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game is an Indie, Simulation, Strategy, and Early Access game released in 2020, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and Very Positive reviews (83% of 583 reviews).

3
playing now
83%
positive of 583 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 31 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (103 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 50,067 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 12k–26k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 583 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2023-06-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
969620202026Week of 2020-04-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 22:00 — 8 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 04:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 19:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 09:00 — 8 players2026-10-05 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
242Apr 2020Aug 2026Apr 2020 — avg 24 · peak 93Jun 2020 — avg 7 · peak 23Aug 2020 — avg 5 · peak 24Oct 2020 — avg 6 · peak 17Dec 2020 — avg 4 · peak 15Feb 2021 — avg 5 · peak 27Apr 2021 — avg 7 · peak 20Jun 2021 — avg 9 · peak 29Aug 2021 — avg 8 · peak 26Oct 2021 — avg 8 · peak 27Dec 2021 — avg 10 · peak 28Feb 2022 — avg 10 · peak 27Apr 2022 — avg 7 · peak 19Jun 2022 — avg 6 · peak 15Aug 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2022 — avg 7 · peak 17Dec 2022 — avg 7 · peak 25Feb 2023 — avg 5 · peak 17Apr 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2023 — avg 6 · peak 18Aug 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Oct 2023 — avg 5 · peak 12Dec 2023 — avg 6 · peak 17Feb 2024 — avg 6 · peak 18Apr 2024 — avg 4 · peak 10Jun 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Dec 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11Feb 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Oct 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Apr 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$4.99$0.492020-04-032026-07-092020-04-03 — best price $2.992020-06-25 — best price $3.992020-11-26 — best price $2.992020-12-22 — best price $3.242021-06-25 — best price $1.492021-11-24 — best price $0.992021-12-23 — best price $0.992022-01-27 — best price $2.492022-03-07 — best price $3.492022-07-07 — best price $4.992022-11-29 — best price $4.992023-01-05 — best price $4.992023-03-23 — best price $4.992023-07-13 — best price $4.992023-09-04 — best price $4.992023-11-28 — best price $4.992024-01-04 — best price $4.992024-12-04 — best price $4.992025-01-02 — best price $4.992025-03-20 — best price $4.992025-05-05 — best price $4.992025-10-06 — best price $4.992026-01-05 — best price $4.992026-02-02 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
35.4%
earned "Shake ‘n Bake"
2.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Workshop30 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Finnish, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 30 DLC released, first 2020-04-03, latest 2023-11-13 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1900%140

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

Player tags

2DPvPWarIndieWargameHex GridStrategyTabletopBoard GameSimulation

Census log

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

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