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Men of War: Red Tide

Fulqrum Publishing · 2009-11-01

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Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 01, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Red Tide blends deep RTS tactics with the raw intensity of third-person combat. Created in collaboration with author Alexander Zorich, this standalone expansion tells the story of the Black Coats – Soviet Naval Infantry famed for their ruthless precision in the Black Sea campaigns.

Men of War: Red Tide is a Strategy game released in 2009, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 921 reviews).

23
playing now
85%
positive of 921 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$4.99
steam price (US)

23 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Men of War: Red Tide is a real-time strategy and real-time tactics video game and expansion pack to the game Men of War, developed in partnership with Best Way by Digitalmindsoft and published by 1C Company. Game concept and scenario are elaborated by Alexander Zorich, modern Russian writer and scenarist. The game's single player focuses on the Soviet Naval Infantry of the Black Sea Fleet during the Crimean campaign. The arsenals of two more countries, Italy and Romania, are also introduced to the series.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 23 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 67 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 68% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 14,082 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 37k–74k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 921 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$0.74-85%
GreenManGaming$0.75-85%
GOG$0.79-84%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.42 at GamersGate (2023-08-10) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 170 of 208 observed days · $0.37 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420172026Week of 2017-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2312026-09-15 00:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 9 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 14 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 7 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 9 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 16 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 12 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 10 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 11 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 18 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 14 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 16 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 21 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 7 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 16 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 22 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 23 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
327Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 17 · peak 40Dec 2012 — avg 12 · peak 33May 2013 — avg 9 · peak 23Oct 2013 — avg 9 · peak 25Mar 2014 — avg 14 · peak 48Aug 2014 — avg 10 · peak 27Jan 2015 — avg 16 · peak 36Jun 2015 — avg 13 · peak 33Nov 2015 — avg 11 · peak 27Apr 2016 — avg 16 · peak 48Sep 2016 — avg 18 · peak 52Feb 2017 — avg 16 · peak 40Jul 2017 — avg 12 · peak 30Dec 2017 — avg 13 · peak 37May 2018 — avg 13 · peak 33Oct 2018 — avg 14 · peak 30Mar 2019 — avg 12 · peak 29Aug 2019 — avg 14 · peak 32Jan 2020 — avg 14 · peak 30Jun 2020 — avg 14 · peak 46Nov 2020 — avg 14 · peak 34Apr 2021 — avg 12 · peak 29Sep 2021 — avg 10 · peak 24Feb 2022 — avg 13 · peak 29Jul 2022 — avg 11 · peak 26Dec 2022 — avg 12 · peak 30May 2023 — avg 13 · peak 32Oct 2023 — avg 10 · peak 29Mar 2024 — avg 11 · peak 32Aug 2024 — avg 10 · peak 25Jan 2025 — avg 13 · peak 32Jun 2025 — avg 10 · peak 28Nov 2025 — avg 10 · peak 24Apr 2026 — avg 13 · peak 30Aug 2026 — avg 10 · peak 25
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$16.80$0.442015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-04-19 — best price $5.992015-08-05 — best price $1.252015-12-22 — best price $1.192016-06-29 — best price $4.992016-12-22 — best price $1.242017-11-16 — best price $1.002018-06-19 — best price $4.992018-11-21 — best price $0.992019-03-25 — best price $1.242019-07-09 — best price $4.992019-10-28 — best price $4.992020-01-23 — best price $0.992020-04-17 — best price $4.992020-08-02 — best price $0.902020-11-18 — best price $3.662021-01-30 — best price $3.962021-05-08 — best price $3.962021-08-13 — best price $0.892021-11-18 — best price $0.822022-03-02 — best price $5.002022-07-03 — best price $0.992022-09-28 — best price $4.992023-01-16 — best price $0.842023-05-01 — best price $4.342023-08-11 — best price $0.992023-12-01 — best price $3.922024-03-18 — best price $0.872024-06-26 — best price $0.992024-10-05 — best price $4.992025-01-12 — best price $4.992025-04-16 — best price $0.742025-07-12 — best price $4.992025-09-18 — best price $0.592025-11-30 — best price $0.592026-03-03 — best price $4.992026-06-01 — best price $0.752026-08-13 — best price $0.752026-09-23 — best price $0.752026-10-14 — best price $0.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1722026-05-30 — 6 pageviews2026-06-03 — 5 pageviews2026-06-07 — 9 pageviews2026-06-11 — 13 pageviews2026-06-15 — 6 pageviews2026-06-19 — 2 pageviews2026-06-23 — 4 pageviews2026-06-27 — 10 pageviews2026-07-01 — 8 pageviews2026-07-05 — 3 pageviews2026-07-09 — 10 pageviews2026-07-13 — 5 pageviews2026-07-17 — 14 pageviews2026-07-21 — 9 pageviews2026-07-25 — 15 pageviews2026-07-29 — 17 pageviews2026-08-02 — 9 pageviews2026-08-06 — 10 pageviews2026-08-10 — 6 pageviews2026-08-14 — 13 pageviews2026-08-18 — 5 pageviews2026-08-22 — 14 pageviews2026-08-26 — 6 pageviews2026-08-30 — 12 pageviews2026-09-03 — 15 pageviews2026-09-07 — 16 pageviews2026-09-11 — 5 pageviews2026-09-15 — 4 pageviews2026-09-19 — 7 pageviews2026-09-23 — 10 pageviews2026-09-27 — 5 pageviews2026-10-01 — 5 pageviews2026-10-05 — 10 pageviews2026-10-08 — 5 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPLAN PvPCo-opLAN Co-opSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Russian, German

Player tags

RTSWarMilitaryStrategyHistoricalWorld War II

Census log

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

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