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Old World

Mohawk Games · Hooded Horse · 2022-05-18

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

RPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 19, 2022 (Linux), Jul 01, 2021 (Mac), May 05, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?

Old World is an RPG, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2022, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 6794 reviews).

489
playing now
83%
positive of 7.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
78/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
90/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

489 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Old World is a historical turn-based strategy 4X video game developed by Mohawk Games for Microsoft Windows and macOS, released on July 1, 2021, and for Steam and GOG alongside Linux support on May 19, 2022.

Trailer

Old World trailer thumbnail

Old World - Official Release Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 489 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,098 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~137/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 13,900 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 139k–313k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,966 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-90%
Steam$3.99-90%
GOG$3.99-90%
Humble Store$9.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2025-09-29) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $47.58 · on sale 198 of 200 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
43543520222026Week of 2022-05-01: 435 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7382672026-09-15 13:00 — 434 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 449 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 312 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 525 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 662 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 304 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 340 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 513 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 395 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 468 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 492 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 333 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 270 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 503 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 501 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 294 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 503 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 455 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 313 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 738 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 737 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 390 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 489 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.1k261May 2022Aug 2026May 2022 — avg 2,119 · peak 3,565Jul 2022 — avg 679 · peak 1,348Sep 2022 — avg 512 · peak 1,118Nov 2022 — avg 274 · peak 496Jan 2023 — avg 454 · peak 1,245Mar 2023 — avg 315 · peak 607May 2023 — avg 278 · peak 514Jul 2023 — avg 357 · peak 630Sep 2023 — avg 272 · peak 495Nov 2023 — avg 312 · peak 590Jan 2024 — avg 593 · peak 1,604Mar 2024 — avg 419 · peak 750May 2024 — avg 306 · peak 666Jul 2024 — avg 372 · peak 651Sep 2024 — avg 326 · peak 863Nov 2024 — avg 356 · peak 866Jan 2025 — avg 652 · peak 1,365Mar 2025 — avg 1,076 · peak 2,508May 2025 — avg 446 · peak 836Jul 2025 — avg 506 · peak 850Sep 2025 — avg 497 · peak 1,053Nov 2025 — avg 534 · peak 959Jan 2026 — avg 754 · peak 1,566Mar 2026 — avg 521 · peak 1,791May 2026 — avg 599 · peak 1,078Jul 2026 — avg 511 · peak 872Aug 2026 — avg 493 · peak 884
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
772026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 6 new positive2026-09-21: 1 new negative2026-09-22: 2 new positive2026-09-23: 2 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 3 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 2 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 1 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 5 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 1 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new positive2026-10-06: 3 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 2 new positive2026-10-08: 5 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new negative2026-10-09: 5 new positive2026-10-11: 5 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 7 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative2026-10-14: 3 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$41.81$3.992020-04-142026-10-142020-04-14 — best price $39.992022-04-07 — best price $39.992022-08-08 — best price $31.992022-11-23 — best price $31.992023-02-15 — best price $29.992023-04-28 — best price $29.992023-06-15 — best price $39.992023-08-17 — best price $29.992023-10-12 — best price $29.592023-11-25 — best price $29.992024-01-11 — best price $27.992024-02-14 — best price $27.992024-03-21 — best price $27.992024-05-07 — best price $39.992024-06-18 — best price $39.992024-07-30 — best price $39.992024-09-18 — best price $27.992024-11-09 — best price $19.992024-12-09 — best price $19.992025-01-11 — best price $39.992025-03-03 — best price $8.742025-03-31 — best price $39.992025-05-02 — best price $9.992025-06-03 — best price $10.002025-07-15 — best price $9.992025-08-25 — best price $9.662025-09-19 — best price $39.992025-11-02 — best price $39.992025-12-06 — best price $39.992026-01-16 — best price $10.002026-02-17 — best price $8.882026-03-18 — best price $39.992026-04-20 — best price $34.992026-05-22 — best price $9.992026-06-24 — best price $41.812026-08-06 — best price $10.002026-08-27 — best price $9.992026-09-12 — best price $39.992026-09-28 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

117482026-05-31 — 82 pageviews2026-06-04 — 72 pageviews2026-06-08 — 70 pageviews2026-06-12 — 53 pageviews2026-06-16 — 90 pageviews2026-06-20 — 76 pageviews2026-06-24 — 80 pageviews2026-06-28 — 74 pageviews2026-07-02 — 70 pageviews2026-07-06 — 85 pageviews2026-07-10 — 96 pageviews2026-07-14 — 54 pageviews2026-07-18 — 86 pageviews2026-07-22 — 90 pageviews2026-07-26 — 97 pageviews2026-07-30 — 67 pageviews2026-08-03 — 93 pageviews2026-08-07 — 68 pageviews2026-08-11 — 74 pageviews2026-08-15 — 55 pageviews2026-08-19 — 68 pageviews2026-08-23 — 117 pageviews2026-08-27 — 78 pageviews2026-08-31 — 94 pageviews2026-09-04 — 93 pageviews2026-09-08 — 64 pageviews2026-09-12 — 66 pageviews2026-09-16 — 54 pageviews2026-09-20 — 78 pageviews2026-09-24 — 53 pageviews2026-09-28 — 56 pageviews2026-10-02 — 101 pageviews2026-10-06 — 78 pageviews2026-10-10 — 89 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2402026-09-30 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
65.6%
earned "Play a Single Player Game"
18.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform Multiplayer7 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean

Post-launch support: 7 DLC released, first 2022-05-19, latest 2026-03-30 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,7250%408

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

4XWarCo-opSandboxModdableStrategyTacticalHistoricalManagementSimulation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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