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Phantom Doctrine

CreativeForge Games · Good Shepherd Entertainment · 2018-08-14

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ActionRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Jun 06, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 14, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Aug 14, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 14, 2018 (Xbox One)

The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.

8
playing now
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
$39.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Set in 1983 during the Cold War, Phantom Doctrine is an alternate history thriller in which players lead The Cabal, a secret organization dedicated to fighting a global conspiracy committed to controlling the world by pitting world leaders and nations against one another. Throughout secret missions, classified files investigations and enemy agent interrogations, peel off layers upon layers of a sinister plot and save the world from a somber future. If you can.(Storyline via IGDB)

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Current store prices

GOG$3.99-90%
Humble Store$3.99-90%
GOG$3.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.99-90%
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Fanatical (2023-11-20) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 84 of 115 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

3382026-08-06 23:00 — 16 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 26 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 19 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 28 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 28 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 20 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 17 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 23 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 14 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 28 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 20 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 10 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 16 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 24 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 16 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 27 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 24 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 25 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 33 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 11 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 25 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 29 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$2.992018-08-142026-08-302018-08-14 — best price $28.792018-12-13 — best price $23.992019-05-10 — best price $16.242019-10-14 — best price $39.992019-12-19 — best price $9.992020-02-25 — best price $28.742020-05-21 — best price $39.992020-08-23 — best price $35.892020-10-14 — best price $29.392020-12-03 — best price $39.992021-01-29 — best price $6.542021-04-01 — best price $7.992021-05-27 — best price $39.992021-07-18 — best price $33.892021-09-21 — best price $8.002021-11-22 — best price $6.492022-01-31 — best price $6.492022-04-22 — best price $7.732022-06-20 — best price $7.992022-09-08 — best price $33.892022-11-22 — best price $3.992023-02-21 — best price $39.992023-05-08 — best price $34.112023-08-27 — best price $39.992024-01-04 — best price $6.692024-03-23 — best price $39.992024-06-27 — best price $3.992024-09-16 — best price $3.192024-11-26 — best price $3.992025-02-10 — best price $5.992025-05-27 — best price $3.992025-09-16 — best price $3.192026-01-11 — best price $39.992026-04-16 — best price $3.992026-08-11 — best price $3.992026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

7 supported languages: English, Polish, French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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