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R.U.S.E.™

Eugen Systems · 2010-09-09

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Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Sep 09, 2010 (PlayStation 3), Sep 10, 2010 (Mac), Sep 07, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 10, 2010 (Xbox 360)

A one-of-a-kind real-time strategy game that allows players to bluff their enemies to lead their nation to victory. The Definitive Edition — includes all DLCs and Steam Deck support.

202
playing now
96%
positive of 4.6k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (14 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

202 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

R.U.S.E. is a real-time strategy video game developed by Eugen Systems and published by Ubisoft which was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, in September 2010. The game was subsequently released for macOS through Steam on November 15, 2011. R.U.S.E. is a strategic war game set during World War II and focuses on the invasion of Nazi Germany during late 1944. The campaign includes many historical and some fictional events. It focuses on information warfare instead of a brute-force approach. Players can use a series of ruses and decoys to trick their enemies and change the outcome of the battles. However, the outcome of the battles in the game also relies quite heavily on how a player manages their economy and which units they use. In December 2015, Ubisoft pulled the game from Steam due to the expiration of the military license. In 2018, the Xbox 360 version was released on Xbox One via backwards compatible release. On May 5, 2026, R.U.S.E. was re-released on Steam with all of the previously separately sold DLCs as well as most Ubisoft Rewards now being included in the base game for everyone.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 202 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,120 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~140/week).
  • · Review velocity up 153% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 5,909 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 182k–364k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,551 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
73973920102026Week of 2010-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2010-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2010-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2010-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2010-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2011-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2011-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2011-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2011-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2011-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2011-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2011-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2011-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2011-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2011-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2011-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2011-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2011-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2011-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2012-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2012-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2012-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2012-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2012-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2012-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2012-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2012-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2012-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2012-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2012-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2012-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2013-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2013-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2013-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2013-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2013-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2013-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2013-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2013-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2013-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2013-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2013-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2013-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2013-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2013-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2013-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2014-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2014-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2014-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2014-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2014-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2014-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2014-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2014-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2014-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2014-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2014-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2014-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2014-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2014-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2014-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2014-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2014-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2014-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2014-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2014-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2014-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2014-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2014-12-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2014-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2015-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2015-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2015-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2015-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2015-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2015-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2015-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2015-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2015-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2015-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2015-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2015-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2015-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2015-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 739 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 40 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3671082026-08-06 22:00 — 292 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 126 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 288 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 338 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 171 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 331 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 312 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 156 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 358 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 333 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 108 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 263 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 234 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 134 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 256 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 244 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 115 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 283 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 349 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 133 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 171 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 314 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 206 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 261 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 342 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 170 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 148 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 313 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 202 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.42$2.492015-01-012015-12-182015-01-01 — best price $5.992015-01-07 — best price $15.122015-01-23 — best price $19.422015-02-07 — best price $17.972015-03-05 — best price $16.792015-03-16 — best price $15.392015-03-28 — best price $15.412015-04-09 — best price $16.392015-04-23 — best price $15.012015-04-30 — best price $15.412015-05-09 — best price $16.802015-05-15 — best price $3.932015-05-27 — best price $15.862015-06-11 — best price $5.992015-06-20 — best price $18.372015-07-08 — best price $15.422015-07-24 — best price $17.312015-08-04 — best price $15.582015-08-14 — best price $2.492015-08-21 — best price $9.992015-09-08 — best price $9.992015-10-01 — best price $9.992015-10-12 — best price $9.992015-10-25 — best price $9.992015-11-25 — best price $2.492015-12-02 — best price $9.992015-12-07 — best price $9.992015-12-18 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

92282026-05-31 — 70 pageviews2026-06-03 — 55 pageviews2026-06-06 — 40 pageviews2026-06-09 — 46 pageviews2026-06-12 — 58 pageviews2026-06-15 — 42 pageviews2026-06-18 — 51 pageviews2026-06-21 — 75 pageviews2026-06-24 — 72 pageviews2026-06-27 — 58 pageviews2026-06-30 — 44 pageviews2026-07-03 — 42 pageviews2026-07-06 — 68 pageviews2026-07-09 — 50 pageviews2026-07-12 — 57 pageviews2026-07-15 — 38 pageviews2026-07-18 — 42 pageviews2026-07-21 — 46 pageviews2026-07-24 — 41 pageviews2026-07-27 — 48 pageviews2026-07-30 — 61 pageviews2026-08-02 — 55 pageviews2026-08-05 — 59 pageviews2026-08-08 — 37 pageviews2026-08-11 — 58 pageviews2026-08-14 — 46 pageviews2026-08-17 — 37 pageviews2026-08-20 — 71 pageviews2026-08-23 — 40 pageviews2026-08-26 — 59 pageviews2026-08-28 — 37 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

602026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 2 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
77.8%
earned "First Contact"
9.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed Input

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RTSWarActionStrategyHistoricalMultiplayerSingleplayerWorld War IITouch-Friendly

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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