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Rebel Inc: Escalation cover art

Rebel Inc: Escalation

Ndemic Creations · Hooded Horse · 2021-10-13

Steam

SimulationStrategy

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

Releases: Oct 15, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 13, 2021 (Mac)

A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.

Rebel Inc: Escalation is a Simulation and Strategy game released in 2021, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 7488 reviews).

59
playing now
82%
positive of 7.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

59 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Rebel Inc. is a strategy video game developed and released by Ndemic Creations for iOS in December 2018. It was later ported to Android in February 2019. A Microsoft Windows and macOS version was released on Steam as Rebel Inc: Escalation in October 2019. The goal of the game is to stabilize a region of a country while preventing insurgents from seizing control.

Trailer

Rebel Inc: Escalation trailer thumbnail

Rebel Inc: Escalation Official Launch Trailer

≈270,220 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 59 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 756 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~95/week).
  • · Review velocity up 41% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 16,804 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 152k–341k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,577 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.23 at 2game (2026-03-12) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 38 of 75 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
39539520192026Week of 2019-10-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 344 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

149432026-09-15 13:00 — 85 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 59 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 62 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 107 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 76 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 52 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 65 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 76 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 58 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 92 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 75 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 48 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 69 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 99 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 56 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 76 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 93 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 63 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 74 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 149 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 93 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 76 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 129 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 59 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
34839Oct 2019Aug 2026Oct 2019 — avg 348 · peak 1,028Jan 2020 — avg 95 · peak 302Apr 2020 — avg 153 · peak 974Jul 2020 — avg 83 · peak 200Oct 2020 — avg 61 · peak 240Jan 2021 — avg 55 · peak 170Apr 2021 — avg 70 · peak 156Jul 2021 — avg 83 · peak 170Oct 2021 — avg 179 · peak 621Jan 2022 — avg 148 · peak 537Apr 2022 — avg 85 · peak 194Jul 2022 — avg 73 · peak 134Oct 2022 — avg 82 · peak 158Jan 2023 — avg 76 · peak 132Apr 2023 — avg 70 · peak 160Jul 2023 — avg 93 · peak 159Oct 2023 — avg 113 · peak 229Jan 2024 — avg 80 · peak 158Apr 2024 — avg 81 · peak 151Jul 2024 — avg 74 · peak 133Oct 2024 — avg 61 · peak 136Jan 2025 — avg 87 · peak 163Apr 2025 — avg 69 · peak 143Jul 2025 — avg 99 · peak 187Oct 2025 — avg 76 · peak 160Jan 2026 — avg 134 · peak 311Apr 2026 — avg 198 · peak 736Jul 2026 — avg 113 · peak 212Aug 2026 — avg 85 · peak 190
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$3.902019-10-152026-09-292019-10-15 — best price $13.492020-01-23 — best price $11.992020-07-09 — best price $14.992020-12-01 — best price $14.992021-02-15 — best price $14.992021-07-08 — best price $14.992021-11-01 — best price $14.992022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-10-31 — best price $14.992023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-04-03 — best price $14.992023-07-24 — best price $14.992023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-01-29 — best price $14.992024-04-29 — best price $14.992024-07-29 — best price $14.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-01-27 — best price $14.992025-04-21 — best price $14.992025-07-28 — best price $14.992025-11-03 — best price $14.992026-01-29 — best price $4.502026-02-10 — best price $4.502026-03-09 — best price $4.492026-03-23 — best price $12.992026-04-07 — best price $4.502026-04-21 — best price $14.992026-05-01 — best price $4.502026-05-20 — best price $4.502026-06-06 — best price $14.992026-06-26 — best price $4.502026-07-31 — best price $3.902026-08-14 — best price $14.992026-09-29 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

42122026-05-28 — 30 pageviews2026-06-01 — 29 pageviews2026-06-05 — 42 pageviews2026-06-09 — 34 pageviews2026-06-13 — 22 pageviews2026-06-17 — 26 pageviews2026-06-21 — 17 pageviews2026-06-25 — 20 pageviews2026-06-29 — 23 pageviews2026-07-03 — 26 pageviews2026-07-07 — 19 pageviews2026-07-11 — 25 pageviews2026-07-15 — 14 pageviews2026-07-19 — 40 pageviews2026-07-23 — 25 pageviews2026-07-27 — 29 pageviews2026-07-31 — 16 pageviews2026-08-04 — 21 pageviews2026-08-08 — 22 pageviews2026-08-12 — 20 pageviews2026-08-16 — 18 pageviews2026-08-20 — 24 pageviews2026-08-24 — 22 pageviews2026-08-28 — 15 pageviews2026-09-01 — 15 pageviews2026-09-05 — 14 pageviews2026-09-09 — 25 pageviews2026-09-13 — 28 pageviews2026-09-17 — 25 pageviews2026-09-21 — 19 pageviews2026-09-25 — 12 pageviews2026-09-29 — 21 pageviews2026-10-03 — 28 pageviews2026-10-07 — 22 pageviews2026-10-11 — 22 pageviews2026-10-13 — 27 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
77.2%
earned "COIN King"
8.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam Workshop3 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2019-10-30, latest 2023-02-13 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,1180%99

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

RTSWarIndieCasualMilitaryStrategyTacticalDiplomacyPoliticalRealistic

Census log

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

Recent updates

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