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REDCON cover art

REDCON

Hexage · 2016-04-22

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: TBD (iOS), Apr 23, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 19, 2016 (Android)

Command your own fortress in FTL-like real-time battles! Crush the enemy fortress with unrelenting bombardment or seize it with carefully executed invasion.

REDCON is an Indie, Simulation and Strategy game released in 2016, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 846 reviews).

3
playing now
86%
positive of 846 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$14.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Redcon - Strike Commander is a 2016 real-time strategy video game developed by Hexage. It is inspired by the Japanese anime film Memories - Episode 3 : "CANNON FODDER".

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 64 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 42% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 49,616 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 21k–51k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 846 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2017-06-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 2 of 4 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
313120172026Week of 2017-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-15 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 7 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 7 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2192Apr 2016Aug 2026Apr 2016 — avg 219 · peak 667Aug 2016 — avg 6 · peak 17Dec 2016 — avg 5 · peak 16Apr 2017 — avg 3 · peak 13Aug 2017 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2017 — avg 2 · peak 9Apr 2018 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2018 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2018 — avg 3 · peak 12Apr 2019 — avg 2 · peak 10Aug 2019 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2019 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2020 — avg 4 · peak 11Dec 2020 — avg 4 · peak 11Apr 2021 — avg 3 · peak 14Aug 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2023 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Dec 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2024 — avg 6 · peak 20Dec 2024 — avg 18 · peak 62Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2025 — avg 6 · peak 19Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$2.992016-04-232026-07-092016-04-23 — best price $5.992016-07-04 — best price $5.992016-11-29 — best price $5.992017-01-02 — best price $5.992017-07-05 — best price $5.992018-07-05 — best price $5.992018-11-01 — best price $5.992018-11-27 — best price $5.992019-01-03 — best price $5.992019-07-09 — best price $5.992019-11-01 — best price $5.992019-12-03 — best price $5.992020-01-02 — best price $5.992020-07-09 — best price $5.992020-12-01 — best price $5.992021-01-05 — best price $5.992023-11-21 — best price $7.592023-12-21 — best price $7.592024-11-27 — best price $7.992024-12-06 — best price $7.992024-12-19 — best price $7.992025-01-06 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-07-10 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5852026-05-31 — 18 pageviews2026-06-04 — 23 pageviews2026-06-08 — 43 pageviews2026-06-12 — 6 pageviews2026-06-16 — 8 pageviews2026-06-20 — 14 pageviews2026-06-24 — 12 pageviews2026-06-28 — 15 pageviews2026-07-02 — 13 pageviews2026-07-06 — 9 pageviews2026-07-10 — 6 pageviews2026-07-14 — 5 pageviews2026-07-18 — 9 pageviews2026-07-22 — 8 pageviews2026-07-26 — 12 pageviews2026-07-30 — 11 pageviews2026-08-03 — 8 pageviews2026-08-07 — 10 pageviews2026-08-11 — 12 pageviews2026-08-15 — 12 pageviews2026-08-19 — 10 pageviews2026-08-23 — 15 pageviews2026-08-27 — 14 pageviews2026-08-31 — 12 pageviews2026-09-04 — 20 pageviews2026-09-08 — 14 pageviews2026-09-12 — 12 pageviews2026-09-16 — 14 pageviews2026-09-20 — 17 pageviews2026-09-24 — 17 pageviews2026-09-28 — 11 pageviews2026-10-02 — 11 pageviews2026-10-06 — 10 pageviews2026-10-09 — 58 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

5
achievements tracked
41.3%
earned "Iron Cross of Valor"
30.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Italian, Czech, French, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)48616%5

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DWarIndieStrategySimulationSingleplayerBase-BuildingTower Defense

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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