The Game Census
RIOT: Civil Unrest cover art

RIOT: Civil Unrest

Leonard Menchiari · Silver Lining Interactive · 2019-02-12

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Dec 06, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 06, 2017 (Linux), Dec 06, 2017 (Mac), Feb 07, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 06, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Feb 06, 2019 (Xbox One)

As civil crisis deepens and inequality tears the very fabric of society the discontentment of the masses manifests itself in violent public disturbances and civil disorder. Play as the police or the angry horde as RIOT – Civil Unrest places you in some of the world’s most fractious disputes.

7
playing now
68%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
55/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
47/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.69
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 17% of 18,216 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 49k–117k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,943 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.69-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.69-90%
GOG$16.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.96 at GamesPlanet UK (2022-05-01) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $16.99 · on sale 50 of 67 observed days · $16.03 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

1702026-08-11 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 8 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 6 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 15 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 7 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 17 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$16.99$1.242015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $10.002018-04-17 — best price $12.992018-07-05 — best price $9.942018-12-03 — best price $10.812019-04-01 — best price $6.502019-07-09 — best price $16.992019-11-21 — best price $5.092020-02-07 — best price $10.972020-04-08 — best price $5.842020-06-03 — best price $12.992020-07-13 — best price $12.992020-08-10 — best price $4.242020-09-19 — best price $10.942020-10-21 — best price $12.992021-01-05 — best price $16.992021-08-09 — best price $3.392021-12-06 — best price $16.992022-03-12 — best price $11.072022-07-08 — best price $13.492022-12-19 — best price $16.992023-03-06 — best price $2.882023-05-30 — best price $12.992023-08-07 — best price $1.352023-11-04 — best price $16.992023-12-31 — best price $16.992024-02-27 — best price $3.392024-04-30 — best price $2.542024-07-19 — best price $13.492024-09-14 — best price $12.992024-11-19 — best price $13.492025-01-12 — best price $16.992025-03-07 — best price $1.692025-05-30 — best price $16.992025-09-22 — best price $13.492026-01-13 — best price $12.992026-05-22 — best price $16.992026-08-24 — best price $1.692026-08-30 — best price $16.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
22.4%
earned "No Tav, No Problems"
6.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play Together1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9475%10
PS4 (PlayStation)1255%10
Switch (Nintendo)70%0

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

Player tags

2DRTSCrimeIndieActionViolentStrategyPoliticalHistoricalSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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