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Squad

Offworld · 2020-09-23

Steam

ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerStrategy

Modes: Multiplayer

Releases: Sep 23, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Squad is a tactical FPS that provides authentic combat experiences through teamwork, communication, and realistic combat. It bridges the gap between arcade shooter and military realism with 100-player battles, combined-arms warfare, and base building.

8,340
playing now
81%
positive of 242k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
164
twitch viewers (latest)
83/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (91 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

8,340 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Squad is a realism-based military tactical first-person shooter video game developed and published by Canadian indie developer Offworld Industries exclusively through the Steam distribution platform. It is a spiritual successor to the Project Reality modification for Battlefield 2. The game depicts realistic modern warfare between military and paramilitary factions in large and expansive battlefields. Squad became available on Steam Early Access in December 2015, and was officially released on Steam in September 2020.

Trailer

Squad trailer thumbnail

Squad | Official Trailer | A ZEE5 Original Film | Premieres November 12 On ZEE5

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 8,340 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12,656 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,582/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.8M–11M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 242,018 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$41.49

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $14.23 at GameBillet (2026-06-30) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $54.99 · on sale 118 of 136 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.4k4.4k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 672 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1,295 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 171 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,226 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,721 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 180 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 306 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 586 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2,904 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,622 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,167 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 816 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 858 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 846 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,699 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 284 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 935 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,118 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,093 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2,421 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 286 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2,714 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 224 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4,351 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2,406 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,885 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,933 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,713 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 163 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,548 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,538 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,373 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 163 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,376 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,351 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,055 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,046 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,146 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,131 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,293 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,170 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 271 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,727 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 214 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2,202 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 248 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,886 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 196 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,753 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 249 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,967 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 287 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1,433 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 171 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,328 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 162 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,264 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 171 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,966 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2,098 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 263 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,897 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 939 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,614 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 854 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,433 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 420 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,235 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 265 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,477 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 264 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,607 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 374 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,768 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 323 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,159 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 187 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2,054 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2,921 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2,298 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2,146 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2,247 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 606 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2,017 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 676 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2,261 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 561 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,809 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 485 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,779 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 381 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3,163 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 681 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2,286 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 361 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,859 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 335 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,614 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 294 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,306 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 226 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,699 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 283 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2,204 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 342 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2,450 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 224 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3,060 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 385 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2,463 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 297 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,440 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 220 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,853 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 311 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,226 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2,153 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 365 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,394 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 256 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,638 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 331 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,220 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 359 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,618 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,886 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,169 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 601 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2,224 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 767 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,372 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 476 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,305 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 401 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,145 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 363 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,351 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 312 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,198 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 278 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,324 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 342 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,112 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 277 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,149 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 251 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 840 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 195 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

20k7.0k2026-08-06 21:00 — 12,657 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 8,897 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 17,517 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 13,428 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 10,665 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 19,125 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 14,983 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 11,083 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 20,239 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 14,855 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 8,766 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 17,149 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 11,562 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 8,466 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 16,879 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 10,066 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 6,955 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 16,826 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 15,407 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 7,928 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 12,402 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 11,910 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 8,795 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 13,366 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 14,059 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 8,441 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 10,421 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 14,177 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 8,340 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$14.362015-12-152026-08-172015-12-15 — best price $39.992017-10-26 — best price $27.992018-06-22 — best price $23.992018-12-14 — best price $20.152019-08-29 — best price $19.992020-01-11 — best price $31.992020-05-04 — best price $39.992020-10-30 — best price $49.992021-02-11 — best price $37.492021-05-27 — best price $37.492021-08-18 — best price $30.482021-11-30 — best price $43.992022-03-10 — best price $49.992022-05-28 — best price $43.992022-08-31 — best price $49.992022-11-22 — best price $34.992023-02-23 — best price $39.992023-07-21 — best price $37.492023-09-30 — best price $37.492023-12-06 — best price $24.952024-02-22 — best price $49.992024-06-13 — best price $49.992024-08-18 — best price $27.992024-10-05 — best price $42.492024-12-26 — best price $18.872025-02-17 — best price $44.492025-04-22 — best price $17.002025-07-21 — best price $17.992025-10-04 — best price $17.422025-12-03 — best price $20.002026-02-19 — best price $18.802026-05-04 — best price $18.112026-06-25 — best price $14.362026-08-17 — best price $41.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3381062026-05-29 — 163 pageviews2026-06-01 — 157 pageviews2026-06-04 — 109 pageviews2026-06-07 — 138 pageviews2026-06-10 — 124 pageviews2026-06-13 — 118 pageviews2026-06-16 — 173 pageviews2026-06-19 — 214 pageviews2026-06-22 — 147 pageviews2026-06-25 — 177 pageviews2026-06-28 — 175 pageviews2026-07-01 — 192 pageviews2026-07-04 — 154 pageviews2026-07-07 — 149 pageviews2026-07-10 — 121 pageviews2026-07-13 — 121 pageviews2026-07-16 — 225 pageviews2026-07-19 — 338 pageviews2026-07-22 — 142 pageviews2026-07-25 — 136 pageviews2026-07-28 — 123 pageviews2026-07-31 — 153 pageviews2026-08-03 — 164 pageviews2026-08-06 — 136 pageviews2026-08-09 — 149 pageviews2026-08-12 — 129 pageviews2026-08-15 — 136 pageviews2026-08-18 — 181 pageviews2026-08-21 — 136 pageviews2026-08-24 — 157 pageviews2026-08-26 — 127 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

410102026-08-26 19:15 — 42 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 56 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 98 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 111 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 103 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 108 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 91 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 203 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 80 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 295 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 247 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 52 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 60 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 104 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 38 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 53 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 120 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 87 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 57 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 147 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 164 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportValve Anti-Cheat enabled23 DLC

8 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FPSWarActionModernShooterWargameMilitaryStrategyTacticalRealistic

Census log

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

Recent updates

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