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Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism cover art

Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism

Starni Games · 2020-11-13

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 13, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 09, 2023 (Xbox One), Mar 09, 2023 (PlayStation 4)

Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism is a (hi)story-driven turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period. It offers refined wargame mechanics, story-rich gameplay, and modern 3D graphics. Lead the USSR Armed forces staging the world Communist revolution. For Stalin! For the Motherland!

Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism is a $29.99 Simulation and Strategy game released in 2020, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 226 reviews).

4
playing now
79%
positive of 226 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.37★
PlayStation Store rating (43 ratings)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (44 reviews).
  • · Top 30% of 16,638 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 4.5k–10k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 226 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99-50%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2023-08-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 70 of 94 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
424220202026Week of 2020-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1212026-09-15 08:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 10 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 12 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 12 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 8 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 9 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 10 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
464Nov 2020Aug 2026Nov 2020 — avg 46 · peak 96Jan 2021 — avg 26 · peak 63Mar 2021 — avg 16 · peak 38May 2021 — avg 17 · peak 43Jul 2021 — avg 13 · peak 29Sep 2021 — avg 11 · peak 25Nov 2021 — avg 15 · peak 35Jan 2022 — avg 16 · peak 38Mar 2022 — avg 12 · peak 25May 2022 — avg 10 · peak 24Jul 2022 — avg 8 · peak 21Sep 2022 — avg 8 · peak 20Nov 2022 — avg 8 · peak 19Jan 2023 — avg 9 · peak 24Mar 2023 — avg 9 · peak 20May 2023 — avg 9 · peak 20Jul 2023 — avg 8 · peak 19Sep 2023 — avg 9 · peak 23Nov 2023 — avg 8 · peak 19Jan 2024 — avg 7 · peak 16Mar 2024 — avg 10 · peak 25May 2024 — avg 9 · peak 21Jul 2024 — avg 7 · peak 19Sep 2024 — avg 7 · peak 18Nov 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Jan 2025 — avg 8 · peak 17Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15May 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Jul 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Sep 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Nov 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Jan 2026 — avg 7 · peak 15Mar 2026 — avg 6 · peak 17May 2026 — avg 5 · peak 13Jul 2026 — avg 5 · peak 17Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$7.492020-11-132026-10-142020-11-13 — best price $29.992021-02-10 — best price $23.992021-04-30 — best price $22.492021-09-06 — best price $20.992021-11-02 — best price $25.382021-12-24 — best price $22.042022-02-05 — best price $29.992022-04-06 — best price $25.382022-05-26 — best price $25.382022-07-18 — best price $19.492022-10-31 — best price $19.492022-12-11 — best price $22.042023-01-24 — best price $23.892023-04-17 — best price $29.992023-09-04 — best price $14.992023-11-21 — best price $14.992024-01-16 — best price $22.042024-02-27 — best price $14.992024-03-21 — best price $29.992024-05-23 — best price $23.892024-07-25 — best price $22.042024-09-11 — best price $23.892024-11-18 — best price $29.992025-01-05 — best price $23.892025-02-15 — best price $22.042025-05-01 — best price $23.892025-06-17 — best price $23.892025-08-18 — best price $14.992025-11-03 — best price $14.992026-02-02 — best price $29.992026-04-17 — best price $29.992026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-09-01 — best price $14.992026-09-13 — best price $29.992026-09-25 — best price $14.992026-10-07 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
53.3%
earned "Hero of the Soviet Union"
19.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, Russian, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)769%40
PS4 (PlayStation)956%41
Xbox One (Xbox)70%40
PS4 (PlayStation)650%41

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

Player tags

3DWarTanksWargameMilitaryStrategyBoard GameHistoricalStory RichStrategy RPG

Census log

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

Recent updates

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