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Strife: Veteran Edition cover art

Strife: Veteran Edition

Rogue Entertainment · Nightdive Studios · 2014-12-12

Steam

ActionRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Dec 12, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 12, 2014 (Linux), Dec 12, 2014 (Mac)

Hailed as the original FPS-RPG game that spawned countless imitators, Strife: Veteran Edition is a love letter to the classic from 1996.

Strife: Veteran Edition is an Action and RPG title released in 2014, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 670 reviews).

0
playing now
89%
positive of 670 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 29 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 27,912 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 17k–40k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 670 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at GOG (2019-11-28) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 41 of 73 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120172026Week of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 07:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.992015-01-012026-08-252015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-12-01 — best price $9.992016-07-04 — best price $9.992017-05-11 — best price $2.492017-11-28 — best price $9.992018-07-02 — best price $1.992019-01-10 — best price $2.492019-11-04 — best price $9.992020-04-08 — best price $9.992020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-08-07 — best price $8.892020-09-16 — best price $9.992020-10-16 — best price $9.992020-11-15 — best price $9.992020-12-15 — best price $9.992021-01-29 — best price $9.992021-03-04 — best price $9.992021-04-04 — best price $9.992021-05-04 — best price $9.992021-06-16 — best price $9.992021-11-26 — best price $3.492022-05-17 — best price $8.892022-09-26 — best price $9.992022-12-22 — best price $3.492023-04-28 — best price $3.492023-08-09 — best price $8.892024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $2.492024-11-05 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-08-11 — best price $9.992025-11-16 — best price $1.992026-02-19 — best price $9.992026-05-19 — best price $1.992026-07-30 — best price $9.992026-08-25 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
38.4%
earned "Silence is Golden"
6.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,3473%20
Switch (Nintendo)280%0

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

Player tags

FPSRPGRetro1990'sActionSci-fiClassicShooterAction RPGOld School

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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