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Sudden Strike 4 cover art

Sudden Strike 4

Kite Games · Kalypso Media · 2017-08-11

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Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Aug 11, 2017 (Linux), Aug 11, 2017 (Mac), Aug 15, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Aug 11, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!

80
playing now
78%
positive of 8.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

80 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Sudden Strike 4 is a real-time tactics video game set in World War II. It is the fifth game in the Sudden Strike series and the fourth standalone release. It is the first game developed by Kite Games, a collaboration of industry veteran game developers. Originally, it was scheduled to be released for PC and PlayStation 4 on June 27, 2017, but was delayed until August 11 and 15, for PC and PlayStation 4, respectively.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 80 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 257 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~32/week).
  • · Review velocity up 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 5,909 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 208k–499k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,323 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.68-82%
GameBillet$3.86-81%
GOG$3.99-80%
Humble Store$3.99-80%
IndieGala$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-03-15) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 126 of 175 observed days · $2.68 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14714720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

219602026-08-06 23:00 — 68 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 95 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 163 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 85 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 133 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 184 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 68 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 138 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 201 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 62 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 87 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 142 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 70 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 107 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 156 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 61 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 99 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 219 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 64 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 81 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 166 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 100 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 89 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 178 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 133 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 80 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 177 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 141 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 80 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$1.002016-08-222026-08-302016-08-22 — best price $42.492017-11-22 — best price $19.992018-03-06 — best price $29.992018-07-05 — best price $14.992018-10-02 — best price $49.582018-12-13 — best price $14.992019-03-13 — best price $49.992019-06-26 — best price $10.492019-09-10 — best price $29.992019-12-06 — best price $19.992020-02-14 — best price $18.412020-05-17 — best price $4.992020-08-18 — best price $19.992020-10-23 — best price $4.992021-01-13 — best price $14.692021-04-22 — best price $7.502021-07-03 — best price $7.992021-10-15 — best price $7.182021-12-31 — best price $8.002022-03-15 — best price $19.992022-06-10 — best price $6.942022-09-06 — best price $19.992022-11-30 — best price $17.372023-03-10 — best price $7.992023-05-18 — best price $16.572023-08-23 — best price $19.992023-11-06 — best price $17.992024-01-25 — best price $7.042024-04-05 — best price $7.992024-06-27 — best price $7.992024-09-05 — best price $19.992024-11-28 — best price $19.992025-02-05 — best price $17.992025-04-28 — best price $5.992025-07-17 — best price $5.992025-10-06 — best price $5.902026-01-06 — best price $17.992026-04-01 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $3.582026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4392026-05-31 — 19 pageviews2026-06-03 — 25 pageviews2026-06-06 — 32 pageviews2026-06-09 — 26 pageviews2026-06-12 — 21 pageviews2026-06-15 — 20 pageviews2026-06-18 — 22 pageviews2026-06-21 — 21 pageviews2026-06-24 — 26 pageviews2026-06-27 — 36 pageviews2026-06-30 — 21 pageviews2026-07-03 — 23 pageviews2026-07-06 — 25 pageviews2026-07-09 — 29 pageviews2026-07-12 — 20 pageviews2026-07-15 — 9 pageviews2026-07-18 — 29 pageviews2026-07-21 — 12 pageviews2026-07-24 — 21 pageviews2026-07-27 — 23 pageviews2026-07-30 — 18 pageviews2026-08-02 — 25 pageviews2026-08-05 — 21 pageviews2026-08-08 — 18 pageviews2026-08-11 — 37 pageviews2026-08-14 — 20 pageviews2026-08-17 — 19 pageviews2026-08-20 — 20 pageviews2026-08-23 — 21 pageviews2026-08-26 — 24 pageviews2026-08-28 — 27 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
70.9%
earned "The Shape of Things to Come"
4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsIncludes level editorRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing6 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,6291%61
PS4 (PlayStation)2,4491%61

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

Player tags

RTSWarTanksMilitaryStrategyReal-TimeRealisticHistoricalMultiplayerSingleplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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