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Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon

Ronimo Games · Atari · 2018-11-06

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 01, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 06, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 06, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

Take command of mighty Vikings, sly Persians or brutish Demons! Destroy your opponent’s base while defending your own in this action-packed side-scrolling RTS!

Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon is a 2018 Action, Indie, Strategy game priced at $1.49, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a review sentiment of Mixed (70% of 322 reviews).

0
playing now
70%
positive of 322 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
4.24★
PlayStation Store rating (41 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.49
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (53 reviews).
  • · Top 25% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 8.1k–19k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 322 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2026-07-13) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 9 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
454520182026Week of 2018-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
181Nov 2018Jun 2024Nov 2018 — avg 17 · peak 86Jan 2019 — avg 3 · peak 12Mar 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Sep 2019 — avg 5 · peak 20Nov 2019 — avg 4 · peak 14Jan 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9Sep 2020 — avg 1 · peak 6Nov 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Mar 2021 — avg 1 · peak 9May 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 15Apr 2022 — avg 1 · peak 6Jun 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Sep 2022 — avg 1 · peak 3Nov 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Mar 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6

▲ +1 avg players vs prior month — Jun 2024

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.492018-06-202026-08-212018-06-20 — best price $19.992018-11-13 — best price $14.992019-01-10 — best price $9.892019-04-08 — best price $8.992019-06-25 — best price $5.992019-11-20 — best price $5.992019-12-01 — best price $5.992020-01-09 — best price $5.992020-01-27 — best price $14.992020-06-22 — best price $5.992020-11-02 — best price $14.992021-01-05 — best price $14.992021-02-26 — best price $9.992021-05-24 — best price $2.492021-08-20 — best price $1.992021-11-24 — best price $1.992022-01-27 — best price $3.992022-02-28 — best price $2.492022-06-23 — best price $2.492022-10-24 — best price $1.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-01-20 — best price $1.992023-02-21 — best price $1.992023-05-05 — best price $1.992023-08-28 — best price $2.492023-12-21 — best price $4.992024-03-14 — best price $4.992024-06-27 — best price $1.992024-10-21 — best price $4.492024-12-19 — best price $1.992025-03-13 — best price $1.992025-05-01 — best price $1.992025-08-15 — best price $1.992025-09-29 — best price $1.992025-12-18 — best price $1.992026-03-19 — best price $1.992026-05-23 — best price $1.992026-07-13 — best price $1.492026-08-21 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
87.4%
earned "The counting has started"
3.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-11-06 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,6600%13

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

Player tags

2DRTSFunnyIndieActionCasualFantasyColorfulStrategyReal-Time

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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