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Total Annihilation

Cavedog Entertainment · Wargaming.net · 2015-12-18

SteamGOG

Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Sep 30, 1997 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 30, 1997 (Mac)

What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination.

119
playing now
96%
positive of 3.8k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
IGDB user rating (69 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

119 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Total Annihilation is a science fiction real-time strategy video game released in September 1997 for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS by Cavedog Entertainment and distributed internationally by GT Interactive. Two expansion packs were released in 1998, The Core Contingency on April 29 and Battle Tactics on July 20, while a medieval-themed spin-off called Total Annihilation: Kingdoms was released on June 25, 1999.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 119 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 159 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~20/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 5,909 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 94k–226k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,761 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.26 at Steam (2015-12-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
616120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

163562026-08-06 23:00 — 94 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 72 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 110 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 114 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 72 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 128 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 108 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 98 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 145 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 126 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 73 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 108 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 109 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 56 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 104 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 84 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 61 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 132 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 107 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 58 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 86 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 107 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 84 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 106 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 119 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 80 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 98 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 119 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 119 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.13$0.262015-04-132026-02-262015-04-13 — best price $4.992015-06-18 — best price $7.902015-12-22 — best price $0.262016-05-06 — best price $7.202016-07-04 — best price $4.992016-10-07 — best price $4.992016-11-29 — best price $1.242017-01-02 — best price $4.992017-05-11 — best price $1.242018-06-21 — best price $2.492018-08-02 — best price $4.992018-11-15 — best price $1.242018-11-28 — best price $4.992019-01-10 — best price $2.242019-02-11 — best price $4.992019-07-18 — best price $2.492019-09-12 — best price $4.992019-11-21 — best price $1.742019-12-19 — best price $2.742020-01-27 — best price $4.992020-08-28 — best price $2.742020-11-02 — best price $4.992020-12-22 — best price $1.992021-02-15 — best price $4.992021-09-25 — best price $2.992021-11-01 — best price $4.992021-12-22 — best price $1.742022-02-03 — best price $4.992022-06-23 — best price $1.992022-11-29 — best price $4.992023-02-16 — best price $0.742023-08-08 — best price $4.992025-02-20 — best price $0.992026-02-26 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2931022026-05-30 — 118 pageviews2026-06-02 — 146 pageviews2026-06-05 — 120 pageviews2026-06-08 — 122 pageviews2026-06-11 — 102 pageviews2026-06-14 — 154 pageviews2026-06-17 — 144 pageviews2026-06-20 — 116 pageviews2026-06-23 — 154 pageviews2026-06-26 — 132 pageviews2026-06-29 — 164 pageviews2026-07-02 — 119 pageviews2026-07-05 — 156 pageviews2026-07-08 — 151 pageviews2026-07-11 — 141 pageviews2026-07-14 — 143 pageviews2026-07-17 — 125 pageviews2026-07-20 — 145 pageviews2026-07-23 — 162 pageviews2026-07-26 — 127 pageviews2026-07-29 — 182 pageviews2026-08-01 — 173 pageviews2026-08-04 — 143 pageviews2026-08-07 — 145 pageviews2026-08-10 — 160 pageviews2026-08-13 — 135 pageviews2026-08-16 — 160 pageviews2026-08-19 — 171 pageviews2026-08-22 — 210 pageviews2026-08-25 — 136 pageviews2026-08-27 — 183 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerFamily Sharing

Player tags

RTSCo-opRetro1990'sActionRobotsSci-fiClassicStrategyTop-Down

Census log

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

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