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Twilight Struggle cover art

Twilight Struggle

Playdek, Inc. · 2016-04-13

Steam

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Apr 13, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 13, 2016 (Mac), Jun 24, 2016 (iOS), TBD (Android)

Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.

65
playing now
86%
positive of 3.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 65 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 88 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 75k–179k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,982 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2023-05-22) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
868620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

101432026-08-06 23:00 — 51 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 52 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 80 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 60 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 46 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 86 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 59 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 60 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 86 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 68 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 69 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 81 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 62 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 55 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 73 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 60 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 55 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 95 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 56 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 64 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 101 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 89 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 66 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 84 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 84 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 62 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 97 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 72 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 65 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.492016-04-142026-07-092016-04-14 — best price $11.992016-11-29 — best price $14.992017-10-19 — best price $7.942018-01-04 — best price $14.992018-05-02 — best price $14.992018-07-23 — best price $9.992018-08-16 — best price $7.502018-08-30 — best price $14.992018-11-09 — best price $6.992018-12-21 — best price $4.992019-02-01 — best price $6.002019-02-14 — best price $3.992019-05-23 — best price $9.992019-11-26 — best price $2.992019-12-11 — best price $9.992020-02-25 — best price $9.992020-03-23 — best price $9.992020-05-12 — best price $8.792020-05-29 — best price $8.892020-06-06 — best price $9.992020-06-13 — best price $8.892020-06-21 — best price $9.992020-06-29 — best price $8.892020-07-07 — best price $9.992020-07-14 — best price $8.892020-07-22 — best price $9.992020-07-29 — best price $8.892020-08-06 — best price $9.992020-08-13 — best price $8.892021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-10-21 — best price $4.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-12-22 — best price $7.492023-07-13 — best price $9.992024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-07-11 — best price $9.992025-04-28 — best price $3.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $3.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
76.3%
earned "Way of Life"
6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsIn-App PurchasesStatsSteam Turn Notifications1 DLC

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,8320%31

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

Player tags

2DWargameCold WarStrategyTabletopTacticalCard GameBoard GameHistoricalSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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