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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.

Twilight Struggle is a Simulation and Strategy game released in 2016, priced at $9.99, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 2984 reviews).

93
playing now
86%
positive of 3.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

93 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Twilight Struggle trailer thumbnail

Twilight Struggle: Red Sea (OFFICIAL TRAILER)

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 93 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 8% of 16,689 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 75k–179k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,984 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 4 of 8 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

105372026-09-15 14:00 — 88 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 47 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 64 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 90 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 87 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 66 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 70 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 105 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 80 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 65 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 84 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 71 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 76 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 82 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 70 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 52 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 92 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 58 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 51 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 82 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 70 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 37 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 93 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
29765Apr 2016Aug 2026Apr 2016 — avg 297 · peak 642Aug 2016 — avg 92 · peak 159Dec 2016 — avg 101 · peak 208Apr 2017 — avg 79 · peak 136Aug 2017 — avg 67 · peak 116Dec 2017 — avg 90 · peak 157Apr 2018 — avg 76 · peak 155Aug 2018 — avg 92 · peak 194Dec 2018 — avg 83 · peak 156Apr 2019 — avg 76 · peak 149Aug 2019 — avg 72 · peak 131Dec 2019 — avg 79 · peak 134Apr 2020 — avg 208 · peak 428Aug 2020 — avg 109 · peak 199Dec 2020 — avg 122 · peak 224Apr 2021 — avg 113 · peak 190Aug 2021 — avg 105 · peak 157Dec 2021 — avg 104 · peak 157Apr 2022 — avg 109 · peak 171Aug 2022 — avg 83 · peak 131Dec 2022 — avg 84 · peak 135Apr 2023 — avg 90 · peak 142Aug 2023 — avg 83 · peak 129Dec 2023 — avg 83 · peak 126Apr 2024 — avg 90 · peak 143Aug 2024 — avg 82 · peak 125Dec 2024 — avg 84 · peak 134Apr 2025 — avg 80 · peak 121Aug 2025 — avg 72 · peak 112Dec 2025 — avg 70 · peak 108Apr 2026 — avg 77 · peak 129Aug 2026 — avg 69 · peak 110
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-12-19 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

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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