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Ultimate General: Civil War

Game-Labs · 2017-07-14

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IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jul 14, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 14, 2017 (Mac)

Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.

Ultimate General: Civil War is a 2017 Indie, Simulation, Strategy game priced at $29.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 8605 reviews).

305
playing now
89%
positive of 8.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
twitch viewers (latest)
1.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
78/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
84/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
3.56★
PlayStation Store rating (247 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$29.99
steam price (US)

305 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Ultimate General: Civil War trailer thumbnail

Ultimate General: Civil War Trailer

≈783,890 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 305 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 294 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~37/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 49,476 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 216k–517k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,623 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2019-11-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 9 of 67 observed days · $22.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22622620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5212302026-09-14 21:00 — 471 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 264 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 343 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 465 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 358 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 278 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 434 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 334 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 263 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 504 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 410 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 248 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 384 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 394 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 323 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 488 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 371 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 242 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 359 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 461 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 324 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 364 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 483 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 305 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
847345Nov 2016Aug 2026Nov 2016 — avg 400 · peak 985Feb 2017 — avg 456 · peak 804May 2017 — avg 345 · peak 626Aug 2017 — avg 847 · peak 1,450Nov 2017 — avg 594 · peak 964Feb 2018 — avg 546 · peak 995May 2018 — avg 422 · peak 684Aug 2018 — avg 507 · peak 829Nov 2018 — avg 510 · peak 934Feb 2019 — avg 460 · peak 804May 2019 — avg 427 · peak 704Aug 2019 — avg 483 · peak 813Nov 2019 — avg 553 · peak 974Feb 2020 — avg 547 · peak 954May 2020 — avg 546 · peak 831Aug 2020 — avg 639 · peak 982Nov 2020 — avg 626 · peak 1,008Feb 2021 — avg 597 · peak 995May 2021 — avg 508 · peak 789Aug 2021 — avg 540 · peak 825Nov 2021 — avg 511 · peak 754Feb 2022 — avg 535 · peak 815May 2022 — avg 445 · peak 673Aug 2022 — avg 530 · peak 802Nov 2022 — avg 441 · peak 676Feb 2023 — avg 454 · peak 713May 2023 — avg 432 · peak 626Aug 2023 — avg 448 · peak 711Nov 2023 — avg 537 · peak 974Feb 2024 — avg 532 · peak 840May 2024 — avg 448 · peak 658Aug 2024 — avg 434 · peak 638Nov 2024 — avg 424 · peak 623Feb 2025 — avg 420 · peak 683May 2025 — avg 463 · peak 712Aug 2025 — avg 426 · peak 659Nov 2025 — avg 444 · peak 680Feb 2026 — avg 394 · peak 631May 2026 — avg 440 · peak 737Aug 2026 — avg 417 · peak 641
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
332026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 1 new positive2026-09-21: 3 new negative2026-09-23: 1 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 1 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 1 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 1 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 2 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$7.492016-11-172026-10-142016-11-17 — best price $29.992017-09-18 — best price $29.992018-01-04 — best price $29.992018-04-02 — best price $29.992018-07-05 — best price $29.992018-10-02 — best price $29.992018-11-10 — best price $9.792018-12-17 — best price $29.992019-02-06 — best price $8.992019-06-18 — best price $29.992019-11-28 — best price $7.492020-05-04 — best price $29.992020-09-14 — best price $29.992020-12-01 — best price $29.992021-07-08 — best price $29.992021-11-01 — best price $29.992022-02-03 — best price $29.992023-01-05 — best price $29.992023-11-28 — best price $29.992024-07-11 — best price $29.992025-01-27 — best price $29.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-10-22 — best price $29.992026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-05-27 — best price $29.992026-08-28 — best price $29.992026-09-03 — best price $29.992026-09-09 — best price $29.992026-09-15 — best price $29.992026-09-21 — best price $29.992026-09-27 — best price $29.992026-10-03 — best price $29.992026-10-09 — best price $29.992026-10-14 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

1702026-09-30 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 02:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-03 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-04 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-06 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 00:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 05:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-08 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 1 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
69%
earned "The Civil War Campaign Medal"
4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,3092%39
Xbox Series (Xbox)170%39

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

RTSWarAmericaWargameMilitaryStrategyTabletopTacticalEducationBoard Game

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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