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Ultimate General: Civil War cover art

Ultimate General: Civil War

Game-Labs · 2017-07-14

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

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.

475
playing now
89%
positive of 8.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
78/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
84/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

475 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 475 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 6% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 215k–515k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,583 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 11 of 26 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

6142672026-08-06 23:00 — 487 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 307 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 437 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 511 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 345 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 484 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 529 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 365 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 531 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 544 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 293 players2026-08-10 12:00 — 314 players2026-08-10 20:00 — 526 players2026-08-11 04:00 — 347 players2026-08-11 12:00 — 348 players2026-08-12 08:00 — 305 players2026-08-13 15:00 — 444 players2026-08-14 23:00 — 463 players2026-08-16 07:00 — 312 players2026-08-17 14:00 — 395 players2026-08-18 22:00 — 444 players2026-08-20 05:00 — 273 players2026-08-21 13:00 — 360 players2026-08-22 20:00 — 573 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 335 players2026-08-25 12:00 — 306 players2026-08-26 20:00 — 491 players2026-08-28 04:00 — 317 players2026-08-29 10:00 — 392 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 475 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$7.492016-11-172026-08-302016-11-17 — best price $29.992017-07-05 — best price $29.992017-11-01 — best price $29.992018-01-04 — best price $29.992018-03-23 — best price $29.992018-04-20 — best price $29.992018-07-05 — best price $29.992018-09-13 — best price $22.992018-11-01 — best price $29.992018-11-10 — best price $9.792018-12-10 — best price $8.992019-01-03 — best price $29.992019-02-06 — best price $8.992019-05-27 — best price $29.992019-07-09 — best price $29.992019-11-28 — best price $7.492020-01-02 — best price $29.992020-06-15 — best price $29.992020-09-14 — best price $29.992020-11-02 — best price $29.992021-01-05 — best price $29.992021-07-08 — best price $29.992021-10-25 — best price $29.992021-12-17 — best price $29.992022-02-03 — best price $29.992022-11-29 — best price $29.992023-03-23 — best price $29.992023-11-28 — best price $29.992024-03-21 — best price $29.992024-08-26 — best price $29.992025-01-27 — best price $29.992025-05-05 — best price $29.992025-09-15 — best price $29.992025-10-22 — best price $29.992026-03-02 — best price $29.992026-04-20 — best price $29.992026-05-27 — best price $29.992026-08-04 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

002026-08-28 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 0 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.

Player tags

RTSWarAmericaWargameMilitaryStrategyTabletopTacticalEducationBoard Game

Census log

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

Recent updates

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