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Ultimate General: Gettysburg cover art

Ultimate General: Gettysburg

Game-Labs · 2014-10-16

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Feb 21, 2015 (iOS), Oct 16, 2014 (Mac), Oct 16, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 04, 2023 (Xbox One), Aug 04, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 04, 2023 (PlayStation 4)

A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.

6
playing now
80%
positive of 2.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 68k–163k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,709 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.74 at Humble Store (2019-05-23) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 10 of 18 observed days · $14.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420172026Week of 2017-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1522026-08-06 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 9 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 7 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 10 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.742015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-06-04 — best price $14.992015-09-28 — best price $4.992015-12-04 — best price $14.992016-02-06 — best price $3.742016-07-04 — best price $14.992017-06-06 — best price $3.792017-11-01 — best price $14.992018-02-22 — best price $3.742018-06-04 — best price $2.292018-08-06 — best price $14.992018-11-07 — best price $2.242018-11-22 — best price $1.492019-01-24 — best price $14.992019-05-27 — best price $14.992019-11-10 — best price $1.492019-12-11 — best price $1.492020-05-27 — best price $3.792020-07-25 — best price $14.992020-11-25 — best price $1.492021-02-15 — best price $14.992021-10-28 — best price $3.742022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-11-22 — best price $3.742023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $7.492024-07-11 — best price $14.992025-01-27 — best price $19.992025-06-26 — best price $7.992025-10-22 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $7.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

3
achievements tracked
83.5%
earned "Battle of Gettysburg medal"
15.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsStatsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,4118%3
Xbox One (Xbox)8211%23
PS4 (PlayStation)4434%23
PS5 (PlayStation)3619%23
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

RTSWarIndieAmericaWargameMilitaryStrategyTacticalHistoricalSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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