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USC: Counterforce

Angry Cat Studios · Firesquid · 2024-07-18

SteamGOG

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jul 25, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Lead your Space Commandos in a revival of turn-based squad tactics inspired by UFO/XCOM and Aliens. Utilize in-depth skill & combat systems in multiple game modes, including a full campaign. Discover the truth behind the demise of colony MC83-A and join the USC in defending humanity!

0
playing now
67%
positive of 239 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Lead your Space Commandos in a revival of turn-based squad tactics inspired by UFO/XCOM and Aliens. Utilize in-depth skill & combat systems in multiple game modes, including a full campaign. Discover the truth behind the demise of colony MC83-A and join the USC in defending humanity!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 48% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.8k–11k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 239 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.59 at Fanatical (2026-03-09)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 89 of 128 observed days · $18.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

302026-08-11 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 06:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$99.99$1.482023-01-032026-08-302023-01-03 — best price $99.992023-08-11 — best price $19.992023-11-10 — best price $19.992023-12-12 — best price $15.892024-02-13 — best price $15.892024-04-04 — best price $11.992024-04-29 — best price $15.082024-07-12 — best price $15.082024-08-02 — best price $15.892024-10-14 — best price $11.992024-11-21 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $7.492025-01-24 — best price $9.992025-02-13 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-04-17 — best price $7.992025-05-11 — best price $19.992025-06-03 — best price $5.992025-06-26 — best price $5.992025-07-28 — best price $19.992025-08-19 — best price $19.992025-09-15 — best price $6.592025-10-01 — best price $3.992025-10-28 — best price $5.992025-11-25 — best price $1.992025-12-17 — best price $1.992026-01-13 — best price $15.892026-02-13 — best price $15.082026-03-17 — best price $2.002026-04-06 — best price $2.002026-04-21 — best price $2.002026-05-13 — best price $1.932026-05-31 — best price $1.482026-06-21 — best price $2.002026-07-31 — best price $1.482026-08-15 — best price $1.992026-08-28 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam CloudRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, German, Hungarian

Player tags

RPGMilitaryStrategyTop-DownDifficultTurn-BasedLocal Co-OpMultiplayerSingleplayerStrategy RPG

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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