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USC: Counterforce

Angry Cat Studios · Firesquid · 2024-07-18

SteamGOG

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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!

USC: Counterforce is an Indie, RPG, and Strategy game released in 2024, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (67% of 241 reviews).

0
playing now
67%
positive of 241 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 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

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 22 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 23% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 4.8k–11k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 241 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-90%
GamersGate$2.00-90%

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 91 of 155 observed days · $0.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
282820232026Week of 2023-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$99.99$1.482023-01-032026-10-142023-01-03 — best price $99.992023-08-28 — best price $14.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-02-11 — best price $15.082024-04-04 — best price $11.992024-05-20 — best price $19.992024-07-23 — best price $15.082024-10-07 — best price $15.742024-11-21 — best price $19.992025-01-03 — best price $15.742025-01-31 — best price $10.002025-03-17 — best price $15.082025-04-17 — best price $7.992025-05-19 — best price $6.592025-06-12 — best price $19.992025-07-25 — best price $4.432025-08-19 — best price $19.992025-09-17 — best price $5.102025-10-13 — best price $6.592025-11-21 — best price $1.802025-12-17 — best price $1.992026-01-22 — best price $1.502026-03-03 — best price $1.992026-04-01 — best price $1.992026-04-21 — best price $2.002026-05-18 — best price $1.692026-06-09 — best price $19.992026-07-23 — best price $19.992026-08-15 — best price $1.992026-08-30 — best price $19.992026-09-09 — best price $19.992026-09-19 — best price $1.992026-09-29 — best price $19.992026-10-09 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
57%
earned "It's not over yet..."
0.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-07-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1870%37

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

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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