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Wargame: Airland Battle

Eugen Systems · 2013-05-29

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

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

Releases: May 29, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.

Wargame: Airland Battle is an Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2013, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 4454 reviews).

7
playing now
87%
positive of 4.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Wargame: AirLand Battle is a real-time strategy video game developed by Eugen Systems and published by Focus Home Interactive, released on May 29, 2013. It is set in Europe during the Cold War, most specifically in the years 1975–85. The game is the sequel to the Wargame: European Escalation.

Trailer

Wargame: Airland Battle trailer thumbnail

Wargame: Airland Battle - First Teaser

≈79,849 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 28 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 39% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 49,477 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 178k–357k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,458 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$3.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.39 at Steam (2019-12-19) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 11 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
272720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 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 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3232026-09-14 21:00 — 15 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 9 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 8 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 32 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 11 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 10 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 24 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 8 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 18 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 13 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 13 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 25 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 11 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 10 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 19 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 16 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 11 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 19 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 21 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.5k13May 2013Aug 2026May 2013 — avg 1,011 · peak 3,877Oct 2013 — avg 568 · peak 1,175Mar 2014 — avg 948 · peak 2,269Aug 2014 — avg 222 · peak 423Jan 2015 — avg 182 · peak 436Jun 2015 — avg 154 · peak 346Nov 2015 — avg 124 · peak 331Apr 2016 — avg 107 · peak 243Sep 2016 — avg 108 · peak 326Feb 2017 — avg 84 · peak 186Jul 2017 — avg 72 · peak 189Dec 2017 — avg 72 · peak 148May 2018 — avg 65 · peak 126Oct 2018 — avg 62 · peak 147Mar 2019 — avg 55 · peak 110Aug 2019 — avg 46 · peak 91Jan 2020 — avg 52 · peak 115Jun 2020 — avg 50 · peak 123Nov 2020 — avg 50 · peak 100Apr 2021 — avg 45 · peak 105Sep 2021 — avg 30 · peak 71Feb 2022 — avg 56 · peak 198Jul 2022 — avg 38 · peak 82Dec 2022 — avg 35 · peak 71May 2023 — avg 31 · peak 71Oct 2023 — avg 29 · peak 66Mar 2024 — avg 31 · peak 68Aug 2024 — avg 24 · peak 54Jan 2025 — avg 25 · peak 64Jun 2025 — avg 21 · peak 48Nov 2025 — avg 19 · peak 43Apr 2026 — avg 16 · peak 41Aug 2026 — avg 13 · peak 36
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$23.31$2.392015-01-012026-10-042015-01-01 — best price $6.792015-02-06 — best price $4.992015-03-31 — best price $19.992015-04-30 — best price $23.122015-06-22 — best price $19.992015-09-26 — best price $6.792015-12-22 — best price $4.992016-02-16 — best price $22.272016-04-18 — best price $5.002016-08-07 — best price $3.912016-10-06 — best price $19.992017-01-01 — best price $14.802017-03-28 — best price $19.992017-05-25 — best price $19.992017-08-29 — best price $4.992017-11-08 — best price $19.992018-01-05 — best price $20.472018-03-23 — best price $17.982018-05-14 — best price $4.992018-07-28 — best price $19.992018-09-03 — best price $4.992019-11-01 — best price $19.992020-02-05 — best price $18.692020-03-13 — best price $19.992020-06-25 — best price $3.992021-01-05 — best price $19.992021-08-15 — best price $4.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-04-04 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $19.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-07-28 — best price $4.082024-04-19 — best price $3.142024-12-19 — best price $4.992025-09-14 — best price $4.992026-06-25 — best price $4.992026-10-04 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3982026-05-29 — 12 pageviews2026-06-02 — 22 pageviews2026-06-06 — 9 pageviews2026-06-10 — 19 pageviews2026-06-14 — 16 pageviews2026-06-18 — 17 pageviews2026-06-22 — 19 pageviews2026-06-26 — 22 pageviews2026-06-30 — 14 pageviews2026-07-04 — 39 pageviews2026-07-08 — 15 pageviews2026-07-12 — 24 pageviews2026-07-16 — 11 pageviews2026-07-20 — 14 pageviews2026-07-24 — 22 pageviews2026-07-28 — 15 pageviews2026-08-01 — 13 pageviews2026-08-05 — 9 pageviews2026-08-09 — 12 pageviews2026-08-13 — 11 pageviews2026-08-17 — 11 pageviews2026-08-21 — 14 pageviews2026-08-25 — 17 pageviews2026-08-29 — 12 pageviews2026-09-02 — 16 pageviews2026-09-06 — 13 pageviews2026-09-10 — 19 pageviews2026-09-14 — 10 pageviews2026-09-18 — 22 pageviews2026-09-22 — 10 pageviews2026-09-26 — 22 pageviews2026-09-30 — 19 pageviews2026-10-04 — 15 pageviews2026-10-07 — 15 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

8 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2013-07-31, latest 2013-12-10 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RTSWarActionWargameCold WarMilitaryStrategyTacticalDifficultReal-Time

Census log

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

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