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Wargame: European Escalation cover art

Wargame: European Escalation

Eugen Systems · 2012-02-22

SteamGOG

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Feb 23, 2012 (Linux), Feb 22, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 22, 2012 (Mac)

The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.

8
playing now
78%
positive of 3.4k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

Wargame: European Escalation is a real-time tactics video game developed by Eugen Systems and published by Focus Home Interactive, released on February 23, 2012. It is set in Europe during the Cold War, most specifically in the years 1975–85 with alternate history scenarios portraying open war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 35 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 136k–272k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,402 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2021-06-03) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 11 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
222220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1532026-08-06 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 7 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 10 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 9 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 11 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 11 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 7 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 13 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.42$1.502015-01-012026-08-102015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-02-13 — best price $9.992015-04-09 — best price $9.992015-05-01 — best price $9.492015-05-21 — best price $11.112015-06-14 — best price $1.992015-07-29 — best price $9.492015-11-06 — best price $2.492015-12-21 — best price $9.772016-02-19 — best price $9.992016-04-22 — best price $9.992016-07-07 — best price $8.752016-10-03 — best price $9.282016-12-22 — best price $2.492017-03-20 — best price $3.002017-05-25 — best price $9.992017-08-28 — best price $9.992017-11-22 — best price $2.492018-01-29 — best price $9.992018-04-27 — best price $3.402018-07-17 — best price $7.992018-09-28 — best price $2.492020-01-25 — best price $9.912020-03-09 — best price $2.002020-07-23 — best price $1.992021-04-21 — best price $1.502021-09-24 — best price $8.992022-03-12 — best price $9.372022-07-07 — best price $9.992023-04-29 — best price $1.752023-11-21 — best price $2.492024-11-25 — best price $1.752025-08-04 — best price $7.192026-07-28 — best price $2.492026-08-10 — best price $7.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

59172026-05-29 — 28 pageviews2026-06-01 — 41 pageviews2026-06-04 — 35 pageviews2026-06-07 — 42 pageviews2026-06-10 — 41 pageviews2026-06-13 — 48 pageviews2026-06-16 — 28 pageviews2026-06-19 — 29 pageviews2026-06-22 — 35 pageviews2026-06-25 — 46 pageviews2026-06-28 — 17 pageviews2026-07-01 — 33 pageviews2026-07-04 — 21 pageviews2026-07-07 — 28 pageviews2026-07-10 — 24 pageviews2026-07-13 — 42 pageviews2026-07-16 — 36 pageviews2026-07-19 — 51 pageviews2026-07-22 — 27 pageviews2026-07-25 — 36 pageviews2026-07-28 — 33 pageviews2026-07-31 — 45 pageviews2026-08-03 — 34 pageviews2026-08-06 — 26 pageviews2026-08-09 — 26 pageviews2026-08-12 — 34 pageviews2026-08-15 — 24 pageviews2026-08-18 — 26 pageviews2026-08-21 — 18 pageviews2026-08-24 — 37 pageviews2026-08-25 — 49 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

29
achievements tracked
63.7%
earned "Another Brick in the Wall/The Wall"
6.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsValve Anti-Cheat enabledFamily Sharing4 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,7723%29

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

Player tags

RTSWarActionWargameCold WarMilitaryStrategyTacticalReal-TimeRealistic

Census log

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

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