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Wargame: European Escalation

Eugen Systems · 2012-02-22

SteamGOG

IndieSimulationStrategy

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

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

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Wargame: European Escalation is an Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2012, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 3402 reviews).

8
playing now
78%
positive of 3.4k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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.

Trailer

Wargame: European Escalation trailer thumbnail

Wargame: European Escalation Official Trailer (PC)

≈112,286 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

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 5% of 49,650 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 136k–272k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,401 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

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

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 15 of 20 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

1622026-09-15 13:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 10 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 9 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 14 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 10 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 11 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 14 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 12 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 10 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 12 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 15 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5139Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 492 · peak 1,073Dec 2012 — avg 513 · peak 2,197May 2013 — avg 326 · peak 779Oct 2013 — avg 161 · peak 534Mar 2014 — avg 172 · peak 462Aug 2014 — avg 106 · peak 223Jan 2015 — avg 103 · peak 255Jun 2015 — avg 91 · peak 272Nov 2015 — avg 72 · peak 215Apr 2016 — avg 64 · peak 152Sep 2016 — avg 69 · peak 243Feb 2017 — avg 52 · peak 123Jul 2017 — avg 43 · peak 119Dec 2017 — avg 40 · peak 93May 2018 — avg 34 · peak 73Oct 2018 — avg 40 · peak 96Mar 2019 — avg 32 · peak 70Aug 2019 — avg 26 · peak 56Jan 2020 — avg 34 · peak 73Jun 2020 — avg 32 · peak 85Nov 2020 — avg 33 · peak 74Apr 2021 — avg 30 · peak 66Sep 2021 — avg 20 · peak 49Feb 2022 — avg 43 · peak 149Jul 2022 — avg 24 · peak 53Dec 2022 — avg 23 · peak 48May 2023 — avg 19 · peak 45Oct 2023 — avg 18 · peak 47Mar 2024 — avg 18 · peak 48Aug 2024 — avg 15 · peak 33Jan 2025 — avg 16 · peak 43Jun 2025 — avg 16 · peak 50Nov 2025 — avg 11 · peak 25Apr 2026 — avg 10 · peak 25Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 22
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.42$1.502015-01-012026-10-082015-01-01 — 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 $2.492026-10-08 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

51152026-05-29 — 28 pageviews2026-06-02 — 30 pageviews2026-06-06 — 33 pageviews2026-06-10 — 41 pageviews2026-06-14 — 28 pageviews2026-06-18 — 31 pageviews2026-06-22 — 35 pageviews2026-06-26 — 39 pageviews2026-06-30 — 31 pageviews2026-07-04 — 21 pageviews2026-07-08 — 43 pageviews2026-07-12 — 31 pageviews2026-07-16 — 36 pageviews2026-07-20 — 22 pageviews2026-07-24 — 33 pageviews2026-07-28 — 33 pageviews2026-08-01 — 29 pageviews2026-08-05 — 35 pageviews2026-08-09 — 26 pageviews2026-08-13 — 35 pageviews2026-08-17 — 36 pageviews2026-08-21 — 18 pageviews2026-08-25 — 49 pageviews2026-08-29 — 24 pageviews2026-09-02 — 33 pageviews2026-09-06 — 20 pageviews2026-09-10 — 37 pageviews2026-09-14 — 31 pageviews2026-09-18 — 41 pageviews2026-09-22 — 25 pageviews2026-09-26 — 47 pageviews2026-09-30 — 20 pageviews2026-10-04 — 23 pageviews2026-10-07 — 28 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

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2012-04-12, latest 2012-11-14 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

RTSWarActionWargameCold WarMilitaryStrategyTacticalReal-TimeRealistic

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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