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DEFCON

App ID 1520
App Type Game
Name DEFCON
Developer
Publisher Introversion Software
Supported Systems STEAMPLAY
Last Record Update (July 20, 2017 – 20:30:16 UTC)
Last Change Number 3210203
Release Date September 29, 2006 ()
84.86% ( 2k / 272 ) 12 In-Game

Inspired by the 1983 cult classic film, Wargames, DEFCON superbly evokes the tension, paranoia and suspicion of the Cold War era, playing on the fascinating aspects of psychological gameplay that occur during strategic nuclear warfare. You play a General hidden deep within an underground bunker.

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Currency Current Price Converted Price Lowest Recorded Price February 18, 2016
us U.S. Dollar $9.99 Base Price $0.99 at -90%
uk British Pound £6.99 $9.06 -9.28% £0.59 at -90%
eu Euro 9,99€ $11.62 +16.28% 0,89€ at -90%
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User Tags

StrategyIndieSimulationRTSWarTacticalPsychological HorrorGreat SoundtrackMultiplayer2DAtmosphericSingleplayerWargameCold WarDiplomacyReal-Time with Pause

Additional Information

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Genres Indie,Strategy
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logo_small 60168302dfbcd5edd5ff2ddad9dc50b47d5669c8_thumb
gamedir Defcon
metacritic_name DEFCON: Everybody Dies
icon steam/games/icon_Defcon
metacritic_score 84
NoServers Yes
metacritic_fullurl http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/defcon-everybody-dies?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
state eStateAvailable
ValidOSList
GameManualURL http://store.steampowered.com/manual/1520/
community_visible_stats Yes
linuxclienticon 4ad717aff2b123937d774079df27621cd3b5c2de
installscript_macos DEFCON.app/installscript_osx.vdf
community_hub_visible Yes
small_capsule
  • english: capsule_231x87.jpg
header_image
  • english: header.jpg
store_tags

Achievements

API name Display name and description Icons
DefconAchievement0 Victory
Win a game online
DefconAchievement1 Reserves
Win an online game with at least half your nukes still remaining
DefconAchievement2 Perfectly timed betrayal
Defect from an ally, then land a nuke on one of their cities within 10 seconds
DefconAchievement3 Pre-emptive striker
Destroy a total of 50 enemy silos before they can launch any Nukes
DefconAchievement4 Kill The World
Nuke 7 billion civilians
DefconAchievement5 Wasteful
Destroy a total of 50 enemy ships with Nukes
DefconAchievement6 Nice try
Sink an entire enemy fleet of six subs, before they can launch a single nuke
DefconAchievement7 Hit and run
Launch all nukes from a fleet of six subs and escape without losing a single sub in the process
DefconAchievement8 Recon expert
Uncover all ground bases belonging to a single enemy team before Defcon 1
DefconAchievement9 Brave sacrifice
Lose 500 pilots due to running out of fuel
DefconAchievement10 Explore North America
Nuke Washington DC, New York and San Francisco in a single match
DefconAchievement11 Explore South America
Nuke Mexico, Sao Paolo and Lima in a single match
DefconAchievement12 Explore Europe
Nuke London, Rome and Berlin in a single match
DefconAchievement13 Explore Africa
Nuke Cairo and Kinchasa in a single match
DefconAchievement14 Explore Russia
Nuke Moscow and Leningrad in a single match
DefconAchievement15 Explore Asia
Nuke Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong in a single match
DefconAchievement16 Lone warrior
Win a 6 player game online without ever being in an alliance
DefconAchievement17 Diplomat
Win an online game of Diplomacy
DefconAchievement18 Backstabber
Call a vote and convince your allies to kick a team member, a total of 10 times
DefconAchievement19 Had enough yet?
Nuke a city with a population already reduced to 0.0M
DefconAchievement20 Survivor
Win an online game of Survivor with at least 90% of your population still alive
DefconAchievement21 Merry Christmas
Nuke Santa and thereby end Christmas for everyone, for ever more

Stats

API Name Display Name Default Value
AllianceKicks Number of times kicked from Alliance 0
AllianceVotes Number of Alliance Kick Votes started 0
CivilianDeathsFriendly Friendly civilian kills (millions) 0
CivilianDeathsEnemy Enemy civilian kills (millions) 0
CivilianDeathsLosses Civilian losses (millions) 0
NukesLaunchedSilo Nukes launched from silos 0
NukesLaunchedBomber Nukes launched from bombers 0
NukesLaunchedSub Nukes launched from subs 0
KillsSilo Number of Silos destroyed 0
KillsRadar Number of Radar Stations destroyed 0
KillsNuke Number of Nukes shot down 0
KillsSub Number of Submarines sunk 0
KillsBattleship Number of Battleships sunk 0
KillsAirbase Number of Airbases destroyed 0
KillsFighter Number of Fighters shot down 0
KillsBomber Number of Bombers shot down 0
KillsCarrier Number of Carriers sunk 0
DeathsSilo Number of Silos lost 0
DeathsRadar Number of Radar Stations lost 0
DeathsNuke Number of Nukes lost 0
DeathsSub Number of Submarines lost 0
DeathsBattleship Number of Battleships lost 0
DeathsAirbase Number of Airbases lost 0
DeathsFighter Number of Fighters lost 0
DeathsBomber Number of Bombers lost 0
DeathsCarrier Number of Carriers lost 0
FullSilosDestroyed Number of full Silos destroyed 0
ShipsNuked Number of ships nuked 0
FightersOutOfFuel Number of Fighters lost due to lack of fuel 0
SuccessfulKicks Number of successful alliance kicks 0
OnlineGamesCompleted Number of games played online, all the way to completion 0
OnlineGamesWon Number of games won online 0

Players online

  • 12 right now
  • 30 24 hour peak - tweet this
  • 380 all-time peak May 18, 2017 – 16:20:15 UTC
  • 1.4 hours median playtime in last 2 weeks
  • 1.6 hours average playtime in last 2 weeks

SteamSpy

  • 871,515 ± 25,309 owners
  • 473,917 ± 18,672 players total54.38%
  • 6,167 ± 2,131 players in last 2 weeks0.71%
  • 37 minutes median total playtime
  • 2.9 hours average total playtime

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Packages that include this app

SubID Name Billing Type Last Updated
55 Darwinia Complementary CD Key November 13, 2015 – 20:00:46 UTC
156 Defcon Store May 19, 2017 – 17:00:06 UTC
242 Defcon Complimentary CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
578 Introversion Anthology Store November 13, 2015 – 20:05:45 UTC
4089 Introversion Comp CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
4603 Introversion Complete Pack Store November 13, 2015 – 20:28:04 UTC
6925 Indie Mix Pack Store November 13, 2015 – 20:36:01 UTC
11611 Introversion Complete Pack Comp CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
12283 Introversion Humble Indie Bundle Retail CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
12961 Holiday Sale 2011 Gift: Defcon No Cost November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
14002 Introversion Classics Pack Store November 3, 2016 – 18:10:04 UTC
14325 DEFCON + Soundtrack DLC Store May 19, 2017 – 17:00:06 UTC
15385 Summer Sale Indie Bundle Day Six Store November 13, 2015 – 21:07:03 UTC
16339 Best of British Indie Bundle Store November 13, 2015 – 21:12:10 UTC
17230 Linux Test Comp Internal CD Key April 21, 2017 – 22:39:06 UTC
26289 Prison Architect Name in Game CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
26291 Prison Architect Introversioner CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
26396 Prison Architect Introversioner Store September 2, 2016 – 17:00:10 UTC
26397 Prison Architect Name in Game Store September 2, 2016 – 17:00:10 UTC
26407 Defcon Gift November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
43954 Prison Architect Name in Game Upgrade DLC Store or CD Key January 18, 2016 – 14:58:43 UTC
Cross reference packages and depots for this app

Downloadable Content

AppID Name Last Updated
1522 DEFCON Demo (DEFCON) July 20, 2017 – 20:30:16 UTC
1523 DEFCON Beta Demo March 8, 2017 – 01:00:13 UTC
1528 ValveTestApp1528-do-not-use October 7, 2015 – 03:04:28 UTC
1535 DEFCON Soundtrack DLC October 7, 2015 – 03:04:28 UTC
209772 DEFCON Sountrack DLC retail (DEFCON Soundtrack) March 8, 2017 – 01:00:13 UTC

Depots

ID Name Max Size OS Extra Info
209772 DEFCON Soundtrack 63.00 MiB Optional DLC 209772
1527 defcon mac content 65.57 MiB
1521 Defcon Content 59.79 MiB
1523 defcon linux 62.87 MiB

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 1925272 July 20, 2017 – 20:30:13 UTC
test Public Test Build 1925272 June 29, 2017 – 12:43:28 UTC

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1

Raw Information

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Launch Options

Description Executable Arguments Type OS Extra Info
Default defcon.exe Default
Default DEFCON.app Default
None run_steam.sh Default

Configuration

Key Value
contenttype 3
installdir Defcon
launch See section above
steamcontrollertemplateindex 5

History

July 20, 2017 – 20:30:17 UTC Change #3210203
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July 17, 2017 – 00:57:47 UTC Change #3194555
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July 3, 2017 – 02:51:52 UTC Change #3145102
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June 29, 2017 – 12:43:31 UTC Change #3135203
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  • Changed changenumber – 3125713 › 3135203
June 27, 2017 – 02:51:40 UTC Change #3125713
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June 21, 2017 – 18:29:38 UTC Change #3106316
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March 8, 2017 – 01:00:13 UTC Change #2768225
November 29, 2016 – 11:08:10 UTC Change #2492020
  • Changed Depots
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November 23, 2016 – 01:11:11 UTC Change #2474380
November 21, 2016 – 10:52:48 UTC Change #2467303
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November 21, 2016 – 10:32:10 UTC Change #2467255
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November 21, 2016 – 10:21:54 UTC Change #2467243
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November 18, 2016 – 12:18:49 UTC Change #2461701
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  • Changed changenumber – 2411582 › 2461701
November 2, 2016 – 14:49:25 UTC Change #2411582
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    • english: header.jpg
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    • english: capsule_231x87.jpg
  • Changed changenumber – 2146690 › 2411582
October 24, 2016 – 18:15:08 UTC Change #2146690
June 14, 2016 – 23:03:35 UTC Change #2033468
  • Changed metacritic_fullurl – http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/defcon-everybody-dies › http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/defcon-everybody-dies?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
  • Changed changenumber – 1997869 › 2033468
June 9, 2016 – 19:31:38 UTC Change #1997869
May 21, 2016 – 09:22:39 UTC Change #1965676
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March 15, 2016 – 23:24:28 UTC Change #1826540
March 12, 2016 – 01:06:35 UTC Change #1819823
January 19, 2016 – 23:28:18 UTC Change #1682963
October 7, 2015 – 02:16:48 UTC Change #1339768
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September 30, 2015 – 22:50:56 UTC Change #1325957
July 22, 2015 – 22:21:11 UTC Change #1180528
  • Changed App Config
    • steamcontrollertemplateindex: 5
  • Changed changenumber – 912936 › 1180528
February 25, 2015 – 01:34:33 UTC Change #912936
  • Removed controller_support – none
  • Changed changenumber – 848564 › 912936
January 15, 2015 – 21:32:39 UTC Change #848564
May 28, 2014 – 12:14:09 UTC Change #535746
May 1, 2014 – 20:58:54 UTC Change #490327

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