DEFCON
| App ID | 1520 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Introversion Software |
| Publisher | Introversion Software |
| Supported Systems | Windows macOS Linux |
| Last Changenumber | 28853458 |
| Last Record Update | 7 May 2025 – 03:02:22 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 29 September 2006 – 18:00:00 UTC ( |
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.
Additional Information
| Developer | Introversion Software | |||||||||||||||
| gamedir | Defcon | |||||||||||||||
| metacritic_name | DEFCON: Everybody Dies | |||||||||||||||
| icon | steam/games/icon_Defcon | |||||||||||||||
| metacritic_score | 84 | |||||||||||||||
| NoServers | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| metacritic_fullurl | https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/defcon-everybody-dies?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f | |||||||||||||||
| state | eStateAvailable | |||||||||||||||
| serverbrowsername | empty string | |||||||||||||||
| ValidOSList | Windows macOS Linux | |||||||||||||||
| GameManualURL | http://store.steampowered.com/manual/1520/ | |||||||||||||||
| developer_url | http://www.introversion.co.uk/ | |||||||||||||||
| community_visible_stats | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| installscript_macos | DEFCON.app/installscript_osx.vdf | |||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Introversion Software | |||||||||||||||
| Store Release Date | 29 September 2006 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
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| osarch | empty string | |||||||||||||||
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Social Media | https://www.youtube.com/@ivsoftware/ |
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| Primary Genre | Strategy (2) | |||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Indie (23), Strategy (2) | |||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 29 September 2006 – 18:00:00 UTC ( |
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| Original Release Date | 29 September 2006 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 6 February 2025 – 02:23:53 UTC ( |
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| osextended | macos64,macosnotarized | |||||||||||||||
| review_score | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 87 | |||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | SDL SDK, Vorbis SDK | |||||||||||||||
| First seen on SteamDB | 19 February 2013 – 15:47:22 UTC ( |
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Supported Languages
| 5 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
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| English | Yes | ||
| French | Yes | ||
| German | Yes | ||
| Italian | Yes | ||
| Spanish - Spain | Yes |
Tags
Categories
Single-player
Online PvP
LAN PvP
Online Co-op
LAN Co-op
Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Steam Achievements
Family Sharing
Multi-player
PvP
Co-op
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| logo | 60168302dfbcd5edd5ff2ddad9dc50b47d5669c8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| logo_small | 60168302dfbcd5edd5ff2ddad9dc50b47d5669c8_thumb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steam charts
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- 7 players right now
- 23 24-hour peak
- 3,474 all-time peak
21 December 2011
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Store data
- 5,658 followers
- 3,674 positive reviews
- 524 negative reviews
- 87.52% positive reviews
Twitch stats
- 0 viewers right now
- 0 24-hour peak
- 1,339 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~78.7 k by Gamalytic
- ~413.0 k by SteamSpy
- ~967.3 k by VG Insights
- ~2.14 M by PlayTracker
Monthly players breakdown
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Markers
| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
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| 29 September 2006 – 18:00 | Steam Release | - |
| 22 November 2011 – 08:00 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: The Humble Introversion Bundle | - |
| 13 February 2013 – 07:00 | ⇄ Indiegala: Indie Gala Colossus | - |
| 8 August 2013 – 18:00 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Sale: Introversion | - |
| 1 December 2015 – 17:00 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: Yogscast Jingle Jam 2015 | - |
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How many players are playing DEFCON right now on Steam?
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DEFCON had an all-time peak of 3474 concurrent players on 21 December 2011.
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