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DEFCON

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App ID 1520
App Type Game
Developer
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 ()
😎 84.41%
4k reviews
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.

Additional Information

Developer Introversion Software
gamedir Defcon
metacritic_name DEFCON: Everybody Dies
icon steam/games/icon_Defcon
metacritic_score 84
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ValidOSList Windows macOS Linux
GameManualURL http://store.steampowered.com/manual/1520/
developer_url http://www.introversion.co.uk/
community_visible_stats Yes
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Publisher Introversion Software
Store Release Date 29 September 2006 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.youtube.com/@ivsoftware/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 29 September 2006 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 29 September 2006 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1159513200)
Store Asset Modification Time 6 February 2025 – 02:23:53 UTC () (1738808633)
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Detected Technologies (?) SDL SDK, Vorbis SDK
First seen on SteamDB 19 February 2013 – 15:47:22 UTC (), in changelist #183127

Supported Languages

5 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
French Yes
German Yes
Italian Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes

Tags

🤔 Tactical 🥊 PvP 👥 Online Co-Op 🤝 Co-op 👤 Singleplayer 💡 Strategy 🔄 Replay Value ☢️ Cold War 🪖 Military 🕹️ Multiplayer 🏽 2D 😓 Difficult 🗺️ Top-Down 🔵 Wargame 🌐 RTS 🌎 Immersive Sim 🧠 Strategy RPG 💼 Management 🤝 Diplomacy 🪂 World War II

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

Assets

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Trailers
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Steam charts

  • 12 players right now
  • 19 24-hour peak
  • 3,474 all-time peak 21 December 2011
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Store data

  • 5,663 followers
  • #8133 in top sellers
  • 3,652 positive reviews
  • 524 negative reviews
  • 87.45% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 1,339 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 84.41% SteamDB Rating
  • 3,652 87.5% positive reviews
  • 524 12.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
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?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 12 players live playing DEFCON on Steam.

DEFCON had an all-time peak of 3474 concurrent players on 21 December 2011.

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