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Twilight Struggle

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App ID 406290
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Playdek, Inc.
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29562974
Last Record Update 14 June 2025 – 07:15:27 UTC ()
Release Date 13 April 2016 – 21:49:53 UTC ()
😎 83.57%
2k reviews
91
In-Game

Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.

Additional Information

Developer Playdek, Inc.
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GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/406290/
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Playdek, Inc.
Store Release Date 13 April 2016 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
3rd-Party Account Playdek account is required for online play
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 13 April 2016 – 21:49:53 UTC ()
Original Release Date 13 April 2016 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1460530800)
Store Asset Modification Time 12 December 2019 – 15:07:08 UTC () (1576163228)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, Lua SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 4 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5535227
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First seen on SteamDB 25 September 2015 – 19:43:38 UTC (), in changelist #1314753

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🎲 Board Game 💡 Strategy 🃏 Tabletop 🔵 Wargame ☢️ Cold War 📜 Historical 🃏 Card Game 🖥️ Simulation 🕒 Asynchronous Multiplayer 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 👤 Singleplayer 🌫 Atmospheric 🏽 2D 🏛️ Political Sim 🤔 Tactical 🕹️ Multiplayer 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics 🎲 Turn-Based 🧞 Choices Matter 🤝 Diplomacy

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Shared/Split Screen PvP Cross-Platform Multiplayer Steam Achievements In-App Purchases Stats Steam Turn Notifications Family Sharing Multi-player PvP

Assets

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timestamp21 March 2022 – 20:18:15 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 91 players right now
  • 120 24-hour peak
  • 672 all-time peak 17 April 2016
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Store data

  • 11,030 followers
  • #8096 in top sellers
  • 2,452 positive reviews
  • 368 negative reviews
  • 86.95% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 11 24-hour peak
  • 4,967 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 83.57% SteamDB Rating
  • 2,452 87.0% positive reviews
  • 368 13.0% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
13 April 2016 – 21:49 Steam Release -
12 October 2018 – 16:00 ⇄ Chrono.gg: Asmodee Digital - Board Games Bundle -
27 November 2018 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Board Games Bundle by Asmodee Digital -
23 April 2019 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble More Board Games Bundle by Asmodee Digital -
7 May 2020 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Asmodee Digital Play With Friends Bundle -

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How many players are playing Twilight Struggle right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 91 players live playing Twilight Struggle on Steam.

Twilight Struggle had an all-time peak of 672 concurrent players on 17 April 2016.

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