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Phantom Doctrine

Phantom Doctrine

The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.

Released Aug 14, 2018 Developer CreativeForge Games Publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment Platforms Windows Turn-Based TacticsStrategyCold WarStealthRPG
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-10-20)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.

73.9%positive4,697 reviews
Recommended · 667 found this helpful

“WARNING: This is NOT X-COM with a spy theme. If you insist on playing this like you would X-COM, you will definitely be disappointed and frustrated. Unfortunately, this game ~thinks~ it is X-COM with a spy theme, and the intro mission and even giving the option for hardcore mode…”

— a player, Steam review · 69 hrs played
Recommended · 178 found this helpful

“The negative reviews some people wrote could've been avoided, if the people would've spent some attention while playing the tutorial. The game is really beginnerfriendly and explains not only in the tutorial mission but also later on stuff, if you see it for the first time. Also…”

— a player, Steam review · 85 hrs played
Not recommended · 257 found this helpful

“Phantom Doctrine is a turn based tactics game set in the 1980s cold war era. Gameplay structure is similar to Xcom, where the player performs missions with a squad of up to 6 agents on maps that are divided into a square grid, and between missions you can research new tech and…”

— a player, Steam review · 53 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

2,653all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 1.3k avg · Aug 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.

47achievements
8.0%median completion
1.2%rarest: The End? - Hard
44.4% of players 42.7% of players 39.4% of players 31.1% of players 23.0% of players 22.7% of players 20.8% of players 20.4% of players 19.1% of players 16.1% of players 15.4% of players 13.1% of players 12.3% of players 12.1% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.5% of players 9.6% of players 9.5% of players 9.2% of players 8.7% of players 8.5% of players 8.2% of players 8.0% of players 7.6% of players 7.2% of players 7.1% of players 6.5% of players 6.5% of players 6.3% of players 6.0% of players 5.7% of players 4.8% of players 4.3% of players 3.4% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 44.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
44.4%Conspiracy Revealed — Solve a secret file.
42.7%Lootcrates are Forever — Collect all loot and documents on a single tactical level.
39.4%Tailor — Change an agent's identity.
Rarest badges of honor
1.2%The End? - Hard — Dismantle the conspiracy on Hard difficulty.
1.2%Cold Truce — Start a tactical mission with agents from CIA, KGB, Mossad, Stasi and SB in one team.
1.7%Trust No One — Complete all secret files manually in a single playthrough.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$39.99current · sampled 2026-10-20 11:41 UTC
$3.99lowest since tracking began2026-10-01
US39.99 USD
EU39.99 EUR
UK33.50 GBP
Australia58.50 AUD
Canada51.99 CAD
Japan4,500 JPY
Brazil107.99 BRL
China136.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$20 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$45

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-20). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-30 08-19 09-08 09-28 10-20

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 16, 2022
Hard West 2 Is Coming

Hard West 2 Is Coming! Hey there Agents, If you already played our previous turn-based tactical games, liked them and you're hungry for more, we’re returning to the dark heart of the American West wit

Dec 11, 2020
John Wick Hex & Hardened Tactician Bundle Now Available

Attention Agents! John Wick Hex is now available for experienced strategists looking for a unique new challenge. The game is a fast-paced, action-oriented strategy game that makes you think and strike

Jul 24, 2020
Phantom Doctrine 2 Announced

Attention Agents! Phantom Doctrine 2 has just been announced. Phantom Doctrine 2 explores new solutions in gameplay by investing in the action TPP format but expands on the story from the previous par

Apr 27, 2020
Phantom Doctrine - Daily Deal Special Sale!

Hello Agents, For a limited time only, potential new agents will be able to pick-up Phantom Doctrine for 80% off as part of Steam's Daily Deal offer! This means that it has never been easier to jump-i

Feb 14, 2019
Phantom Doctrine Full Clearance Update 1.1 granted!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30417757/d39805e52f3e868aa57c8ffb2b0132d37a97b10a.jpg Phantom Doctrine Full Clearance Update 1.1 Greetings, Agents! We are back with

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAction, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsTurn-Based Tactics · Strategy · Cold War · Stealth · RPG · Singleplayer · Tactical · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy · Character Customization · Action · Violent (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , Polish, French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain *
Achievements47
Official sitehttp://www.creativeforge.pl/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD Phenom II X4 965 or equivalent Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 550 Ti / Intel HD 620 / Radeon HD 5770 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 35 GB available space Additional Notes: Online connection required for Multiplayer