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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 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

74.1%positive4,494 reviews
Recommended · 17 found this helpful

“It brings the cool, restrained style of Cold War espionage to a turn-based tactics game. Its real weapon, though, is not the gun but the intelligence you gather. More than flashy action, its real appeal lies in piecing together clues and making sense of that intelligence, a…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Why the hell is there a bunch of M1 Abrams and a Bradley parked at a Pakistani reactor / weapons facility in 1983?”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 7 found this helpful

“This game has some of the coolest vibes I've seen out of a lot of tactical RPGs like this, yet mechanically it just seems... really shallow and unintuitive. Why is all the marketing for this game about all the cool spy espionage and infiltration stuff if the stealth is this…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:23 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

21playing at last check
3724-hour peak
2,653all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 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 2026-07-25.

47achievements
8.0%median completion
1.2%rarest: The End? - Hard
44.4% of players 42.7% of players 39.4% of players 31.0% of players 22.9% 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 13.0% of players 12.3% of players 12.1% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.4% of players 9.6% of players 9.5% of players 9.1% 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 6.4% of players 6.3% of players 5.9% of players 5.7% of players 4.7% 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 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$39.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
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 (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

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 2026-05-20.

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
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
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