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R.U.S.E.™

R.U.S.E.™

A one-of-a-kind real-time strategy game that allows players to bluff their enemies to lead their nation to victory. The Definitive Edition — includes all DLCs and Steam Deck support.

Released Sep 9, 2010 Developer Eugen Systems Platforms Windows StrategyRTSWorld War IIMultiplayerHistorical
View on Steam ↗ $22.49 (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.

93.5%positive2,814 reviews
Recommended · 386 found this helpful

“THE BEST WW2 RTS GAME OF ALL TIME IS BACK! You heard that right! R.U.S.E is back and buyable! The absolute GOATS at Eugen Systems have brought it back and it's better then ever! Screw Ubisoft for ever taking it down but now that they're out the way Ruse is back!”

— a player, Steam review · 4,060 hrs played
Recommended · 144 found this helpful

“Seriously can't believe this came back to Steam, the hoops I had to jump through a few years ago tracking down codes/keys and random physical cds to get this thing on my Steam account lol. I NEVER thought I'd see it again, absolutely insane it's here. If you remember playing it…”

— a player, Steam review · 63 hrs played
Recommended · 85 found this helpful

“I Was here.... when the greatest WW2 RTS of all time returned like a saviour to this world, WE ARE BACK! Buy this game, there is no reason not to.”

— a player, Steam review · 506 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:44 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

308playing at last check
43824-hour peak
2,429all-time peak
0 500 1k 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 685 avg · Feb 2013

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.

50achievements
9.4%median completion
0.5%rarest: Mercenary
77.8% of players 73.7% of players 60.2% of players 52.2% of players 50.6% of players 48.5% of players 48.4% of players 46.6% of players 45.3% of players 42.2% of players 37.0% of players 33.3% of players 32.4% of players 31.2% of players 29.9% of players 27.5% of players 27.2% of players 24.9% of players 24.3% of players 21.0% of players 20.0% of players 19.5% of players 18.6% of players 15.1% of players 11.0% of players 9.4% of players 9.3% of players 6.2% of players 5.7% of players 4.9% of players 4.7% of players 4.2% of players 3.7% of players 3.3% of players 2.6% of players 2.3% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.4% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 77.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
77.8%First Contact — Hidden achievement
73.7%Desert Fox — Hidden achievement
60.2%Holding the Pass — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%Mercenary — Win 5 games with every nation in ranked matches
0.5%Elite — Reach the Elite league.
0.5%Achiever — Complete all operations' bonus objectives

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.

$22.49−25% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99base price
$22.49lowest since tracking began2026-07-21
US22.49 USD−25%
EU22.49 EUR−25%
UK19.86 GBP−25%
Australia28.11 AUD−25%
Canada31.11 CAD−25%
Japan2,415 JPY−25%
Brazil112.11 BRL−25%
China103.50 CNY−25%

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

Japan≈$15 China Australia Brazil Canada US EU UK≈$26

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.

Jul 07, 2026
New Update: Decoy Detection Fix & Customizable UI Scaling

This patch includes some important fixes Code fixes Improved the default in-game UI scaling behavior, including how the game selects the initial UI scale and positions the interface on screen. Added a

Jul 02, 2026
New Update: Hot Fix + UI Scaling

This patch includes some important fixes Code fixes Improved in-game UI scaling, UI now properly adjusts based on resolution. Fixed a crash related to particle issues. Fixed a crash occurring when the

Jun 16, 2026
New Update: Hot Fix

This patch includes some important fixes Please note: this new version is not compatible with replays and saves from the previous version. To access them, use the compat-4 branch available via Steam:

Jun 15, 2026
New Update: Hot Fix

This patch includes some important fixes Please note: this new version is not compatible with replays and saves from the previous version. To access them, use the compat-3 branch available via Steam:

Jun 11, 2026
New Update: Desyncs Fixed + Minor Balance Tweaks

This patch includes some important fixes Please note: this new version is not compatible with replays and saves from the previous version. To access them, use the compat-2 branch available via Steam:

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresStrategy
Player tagsStrategy · RTS · World War II · Multiplayer · Historical · War · Singleplayer · Action · Touch-Friendly (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Czech *
ControllerFull support
Achievements50
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://eugensystems.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bit | Windows 11 64bit Processor: Dual core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated graphics or any modern entry-level GPU supporting DirectX 9 DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 6 GB available space