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Rebel Inc: Escalation

Rebel Inc: Escalation

A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.

Released Oct 13, 2021 Developer Ndemic Creations Publisher Hooded Horse, Ndemic Creations Platforms Windows · Mac StrategySimulationPolitical SimCasualIndie
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (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.

82.5%positive6,316 reviews
Recommended · 48 found this helpful

“You can deny civilian casualties and it mostly works, 10/10 big yahu approved”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 26 found this helpful

“This game is great for anyone who wants a challenge in chaos management because geez there isn't a game that doesn't force you to at least keep your eyes open. As someone who only likes playing Mega-Brutal, I realized just how fine tuned this game was to people who are…”

— a player, Steam review · 90 hrs played
Not recommended · 39 found this helpful

“I want to tell you why I uninstalled the game. The game is engaging, challenging and complex. For a while though. The first issue is with campaigns. I started the first campaign, which is split in 5 missions. I failed the 5th mission, and because of that, I failed the entire…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:16 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

171playing at last check
18124-hour peak
1,261all-time peak
0 250 500 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 348 avg · Oct 2019

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.

99achievements
4.6%median completion
0.6%rarest: Roll the dice
77.2% of players 61.7% of players 50.4% of players 47.3% of players 46.4% of players 41.3% of players 41.0% of players 38.0% of players 34.9% of players 34.7% of players 32.7% of players 31.4% of players 28.1% of players 27.0% of players 27.0% of players 25.9% of players 25.7% of players 25.4% of players 23.5% of players 23.2% of players 22.8% of players 20.9% of players 20.1% of players 17.8% of players 17.7% of players 15.9% of players 15.2% of players 15.1% of players 10.0% of players 9.8% of players 8.6% of players 8.4% of players 8.2% of players 7.5% of players 7.3% of players 6.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.6% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 6.0% of players 5.7% of players 5.4% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.3% of players 4.1% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.5% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 77.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
77.2%COIN King — Win a game
61.7%Harder than it looks — Lose a game
50.4%Nope — Reject peace deal with the Insurgents
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%Roll the dice — Lose your HQ to an Eruption
0.6%Marriage Material — Win a Co-op multiplayer match on Mega-Brutal difficulty
0.7%The Longest War — Complete level 9 in a Co-Op Campaign

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.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$4.49lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK12.99 GBP
Australia19.95 AUD
Canada14.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil29.99 BRL
China49.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$5.9 China Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 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 09, 2026
Save 70% on Rebel Inc: Escalation

Rebel Inc: Escalation is currently 70% off with its DLCs also on sale during the Hooded Horse July Publisher Sale! Rebel Inc: Escalation is a unique political and military strategic simulation game in

Jun 26, 2026
Save 70% on Rebel Inc: Escalation

Rebel Inc: Escalation is currently 70% off with its DLCs also on sale during the Hooded Horse Summer Sale! Rebel Inc: Escalation is a unique political and military strategic simulation game in which y

May 29, 2026
Rebel Inc: Escalation News Roundup at the Hooded Horse May Sale

Hello everyone! Summer is heating up, and so is Rebel Inc: Escalation. The Ndemic Creations team recently dropped a new patch, fittingly called Wildfire. This major update turns up the heat with new r

May 23, 2026
Save 70% on Rebel Inc: Escalation

Rebel Inc: Escalation is currently 70% off with its DLCs also on sale! Rebel Inc: Escalation is a unique political and military strategic simulation game in which you must stabilize a war-torn country

May 06, 2026
Patch Notes 1.6.2

Good to see you're all enjoying the Wildfire update!ChangelogBug FixesFixed an issue where the Tooltip system would stop workingNdemic Creations

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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.

GenresSimulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Simulation · Political Sim · Casual · Indie · Military · Political · War · Management · Tactical · Singleplayer · Diplomacy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , Turkish * *
Achievements99
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.rebelincescalation.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2.0GHz i5 Dual Core or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD graphics 530 Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: Unsupported video chipsets: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel GMA X3100, Intel GMA 950