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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.

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “engaging strategic gameplay and depth” (65 of 104 reviews) and “well-balanced challenging difficulty” (17); the most common complaint is “unfair mechanics and poor feedback” (19). What reviewers agree on ↓

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 2026-10-23)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

82.0%positive7,596 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 104 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12

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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

1,261all-time peak
0 250 500 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 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 2026-10-20.

99achievements
4.7%median completion
0.7%rarest: The Longest War
77.2% of players 61.6% of players 50.5% of players 47.6% of players 46.4% of players 41.3% of players 41.2% of players 38.1% of players 34.9% of players 34.8% of players 32.8% of players 31.4% of players 28.1% of players 27.1% of players 27.0% of players 26.2% of players 25.6% of players 25.4% of players 23.5% of players 23.4% of players 23.0% of players 21.1% of players 20.2% of players 18.0% of players 17.8% of players 16.0% of players 15.4% of players 15.1% of players 10.1% of players 10.0% of players 8.7% of players 8.6% of players 8.2% of players 7.6% of players 7.4% of players 6.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.4% of players 6.3% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.6% of players 5.5% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.7% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.8% of players 3.5% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% 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
61.6%Harder than it looks — Lose a game
50.5%Nope — Reject peace deal with the Insurgents
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%The Longest War — Complete level 9 in a Co-Op Campaign
0.7%Roll the dice — Lose your HQ to an Eruption
0.7%Marriage Material — Win a Co-op multiplayer match on Mega-Brutal difficulty

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 2026-10-23 11:42 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 (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-30 08-20 09-10 09-30 10-23

Latest official news

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

Oct 08, 2026
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Oct 02, 2026
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Aug 22, 2026
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Jul 09, 2026
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Jun 26, 2026
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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

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
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