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Rise of the Triad

Rise of the Triad

Apogee Software and Interceptor Entertainment proudly present the rebirth of the cult-classic first-person shooter, “Rise of the Triad”. Bigger, better and more ludicrous than ever before.

Released Jul 31, 2013 Developer Interceptor Entertainment Publisher Apogee Entertainment Platforms Windows FPSActionOld SchoolFast-PacedGore
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.

66.1%positive2,481 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“If you can get past the jank, it's a pretty fun game. Absolutely worth it if you like shooters from the Y2K era (literally around 1999-2000) and can catch this on sale for less than a slice of pizza. If they ever announce a new ROTT game in this style I'd be pretty stoked.”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I'm giving it a thumbs up just so that you will, hopefully, check it out yourselves. Weapons are fun, enemies are few, and the level design is atrocious. This has to be the worst game made by a serious studio since daikatana that fails at basic stuff. you can get stuck on a…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Get the original, this is not worth your money. Hard crashes randomly and there is a bug where if you pickup the shotgun it may crash, no optimization and compatibility updates since 2015, horrible controls and weird performance issues. Ludicrous Edition is so much better”

— a player, Steam review · 66 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:42 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

3playing at last check
624-hour peak
2,002all-time peak
0 100 200 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 143 avg · Aug 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.

80achievements
2.4%median completion
1.7%rarest: What Lies Beneath
75.8% of players 67.8% of players 63.7% of players 54.2% of players 52.6% of players 52.4% of players 48.8% of players 42.2% of players 38.4% of players 37.3% of players 34.1% of players 34.0% of players 32.4% of players 19.9% of players 19.6% of players 18.2% of players 14.3% of players 11.4% of players 11.4% of players 8.7% of players 7.8% of players 7.1% of players 6.8% of players 6.1% of players 5.4% of players 5.3% of players 5.1% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 3.9% of players 3.5% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 75.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
75.8%Executioner — Kill an Enemy While He's Begging for His Life
67.8%It's Like DLC, But Free! — Run the Game with a Custom Mod or Map Installed
63.7%Collateral Damage — Kill an Enemy with an Exploding Barrel
Rarest badges of honor
1.7%What Lies Beneath — Complete Episode 3 100%
1.7%Spiraling In — Complete E2L3 100%
1.7%Robotricks — Complete E3L1 100%

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
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK10.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil27.99 BRL
China50.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$5.5 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$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.

Feb 17, 2025
30 Years of ROTT

Today is February 17th, 2025. Rise of the Triad v1.0 launched on February 17th, 1995. You know what that means?! ROTT is 30 YEARS OLD TODAY! From the original 90s Deadly Gentlemen to the 2010s reboot

May 14, 2016
Saturday Night ROTT - DOOM Edition

http://i.imgur.com/uAUXqZg.jpg HEY KIDS - DO YOU LIKE VIOLENCE? ːGibː Of course you do, that's why you're here . THAT plus ROTT is on sale ːKoinː http://store.steampowered.com/app/217140/ PLUS maybe y

May 14, 2016
Saturday Night ROTT - DOOM Edition

http://i.imgur.com/uAUXqZg.jpg HEY KIDS - DO YOU LIKE VIOLENCE? :Gib: Of course you do, that's why you're here . THAT plus ROTT is on sale :Koin: http://store.steampowered.com/app/217140/ PLUS maybe y

Feb 14, 2016
Happy Valentine's Day From Lorelei

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Feb 14, 2016
Happy Valentine's Day From Lorelei

http://i.imgur.com/TLCuCGx.png We know that Valentine's Day can be a glorious and happy occasion filled with love and memories - or a lonely and sad day filled with internet porn and regret. ːDː But w

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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.

GenresAction
Player tagsFPS · Action · Old School · Fast-Paced · Gore · Remake · First-Person · Shooter · Multiplayer · Funny · Singleplayer · Boomer Shooter (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Partial Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements80
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or Vista 32-bit Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor or Better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVIDIA 8800 GT DirectX®: 9.0 Hard Drive: 7 GB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible Additional: You're Gonna Need More Than a 486