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Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold
Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold contains Supreme Ruler 2020 and the expansion, Global Crisis: SUPREME RULER 2020 Overnight, the US dollar crashes AND the sound echoes across the globe. The economic crisis amplifies global instabilities and regional disputes, tearing the world asunder. Nations dissolve, econ
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
54 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold is the combined product of Supreme Ruler 2020 and Global Crisis. Produced by Battlegoat Studios and published by Paradox Interactive. (R1) It is the child of the former *Supreme Ruler 2010 and It…”
“I love this game! it is only one of the few games that contains my favorite country *obviouse what it is*, but also if you are patriotic then be your favorite country! Wanna be Germany? Go ahead, heck, wanna be Andorra?…”
“I have over 1100 hours in this game. Says it all really. Still the best one of the series.”
11 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“This game in my opinion is extremely underrated. It is a grand strategy, and as you can expect you can play as any nation you want too. be it Argentina, Germany, Russia, Haiti, Afganistan, Niger, Somalia, Israel. any…”
“Since I first found this games several years ago, It quickly became (and still is) my favorite game. I like shooter games. I like grand strategy games. I love games. Beyond any I have played or do play this remains my…”
“I really enjoyed this game. I played this game about 8 years ago and was so glad that I found it on steam. I like how you can play as any country and even as any state in the shattered earth scenario. The game allows…”
5 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“Supreme Ruler 2020 is a grand strategy game- what that means is that you get to take control of any country in the world and lead them to global dominance. (Or local dominance if you don't want to get sucked up in a…”
“great game with a but load of fun missions to to play. Their are even missions based off of the t.v show jericho. A must have if you love taking over the world.”
“I have this game for a long time now and I just actually started playing it recently. So far its what you expect from a Game that is like more than a decade old. It's your normal RTS Game. I like it and its pretty cool.…”
3 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“It's an awesome strategy. Easy to understand, with lots of possibities! For those, who want to rewrite the future's history, it's a must-have game. Slow paced for the thinkers, fast paced for the agressor types. Highly…”
“Absolutely a great game, extremely in depth strategy that is difficult to master but feels so rewarding. If you buy this game prepare to grind through rough times before you understand the game, and be ready to watch…”
“Supreme Ruler 2020 is a great game that reminds me of my strategy gaming roots. The graphics and visual effects might be a little outdated, but the gameplay itself can be challenging and is spot-on. I highly recommend…”
29 of the 95 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“[Edited first two paragraphs for clarification.] I will not write a complete review, there are enough of those here. I will not rant, either. I have played the game and I like the concept; the complexity, micro-managing…”
“I know it says I've played 250+ hours of this game, and I've certainly played quite a few, but probably half of that is letting the game run on its own while I was asleep, or having fallen asleep playing it. The concept…”
“I got this game for $1, which is about all I would be willing to pay for it. It's fine--not great. The political aspect of it is two dimensional--you can increase or decrease funding for various services (education,…”
22 of the 95 reviews raise this · 17 of them still recommend the game.
“Probably the most underappreciated grand strategy game of all time, largely due to the relatively rudimentary graphics. But make no mistake, this game has a level of strategic depth that will melt your face! Also one of…”
“First of all, please, do not be fooled by my low play time - I bought the game quite some time ago and have played it for hundreds of hours. And I am long standing fan of the series, starting SR2010, now playing SR1936.…”
“This game in my opinion is extremely underrated. It is a grand strategy, and as you can expect you can play as any nation you want too. be it Argentina, Germany, Russia, Haiti, Afganistan, Niger, Somalia, Israel. any…”
18 of the 95 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“[Edited first two paragraphs for clarification.] I will not write a complete review, there are enough of those here. I will not rant, either. I have played the game and I like the concept; the complexity, micro-managing…”
“I know it says I've played 250+ hours of this game, and I've certainly played quite a few, but probably half of that is letting the game run on its own while I was asleep, or having fallen asleep playing it. The concept…”
“I must be missing something here. How are people playing and enjoying this game? Yeah it is kind of fun but it is slower than a slug on sedatives. Each day takes about 30 seconds to complete even at the fastest…”
16 of the 95 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“[Edited first two paragraphs for clarification.] I will not write a complete review, there are enough of those here. I will not rant, either. I have played the game and I like the concept; the complexity, micro-managing…”
“I know it says I've played 250+ hours of this game, and I've certainly played quite a few, but probably half of that is letting the game run on its own while I was asleep, or having fallen asleep playing it. The concept…”
“This game (and every other game in this series) seem to be a small view of the great things that could have come with this game. This game had the potential to be an extremely in-depth geopolitical grand strategy game.…”
7 of the 95 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Probably the most underappreciated grand strategy game of all time, largely due to the relatively rudimentary graphics. But make no mistake, this game has a level of strategic depth that will melt your face! Also one of…”
“Supreme Ruler 2020 is a great game that reminds me of my strategy gaming roots. The graphics and visual effects might be a little outdated, but the gameplay itself can be challenging and is spot-on. I highly recommend…”
“Slow, boring, bad graphics, too complex... Your units are dancing everywhere and you don't even know if they go where you want them to go (when you try to move a lot of units) I want to like this game because the…”
Counted across 95 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 78.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“I remember buying this on sale for $2.50. 3000 hours later... Best $2.50 spent ever.”
— a player, Steam review · 4,851 hrs played“When I bought Supreme Ruler 2020 back in 2011 I never thought I would actually be playing it until 2020. This game is a must buy for grand strategy fans.”
— a player, Steam review · 413 hrs played“Game becomes unplayable after 20 game years. Why? Because all countries will go on a military production overdrive once they are at war, BUT, since the AI sucks in the naval warfare aspect those bazillions of military units won't be going anywhere. Case in point, Japan, Taiwan,…”
— a player, Steam review · 273 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Modern · Tactical · Management · Wargame · Strategy · Singleplayer · Military · Grand Strategy · Simulation · Politics · War · Political (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain * |
| Official site | http://www.battlegoat.com/supreme_2020.php |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows® 2000 / XP / VISTA Processor: Pentium III 800 Memory: 512MB RAM Graphics: 3D Graphics Card with 16MB+ Video RAM DirectX®: DirectX 8.1 or Higher Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card