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Supreme Ruler Ultimate

Supreme Ruler Ultimate

Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!

Released Oct 17, 2014 Developer BattleGoat Studios Platforms Windows · Mac Grand StrategyTacticalMilitaryRTSModern
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (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.

77.1%positive1,223 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“**A Review of *Supreme Ruler Ultimate*** *By Arthur Schopenhauer* I am uncertain whether I have encountered a masterpiece or a hoax. Consider the interface. It does not present itself so much as detonate. Windows proliferate like metastasies. Sliders—dozens, hundreds—await the…”

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

“Still fun after all these years!”

— a player, Steam review · 288 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“You will never witness a sandbox completion, It feels like its designed to crash.”

— a player, Steam review · 56 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:15 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

24playing at last check
4324-hour peak
290all-time peak
0 100 200 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 142 avg · Mar 2022

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.

33achievements
0.5%median completion
0.4%rarest: United Again
5.5% of players 5.2% of players 2.5% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 5.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
5.5%Capital Idea — Win a Capital Victory Game from any nation at any difficulty level
5.2%You Complete Me — Win a Complete Victory Game from any nation at any difficulty level
2.5%Blitzkrieg! — Win the 1936 WWII German Campaign Game
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%United Again — Any Victory as any nation in the Divided States Sandbox
0.4%America is Great Again — Any Victory as any nation in the Make America Great Sandbox
0.4%You've Got a Hold on Me — Win a Game with the Victory Condition set to Hold Objective

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU17.99 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia21.99 AUD
Canada21.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil36.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$7.3 China Japan Australia Canada UK US EU≈$20

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

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 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.

Oct 27, 2023
Best Modern Era Games, Anniversary Weeklong Sale, Supreme Ruler News

GameRant has published their list of the "6 Best Grand Strategy Games Set in the Modern Era" - and of course the Supreme Ruler series makes the list! Check out the Grand list here: https://gamerant.co

Jul 30, 2023
Hotfix for Satellite Imagery

Some small fixes on Satellite Imagery glitches, courtesy the Supreme Ruler 2030 development team. And don't forget to check out Supreme Ruler 2030, now available on Steam! https://store.steampowered.c

Mar 16, 2023
Supreme Ruler 2030 Development Update - Campaigns

We talk about the Russia/Europe and China/US Campaigns that will be featured in Supreme Ruler 2030. The Campaigns build on our game Sandboxes, expanding on our near-future storylines and focusing on s

Mar 10, 2023
Supreme Ruler 2030 Development Update - Resources

We discuss Resources and product management in Supreme Ruler 2030 - New features to help players manage their economies. Be sure to add Supreme Ruler 2030 to your Steam Wishlist! https://store.steampo

Mar 06, 2023
Supreme Ruler 40th Anniversary Sale

BattleGoat Studios is really excited to continue our Supreme Ruler 40th Anniversary year events - we're pleased to offer the largest-ever discount of Supreme Ruler Ultimate at 75% off! The very first

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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.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsGrand Strategy · Tactical · Military · RTS · Modern · Wargame · Real-Time with Pause · Strategy · Simulation · World War II · Political Sim · Sandbox (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain *
Achievements33
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.battlegoat.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista, Windows 7 or later Processor: Intel Pentium IV or better Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: ATI/Nvidia/Intel DirectX 9 Compatible DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: Direct X Compatible Additional Notes: Resolution: 1280x800 or higher