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Urban Strife

Urban Strife

Old school TBS, post-apoc survival and RPG. Recruit deranged locals in your militia, ally local factions and fight those you hate. Haul loot back and rebuild your shelter, doctor your wounds, and fix your guns. People need feeding, booze needs brewing and there is an end of the world to enjoy.

Released Dec 10, 2024 Developer White Pond Games Publisher MicroProse Software Platforms Windows Early AccessTurn-BasedStrategyZombiesSurvival
View on Steam ↗ $34.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

70.9%positive680 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“its RAW!! it looks sick and when it works it is fun but it is basically like years out from being a fully functional game...”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Game takes a lot of learning. Even "narrative mode" is pretty brutal at first. Expect to fail early, but once you figure the game out it starts to make sense. I did end up creating quite a powerful team. Been having fun, but it does have a very steep learning curve and the game…”

— a player, Steam review · 81 hrs played
Not recommended · 11 found this helpful

“I Tried to like it. AP system is horrible and bloated, takes 20 AP to take 3 steps, 15 ap to bandage, 12 to shoot a .22 rifle that does 10 damage. Even at 80 marksmanship you and the enemy will miss 9/10 shots from half a room away making battles last far longer than they…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

884all-time peak
0 250 500 2025 2026 219 avg · Jul 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

40achievements
0.3%median completion
0.0%rarest: Urban Explorer
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Almost everyone has
1.9%Private Investigator — Expose one secret.
1.6%Finish the Job — Execute a downed enemy before they can act again.
1.6%Savior Spirit — Rescue and send to Shelter at least one refugee.
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Urban Explorer — Visit all major locations.
0.0%The Barrel Master — Craft all recipes from the Gunsmith Bench.
0.0%God's Miracle — Build all ally (purple) cultist upgrades.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$34.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$24.49lowest since tracking began2026-08-24
US34.99 USD
EU33.99 EUR
UK29.50 GBP
Australia48.95 AUD
Canada41.49 CAD
Japan3,900 JPY
Brazil101.99 BRL
China126.00 CNY

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

China≈$19 Brazil Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$39

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-17 09-26

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 31, 2026
Patch Notes v1.0.6: Gameplay, Perks & Skills Progression Fixes

- Matches end instantly when the entire party is down with zero recovery chance, skipping the bleed-out wait. - Fixed a bug where zombies failed to alert when attacked from behind with the Ghost perk

Jul 29, 2026
Script Fixes, Balance & Optimization

- Fixed Bear Novak’s recruitment script. If his guard is killed by zombies, the sequence will now continue, allowing Bear to be freed. You must still either ask Snitch for permission or eliminate all

Jul 22, 2026
Patch 1.0.4: Custom Game Speed & FPS Limit

Added FPS Limit Toggle: Caps frame rates at 60 FPS to prevent GPU overheating and thermal throttling, in particular for high frequency monitors. Disable V-sync when applying. Added Gameplay Speed Sett

Jul 20, 2026
Optimization Patch: Revised Enemy Awareness, Lag-Free Time Warp, Fixes.

A new Urban Strife patch (1.0.3) is now live, improving stealth and enemy awareness, optimizing Timeline Play on crowded maps, and fixing several issues reported by the community. Enemy Memory & Steal

Jul 17, 2026
Hotfix B: Gameplay, UI, Salvaging & Perks

PREVIOUS HOTFIX INTRODUCED A SMALL ISSUE WITH SAVES AND HAD TO RETIRED, WE PUSHED A NEW PATCH THAT SOLVES THE ISSUES. - Reduced the cultist encounter’s instigation area at Adams Villa to prevent playe

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresIndie, RPG, Strategy, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · Turn-Based · Strategy · Zombies · Survival · RPG · Turn-Based Combat · Character Customization · Post-apocalyptic · Base-Building · Singleplayer · Crafting (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Workshop · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Stereo Sound
LanguagesEnglish * *
Official sitehttps://www.urbanstrifegame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel I5 4690 / AMD FX 8350 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 (4GB+ of VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible