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Wargame: European Escalation

Wargame: European Escalation

The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.

Released Feb 22, 2012 Developer Eugen Systems Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux StrategyRTSMilitaryCold WarWargame
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (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 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.

78.0%positive3,404 reviews
Recommended · 105 found this helpful

“This is the sort of game I have been waiting for a long time; an ultra-realistic RTS game simulating the tactics of a hypothetical Cold War showdown. As a professional soldier I know the history on the development of all the vehicles I used in combat, but we always wondered how…”

— a player, Steam review · 242 hrs played
Recommended · 109 found this helpful

“A Modest Debut: The First Entry in the Acclaimed Hardcore RTT IP 8/10 Opening For a long time, there have been different opinions on the distinction of RTS (Real-time strategy) and RTT (Real-time tactics). Usually, those that emphasize the player's real-time resource collection,…”

— a player, Steam review · 73 hrs played
Not recommended · 170 found this helpful

“For MP, go to the latest game in series. For SP - here comes longer story. Many people claim that WG:EE have best SP campaigns. They are story driven and thus appears more interesting than skirmish-like ones. But there is one, massive problem existing - balance. Campaigns were…”

— a player, Steam review · 62 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.

2,197all-time peak
0 500 1k 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period 513 avg · Dec 2012

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-23.

29achievements
6.1%median completion
2.4%rarest: Stakhanovist
63.6% of players 46.0% of players 35.5% of players 28.6% of players 24.4% of players 24.4% of players 14.4% of players 12.9% of players 12.3% of players 10.7% of players 9.9% of players 9.6% of players 8.7% of players 6.9% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 5.5% of players 5.5% of players 4.7% of players 4.5% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 3.9% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 63.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
63.6%Another Brick in the Wall/The Wall — Complete first BRUDER GEGEN BRUDER mission.
46.0%Redcoats — Complete second BRUDER GEGEN BRUDER mission.
35.5%Hell’s Highway — Complete third BRUDER GEGEN BRUDER mission.
Rarest badges of honor
2.4%Stakhanovist — Unlock all WARSAW PACT units.
2.5%Imperialist — Unlock all NATO units.
3.2%Hero of the Soviet Union — Complete all WARSAW PACT operations.

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.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-10-23 11:42 UTC
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-10-01
US9.99 USD
EU9.99 EUR
UK8.99 GBP
Australia12.49 AUD
Canada13.49 CAD
Japan1,070 JPY
Brazil49.49 BRL
China48.00 CNY

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

Japan≈$6.8 China Australia Canada Brazil US EU UK≈$12

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.

Jan 16, 2024
v.744: Patch notes

Code fixes you can once again create a new Eugen account in-game It is once again possible to link the game to an existing Eugen account

Oct 09, 2014
[STEAM FOCUS WEEKEND 09-13 OCT]

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · RTS · Military · Cold War · Wargame · Realistic · Simulation · Alternate History · Real Time Tactics · War · Singleplayer · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , German * , Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Traditional Chinese *
Achievements29
Official sitehttps://eugensystems.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

OS *: WINDOWS XP SP3/WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7 Processor: AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.5 GHZ Memory: 1024 MB (XP)/2048 MB (VISTA/7) Graphics: 256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 3.0 COMPATIBLE. ATI RADEON X1800 GTO/NVIDIA GEFORCE 7600 GT OR HIGHER DirectX®: 9 Hard Drive: 10 GB Sound: DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE Other: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR ONLINE GAMING AND GAME ACTIVATION