DEFCON (Steam Game) 
Inspired by the 1983 cult classic film, Wargames, DEFCON superbly evokes the tension, paranoia and suspicion of the Cold War era, playing on the fascinating aspects of psychological gameplay that occur during strategic nuclear warfare. You play a General hidden deep within an underground bunker.
- Cold War (441)
- Tactical RPG (435)
- Wargame (432)
- Immersive Sim (429)
- RTS (424)
- Strategy RPG (417)
- Submarine (415)
- Strategy (413)
- Diplomacy (411)
- Management (409)
- Military (407)
- World War II (402)
- Stealth (397)
- War (387)
- Multiplayer (383)
- 2D (378)
- Top-Down (377)
- Tower Defense (366)
- Political Sim (355)
- Difficult (353)
| Release Date | Sep 29, 2006 |
| Price | $ 9.99 Top 30% |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 86.6% (very positive) / 87% Top 30% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 83.3% Top 15% / 83.9% Top 15% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 3.1K Top 10% / 3.9K Top 10% |
| Curators | 196 reviews Top 3% |
| Median Play Time | 4.9 hours |
| Play Time per Dollar | 29 minutes |
| Followers | 5.7K Top 15% |
| Owners | ± 1.1M Top 3% |
| Copies Sold | ± 69.2K Top 15% |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 101.1K Top 25% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see DEFCON's Steam rating and reviews between October 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (November 2010) and 85.7% (October 2019).
With 3.9K reviews Top 5%, DEFCON is an AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened. They often took place in December.
Review Languages
This donut graph displays the languages of DEFCON's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (79%), followed by Russian (6%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 26 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 5 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in DEFCON, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is not bad at all, with 17 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 5.5 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 63 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by DEFCON and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
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These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's rating of 86.6% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of DEFCON's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.
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