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For the first time in the series’ history, Strategic Command will be taking you to the 19th century battlefields of the American Civil War. You will control the armies, research, production and diplomatic policy of either the Union or the Confederacy during a time of innovation and dramatic battles.

Release DateJul 14, 2022
Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84% (positive) / 84.9%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75.5% / 77%  Top 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)100  / 139
Curators3 reviews  Bottom 10%
Median Play Time36 hours  Top 3%
Play Time per Dollar54 minutes  Top 30%
Followers1.8K  Top 25%
Owners± 7.6K 
Copies Sold± 5.5K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 171.2K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Strategic Command: American Civil War steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Strategic Command: American Civil War's Steam rating and reviews between July 2022 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 82.2% (July 2022) to 88% (January 2023).

With its 139 reviews, Strategic Command: American Civil War could be considered a decent success for an indie game. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Strategic Command: American Civil War and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Strategic Command: American Civil War's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (70%), followed by German (17%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 10 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 4 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

Chart displaying Strategic Command: American Civil War percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Strategic Command: American Civil War depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is outstanding, with 91 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.7 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some Strategic Command: American Civil War players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 65 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • strategy
  • sandbox
  • easy to pick up
  • different roads to victory
  • good job at simulating ACW
  • clear visuals
  • great beer and pretzel wargame
  • lots of nuances to master
  • replay-ability with human opponents
  • emphasis on strategy
  • no artillery units
  • generic PSSSHOW explosion sound effect
  • tactical layer weakened
  • simple
  • limited siege or rail guns
  • no real battles
  • lazy scripting
  • no unit stacking
  • one turn is a whole season
  • hexes are still large compared to the size of units

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 84% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Strategic Command: American Civil War's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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