Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.
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73
24h peak
81
All-time peak
81
SteamScope Score
54.0
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Steam reviews
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Total reviews
1.7K
Positive
1.5K
Negative
228
Score
87%Very Positive
SteamScope Score
How this title ranks for live activity, momentum, and long-term player retention on Steam.
Steady engagement
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Popularity
Live concurrent player volume
31
Growth
Recent player trend momentum
50
Retention
Peak-to-current player ratio
90
Longevity
Catalogue age and sustained interest
65
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Twilight Struggle is tracked on SteamScope with live Steam concurrent player data, historical charts, and a SteamScope activity score of 54/100. Search for "Twilight Struggle player count" or "Twilight Struggle steam charts" to monitor how many people are playing right now and how activity compares with past peaks.
Twilight Struggle is developed by Playdek, Inc., released 13 Apr 2016, a Simulation, Strategy title. Available on Windows, macOS.
Twilight Struggle currently reports 73 concurrent Steam players with a 24-hour peak of 81 and an all-time peak of 81.
Among tracked Steam titles, Twilight Struggle ranks #3970 of 7,619 by momentum score.
Twilight Struggle has lost momentum recently. Retention sits at 90/100, suggesting fewer players relative to its all-time peak of 81.
Twilight Struggle has 31 Steam achievements tracked on SteamScope.
The average global unlock rate across all achievements is 15%, giving a baseline for overall completion difficulty.
The most common achievement is "Way of Life" with a 76.3% unlock rate.
The rarest achievement is "Chinese Democracy" — only 0.1% of players have unlocked it (Very Hard).
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Handheld Gaming
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Deck test results
SteamOS status: Playable
Last checked Aug 2, 2026
Store Details
Steam achievements: 31
Regional ratings
Playdek account is required for online play
Media
Twilight Struggle Trailer - Original
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Twilight Struggle - 8,19€
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Twilight Struggle is currently €8.19 on Steam. The lowest tracked store price is €8.19 (recorded Aug 2, 2026).
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Twilight Struggle has 87% Steam reviews across 1.7K user reviews. Steam labels this as "Very Positive".
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Achievements
This game
15% avg unlock
40 peer games
14.8% median
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Typical
Achievements
20 standard · 11 hidden · Updated 3h ago
15%
average global unlock
Most Common
Way of Life
76.3% unlock rate
Rarest Achievement
Chinese Democracy
0.1% unlock rate
TS_DOMINATEANYREGION
76.3%
global unlock
Gain Domination in a region.
TS_ADVANCESPACERACEFIRST
66.5%
global unlock
Be the first player in a game to advance in the space race.
TS_LOSETOAI
41.3%
global unlock
Lose a game against the AI Player.
TS_SCORE8VPFROMSOUTHEASTASIASCORING
33.3%
global unlock
Score 8 VP when Southeast Asia Scoring is played.
TS_WINBY20VP
30.3%
global unlock
Win a game by getting 20 VP before final scoring.
TS_WINASUSSR
30.0%
global unlock
Win a game as the USSR.
TS_WINASUSA
29.7%
global unlock
Win a game as the USA.
TS_WINAGAINSTAI
29.6%
global unlock
Win a game against the AI Player.
TS_WININEARLYWAR
22.2%
global unlock
Win a game in the Early War.
TS_WINBYDEFCON1
19.1%
global unlock
Win a game with DEFCON 1.
TS_WINANONLINEGAME
19.1%
global unlock
Win an online game.
TS_WINBYEUROPECONTROL
17.4%
global unlock
Win a game by controlling Europe.
TS_WINBYFINALSCORING
13.5%
global unlock
Win a game in final scoring.
TS_WINBYWARGAMES
12.7%
global unlock
Win a game with Wargames.
TS_WINANONLINEGAMEWITH300RATINGDIFF
6.8%
global unlock
Win an online game against an opponent with a rating at least 300 higher than yours.
TS_LOSETOAIBYFINALSCORING
6.0%
global unlock
Lose a game against the AI Player in final scoring.
TS_WINBYVPWHENOPPDOMINATES4REGIONS
4.1%
global unlock
Win a game due to the Victory Point Track when your opponent has Domination in at least 4 regions.
TS_WINTUTORIAL
2.3%
global unlock
Complete the tutorial.
TS_WINAFTERMAXINGSPACERACE
2.2%
global unlock
Win a game after reaching the end of the space race track.
TS_WINBYCUBANMISSILECRISIS
0.7%
global unlock
Win a game via Cuban Missile Crisis.
TS_HEADLINESCORINGCARD
0.2%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
TS_PLAYCHINACARD
0.2%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
TS_WINWITHOUTPLAYINGCHINACARD
0.1%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
TS_PLAYVOICEOFAMERICAATTURN10AR8
0.1%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
TS_GAIN6VPFROMOPEC
0.1%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
TS_GAIN3VPFROMARMSRACEFORCEDMISSILEENVY
0.1%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
TS_WINWITHOUTSPACERACEATTEMPT
0.1%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
TS_WINAFTEROPPHAS18VP
0.1%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
TS_GAIN7VPFROMALLIANCEINPROGRESS
0.1%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
TS_PLAYVOICEOFAMERICA3TIMESINONEGAME
0.1%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
TS_GAIN3VPFROMWEWILLBURYYOUWHILEU2INPLAY
0.1%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
