DEFCON

by Introversion Software

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 23, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment88

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

3,391en

4,290 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 23, 2026

Released

Sep 29, 2006

Price

$11.99

Velocity

0.6/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of Apr 23, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±100%Small-sample

≈150K

Estimated gross revenue±100%Small-sample

≈$1.8M

Based on 4,290 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 3,291 post-launch reviews

71%691 rev

<2h

88%450 rev

2-10h

94%1,403 rev

10-50h

95%599 rev

50-200h

95%117 rev

200h+

97%31 rev

Sentiment is consistent across all playtime ranges — players feel the same way whether they've played 2 hours or 200.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 11 similar games in the Strategy genre released in 2006.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 30%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 10%

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