DEFCON
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.
- Price:$9.99
- Release Date:9/29/2006
- Franchise:Introversion Software
- Developer:Introversion Software
- Publisher:Introversion Software
- Last Updated:9/8/2024
- Steam App Id:1520
DEFCON
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, DEFCON has 12 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 79% lower than its previous all-time peak of 57 players achieved on 9/14/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for DEFCON. It has received a total of 4,026 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 84 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for DEFCON. Right now, it costs $9.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for DEFCON and its growth over time. It currently has 5,688 followers on its community page.
About DEFCON
DEFCON is an Indie, and Strategy game developed by Introversion Software. On 9/29/2006, it was released on the Steam Store by Introversion Software.
Players have rated DEFCON as "Very Positive" out of 4,026 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 3,505 positive reviews and 521 negative reviews — an overall 87% positive review rating. Additionally, DEFCON has earned a metascore of 84 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $9.99. It can also be purchased through Introversion Complete Bundle and The Cold War Bundle which give a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
It also supports 5 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, DEFCON supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- PvP
- Steam Achievements
- Co-op
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Online Co-op
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- Online PvP
- LAN Co-op
- LAN PvP
From the Steam community, DEFCON has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Difficult
- Management
- Strategy RPG
- Immersive Sim
- World War II
- Multiplayer
- War
- RTS
- Cold War
- Tower Defense
- Stealth
- Political Sim
- Diplomacy
- Submarine
- Wargame
- Top-Down
- Strategy
- Military
- 2D
- Tactical RPG
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for DEFCON and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
DEFCON is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Introversion Complete Bundle | 5 | 5 | $22.95 | View |
 | The Cold War Bundle | 5 | 5 | $59.45 | View |
Related Packages
DEFCON is referenced by 3 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| DEFCON | $1.99 | View |
| Introversion Classics Pack | $3.99 | View |
| DEFCON + Soundtrack | $2.59 | View |
Supported Languages
DEFCON is available in 5 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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DEFCON data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, September 8). DEFCON on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1520
- Valve Corporation. (2024, September 8). DEFCON. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1520
- Metacritic. (2024, September 8). DEFCON for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/defcon-everybody-dies
- Introversion Software. (2023, July 8). DEFCON. DEFCON. http://www.everybody-dies.com/