Steam reviews

Overwhelmingly Positive

95% of 3,911 reviews

Critic scores

Metacritic

Generally favorable

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R.U.S.E.™

R.U.S.E.™ has 556 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 556 and its all-time peak is 1,018. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.

DEV · Eugen Systems2010

A one-of-a-kind real-time strategy game that allows players to bluff their enemies to lead their nation to victory. The Definitive Edition — includes all DLCs and Steam Deck support.

Niche but breathing. Best chance to find others at peak hours.
Currently at 55% of the all-time peak of 1,018 players.
Last updated 5 months ago: Improvements Incoming.

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556

24h peak

556

24h change

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ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

556

24h peak

556

All-time

1.02K

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