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It Takes a War

92% positive · 874 Steam reviews · released Nov 6, 2025 · by Thomas Mackinnon

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~33,168 (P10–P90: 13,267 – 72,970)

Gross revenue: ~$162,915 ($65,165 – $358,414)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 88% positive across 188 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).

Story & writing80% positive · 64 mentions
“I played "It Takes a War" before I played "It Takes a War". Please only read my review if you already played the game. A lot of years ago I was active in the darkest corner of counter strike. I was a cheater. The cheating scene is a very…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 1 h played
Gameplay & mechanics71% positive · 34 mentions
“So glad this little gem is finally on Steam. Well worth the trip down memory lane, even if the gameplay has not aged well lmao I wonder how those guys I used to hang out on here are doing. Wish I still had their details.”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 1 h played
Multiplayer & community90% positive · 31 mentions
“This was a very fun game, I think I can safely recommend it now, and I hope they bring the servers back online someday.”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 1 h played
Price & value88% positive · 26 mentions
“So glad this little gem is finally on Steam. Well worth the trip down memory lane, even if the gameplay has not aged well lmao I wonder how those guys I used to hang out on here are doing. Wish I still had their details.”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 1 h played
Performance & stability81% positive · 26 mentions
“It's a solid old-school style FPS game. Worth checking out. Not many servers still running but you can usually find a game and the community is still pretty chatty.”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 1 h played
Visuals & audio81% positive · 16 mentions
“I want to preface this review by saying two things: Firstly, despite my dislike of the gameplay and underlying story, I'm giving this game a positive review. Quite honestly, it is worthy of a positive rating, but doubly so because I…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 1 h played

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