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World War III: Black Gold

Wait63%

Mixed · 912 player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows
  • macOS

Reality Pump · Strategy · Sep 27, 2013

Player review score
63%
Mixed
Price
$6.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio6 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy World War III: Black Gold?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 912 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
20% of themes are praise30% are divided50% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visually, the game emphasizes realistic military hardware with detailed vehicle models and explosive combat effects.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has a very good soundtrack and a pretty good gameplay regardless of the game being released in 2001.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat8 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
60% still recommend
Multiplayer
80% still recommend
Bugs
33% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
57% still recommend
Graphics
57% still recommend
Story
50% still recommend
Performance
22% still recommend
Interface
17% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$6.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.49.

8 points recordedtoday · $6.99

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