World War III: Black Gold overview

Overview

World War III: Black Gold comes from Reality Pump and is published by Topware Interactive. It arrived on Steam on Sep 27, 2013, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, and Steam Trading Cards. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

World War III: Black Gold's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 5 players at 4 October 2026 - 10:30:17 UTC, with a tracked peak near 720. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 63% positive across 909 reviews.

Language and system requirements

World War III: Black Gold is available in 6 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, and usk

Sales, recommendations, and streams

World War III: Black Gold has sold up to 64,398 units and has 263 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $214,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

World War III: Black Gold overview details

World War III: Black Gold combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Actual Armies. Actual Weapons. Actual Political Issues. World War III - Black Gold takes the player to the near future. The political crisis has been going on for months, leading to worldwide turmoil. A secret conference of the UN Central Geological Commission reveals that worldwide oil reserves have reached dangerously low levels: Oil reserves will run out within 8-10 years. This proves too short for even the most highly industrialized countries to switch their economies to alternative energy sources. Soon, mass protests erupt all over the world, effectively shutting down the global economy. The Great Powers have declared WW III... FEATURES : 2 Game modes: for beginners and experts 3 Campaigns on three sites: the US, Russia and Iraq in 30 epic missions of courage and honour Fully 3D war terrain and units Day/night cycles and variable weather conditions affect the game and your strategies "Technology Tree" weapons research system Tunnels, trenches and interconnected underground tunnel systems) Ability to modify the 3D terrain (flattens terrain, create bulwarks or dig ditches) Advanced electronic battle systems: communications tapping, photo stream capturing Kamikaze and Stealth-units Camouflage and Jamming systems Defence systems: missile defence, decoys, anti-chemical filters Anti-aircraft, anti-tank, mass destruction weapons Challenging Multitplayer-Mode for up to 8 players over LAN & EarthNet

SteamPulse editorial summary

World War III: Black Gold is listed as a game with $6.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, and Steam Trading Cards, and is associated with Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 5 players at 4 October 2026 - 10:30:17 UTC, a tracked peak of 720, and 63% positive reviews.

Overview tags

StrategyRTSWarMultiplayerSingleplayer

Support and legal notes

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