Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware overview

Overview

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware comes from Door 407 and is published by Door 407. It arrived on Steam on Apr 30, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 51 players at 5 October 2026 - 11:25:35 UTC, with a tracked peak near 525. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 92% positive across 788 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is available in 13 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware has sold up to 88,511 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware overview details

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The prequel invites you to participate in the events preceding the story told in the campaign of the main game. You are the famous filibuster Duncan Ironbrow, who was unexpectedly dragged into "big politics". You are destined to become a hero of the Battle for Independence of Samreignia. Two story missions, plus one Endless Mode exclusive map layout await you. Like in the original RTS-game, in Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware, you need to develop your economy and hire armies, to stand against overwhelming enemy forces. Build fortifications, raise your armies, and experience warfare on an entirely new scale. Over 25 THOUSAND enemies will assault your castle walls. Every arrow, catapult stone and enemy launched skywards is physically modeled, making for a tactile and coherent battlefield. Just make sure your troops have towers to shoot from and clear lines of sight, or you might find your best-laid plans embarrassingly blunted by your own fortifications. Create kill-zones and fall-back positions. You will need to take an active role in combat to get the best from your men. A functional army requires a functional economy to support and feed it. Food, Wood, Stone, Iron, and Gold are the foundations of your city’s economy, and you will need to watch your supplies carefully if you are to meet the advancing foe in a timely manner. Gather resources, choose your storage locations, plan your expansions and upgrades with care. The enemy will not cede their lands willingly, and unprotected civilian expansions will have consequences of falling prey to the hostile incursion. Trad…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation, Strategy, and Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 51 players at 5 October 2026 - 11:25:35 UTC, a tracked peak of 525, and 92% positive reviews.

Support and legal notes

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.