Sacrifice overview

Shiny Entertainment | Aug 19, 2009 | game

Released

5players observed · 6 October 2026 - 12:23:38 UTC

Strategy RTS Classic Third Person Fantasy Steam Store

Latest observed players5 · 6 October 2026 - 12:23:38 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak7
Units sold (VGI)44,075
Revenue (VGI)$316,000
Review score92% positive

Sacrifice dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players5 · 6 October 2026 - 12:23:38 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak7
Units sold (VGI)44,075
Revenue (VGI)$316,000
Review score92% positive
Total reviews703
Release dateAug 19, 2009
DeveloperShiny Entertainment
PublisherInterplay Inc.

Company pages: Developer: Shiny Entertainment Publisher: Interplay Inc.

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Game overview

Overview

Sacrifice comes from Shiny Entertainment and is published by Interplay Inc.. It arrived on Steam on Aug 19, 2009, and it sits naturally among Single-player 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

Sacrifice's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 5 players at 6 October 2026 - 12:23:38 UTC, with a tracked peak near 7. 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 703 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Sacrifice is available in 5 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanItalianSpanish - Spain

5 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Windows	Pentium 300Mhz	64MB	DirectX DirectX®: 7 Hard Drive: 650MB Sound: DirectSound	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Sacrifice has sold up to 44,075 units and has 671 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $316,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Sacrifice overview details

Sacrifice combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Sacrifice is the acclaimed real-time strategy game that focuses on combat instead of resource gathering. The only two resources you'll need to worry about are mana and souls. Need more units? Capture the souls of your enemy. Cast spells of awesome power. Choose which gods to support and you will be rewarded with a different selection of spells. Banish your enemy by sacrificing one of your allies at his altar...

SteamPulse editorial summary

Sacrifice is listed as a game with $24.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with the categories supplied by Steam. SteamPulse's latest observation records 5 players at 6 October 2026 - 12:23:38 UTC, a tracked peak of 7, and 92% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Sacrifice
Steam App ID	38440
Type	game
Release date	Aug 19, 2009
Developer	Shiny Entertainment
Publisher	Interplay Inc.
Price	$24.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Not available
Categories	Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	5 · 6 October 2026 - 12:23:38 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	7
Positive reviews	647
Negative reviews	56
Total reviews	703
Positive percent	92%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	671
Average playtime	2,354 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Aug 19, 2009
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	28 May 2023 - 05:06:50 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	6 October 2026 - 12:23:38 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	6 October 2026 - 12:23:38 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	6 October 2026 - 12:23:38 UTC

Overview tags

Strategy RTS Classic Third Person Fantasy Surreal Real-Time Magic RPG Singleplayer Multiplayer Action

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	Not available
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	SACRIFICE: ©2000, Shiny Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sacrifice, Interplay, the Interplay logo and "By Gamers. For Gamers" are trademarks of Interplay Entertainment Corp. Shiny and the Shiny logo are trademarks of Shiny Entertainment, Inc. Uses Smacker Video Technology. Copyright 1994-2000 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. Uses Miles Sound System. Copyright 1991-2000 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. All other copyrights and trademarks are property of their respective owners. All Rights Reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/38440
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/38440/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/38440
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Sacrifice

Game FAQ

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

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Sacrifice?

Sacrifice's latest SteamPulse observation records 5 players at 6 October 2026 - 12:23:38 UTC, with a tracked peak of 7 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 39 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Sacrifice growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 2 players; the highest observed daily value is 5 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Sacrifice?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (50%), United Kingdom (7.9%), Canada (7.9%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (42.9%), United Kingdom (6.9%), Canada (6.6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (52.9%), United Kingdom (6.4%), Canada (6.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36%), China (6.9%), United Kingdom (6.5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Sacrifice?

Sacrifice currently sits at 92% positive across 703 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 647 positive reviews and 56 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Sacrifice have?

Sacrifice currently has about 3K tracked Steam followers as of 21 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Sacrifice?

Sacrifice is currently listed at $24.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 671, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

92% positive, 647 positive, 56 negative

Price and discount

$24.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 19 August 2009

DLC and packages

SacrificeBuy Sacrifice #2006$19.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

OS: Windows Processor: Pentium 300Mhz Memory: 64MB Graphics: DirectX DirectX®: 7 Hard Drive: 650MB Sound: DirectSound

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