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Command: Shifting Sands

Command: Shifting Sands overview

WarfareSims | Oct 24, 2017 | game

Released

0players observed · 25 September 2026 - 23:34:03 UTC

SimulationStrategy

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peakNot available
  • Units sold (VGI)328
  • Revenue (VGI)$4,800
  • Review score100% positive

Command: Shifting Sands dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peakNot available
  • Units sold (VGI)328
  • Revenue (VGI)$4,800
  • Review score100% positive
  • Total reviews4
  • Release dateOct 24, 2017
  • DeveloperWarfareSims
  • PublisherMatrix Games

Genres: Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: WarfareSimsPublisher: Matrix Games

No longer available on Steam Store. This app is no longer available for purchase on the Steam Store. SteamPulse keeps live player counts, media, metadata, and historical price snapshots where available.

Top Steam chartsTop 100 gamesGame directoryNo current Steam Store offer

Game overview

Overview

Command: Shifting Sands comes from WarfareSims and is published by Matrix Games. It arrived on Steam on Oct 24, 2017, 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

Command: Shifting Sands's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 23:34:03 UTC, with a tracked peak near 0. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 100% positive across 4 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Command: Shifting Sands is available in 1 languages including:

English

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed1 GHz (Dual-core Pentium and above recommended)1 GB RAMDirectX 9.0c compatible video card with 16 MB RAM11859 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Command: Shifting Sands has sold up to 328 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $4,800. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Command: Shifting Sands overview details

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

Steam Store description

The state of Israel has endured contentious warfare for its entire existence. No sooner had it been declared in May 1948 than it became involved in a struggle for survival, fighting its neighbours in a ferocious clash. This was the first Arab-Israeli war, but it would be far from the last. Shifting Sands traces the history of the successive Arab-Israeli conflicts: from the sidelines of the Suez crisis, through the lightning Six-Day War, the guerilla-like War Of Attrition and the strategic surprise of the Yom Kippur War, all the way to the historic Osirak raid and the epic air battle over the Bekaa Valley. The campaign covers both the battles that happened and the clashes that did not, but could have; all of them snapshots of the ever-shifting sands of a fragile balance in arguably the most violently fluid region of the planet since WW2. FEATURES A standalone expansion for Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations, 2013's Digital Wargame of the Year: play as a single, separate game, or add it to your collection of scenarios for CMANO. 17 campaign scenarios (14 historical and 3 hypothetical) written by Paul A. Bridge, ex-Royal Navy officer and author of the award-winning "Northern Inferno" campaign. Follow some of the most dramatic air and naval conflicts in the decades-long struggle between Israel and its neighbours for survival: The 1956 Suez crisis, the 1967 Six-Day War, the 1967-70 War Of Attrition, the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the Osirak raid and the grand air battle in the Bekaa Valley. Witness first-hand the dramatic changes in warfare, hardware and tactics: the combat deb…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Command: Shifting Sands is listed as a game with No longer available on Steam Store. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 23:34:03 UTC, a tracked peak of 0, and 100% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameCommand: Shifting Sands
Steam App ID718710
Typegame
Release dateOct 24, 2017
DeveloperWarfareSims
PublisherMatrix Games
PriceNo longer available on Steam Store
PlatformsWindows
GenresSimulation, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 25 September 2026 - 23:34:03 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak0
Positive reviews4
Negative reviews0
Total reviews4
Positive percent100%
Review type4 user reviews
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime177 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateOct 24, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)27 October 2017 - 13:20:16 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)25 September 2026 - 23:34:03 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)25 September 2026 - 23:34:03 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)25 September 2026 - 23:34:03 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal notice©2017 Matrix Games Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Command Modern: Shifting Sands, Matrix Games Ltd. and their Logos are all trademarks of Matrix Games Ltd. All other marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Developed by Warfare Sims & Matrix Games Ltd.

References

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

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SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/718710
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/718710
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Command: Shifting Sands

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 Command: Shifting Sands?

Command: Shifting Sands's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 23:34:03 UTC, with a tracked peak of 0 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 3 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Command: Shifting Sands growing or declining recently?

September 2026 closed with an average of 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. The monthly average has stayed roughly flat by 0 players, or 0.00%, versus August 2026. This is the month-by-month trend line behind the Monthly Player Statistics table.

What country-level audience data is available for Command: Shifting Sands?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (100%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (59.5%), China (7.8%), Russia (3.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (71.4%), China (6.2%), Russia (2.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (50.7%), China (9.5%), Russia (4.5%). 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 Command: Shifting Sands?

Command: Shifting Sands currently sits at 100% positive across 4 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 4 positive reviews and 0 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as 4 user reviews.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Command: Shifting Sands have?

Command: Shifting Sands currently has about 486 tracked Steam followers as of 12 February 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 Command: Shifting Sands?

Command: Shifting Sands is currently listed at price not listed 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.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

4 user reviews

100% positive, 4 positive, 0 negative

Price and discount

No longer available on Steam Store

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 24 October 2017

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: 1 GHz (Dual-core Pentium and above recommended) Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible video card with 16 MB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 11859 MB available space Sound Card: Compatible sound card Additional Notes: Requires Windows Media Player

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