Focus Entertainment

Insurgency: Sandstorm

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2018

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • multiplayer video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    28*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Series

  • Insurgency

Engines

  • Unreal Engine 4

Localized titles

  • Insurgency: Sandstorm

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*

Game features

  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Stats*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Korean*
  • Danish*
  • Finnish*
  • Hungarian*
  • Japanese*
  • Norwegian*
  • Dutch*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Swedish*
  • Czech*
  • Thai*
  • Turkish*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Turkish*

Community tags · historical

  • FPS*
    Votes · historical
    1,173*
  • Realistic*
    Votes · historical
    975*
  • Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    935*
  • Military*
    Votes · historical
    867*
  • Tactical*
    Votes · historical
    758*
  • Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    753*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    651*
  • First-Person*
    Votes · historical
    587*
  • War*
    Votes · historical
    493*
  • Online Co-Op*
    Votes · historical
    483*
  • Co-op*
    Votes · historical
    431*
  • Gore*
    Votes · historical
    359*
  • Violent*
    Votes · historical
    324*
  • Difficult*
    Votes · historical
    239*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    237*
  • Simulation*
    Votes · historical
    212*
  • Open World*
    Votes · historical
    177*
  • Massively Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    166*
  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    114*
  • Choices Matter*
    Votes · historical
    93*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 10/11 (64 bits)*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core i5-4440 (3.10GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.50GHz)*
    Memory
    8 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760/AMD Radeon HD 7970*
    Graphics API
    Version 11*
    Storage
    40 GB available space*
    Conditions
    Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Memory
    16 GB*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core i7-8700 (3.20GHz)/AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (3.20GHz)*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980/AMD Radeon R9 390X*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    16 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    643*
    Community confidence
    strong*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • New World Interactive

Publishers

  • Focus Entertainment

Release history

  • 2018-09-18
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2018-12-12 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2018-12-12*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Dec 12, 2018*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Intel Core i5-4440 (3.10GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.50GHz)*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760/AMD Radeon HD 7970*
Windows minimum memory requirement
8* GB
Name
Insurgency: Sandstorm*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Intel Core i7-8700 (3.20GHz)/AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (3.20GHz)*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980/AMD Radeon R9 390X*
Windows recommended memory requirement
16* GB
Release year
2,018*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i5-4440 (3.10GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.50GHz)*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760/AMD Radeon HD 7970*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
8 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i7-8700 (3.20GHz)/AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (3.20GHz)*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980/AMD Radeon R9 390X*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
16 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
New World Interactive
New World Interactive*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
M - Mature*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
shooter game
shooter game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
28*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Focus Entertainment
Focus Entertainment*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2018-12-12 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2018-12-12*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 36 fields
Achievements · historical
35*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
125* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
2,221* min
Features
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Stats*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • New World Interactive*
DLC count · historical
55*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
2000000 - 5000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Turkish*
Store genres
  • Action*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
54* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
766* min
Metacritic score
78*
Name
Insurgency: Sandstorm*
Negative reviews · historical
19,061*
Peak ccu
1,826*
Positive reviews · historical
107,857*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
8.99*
Publishers
  • Focus Entertainment*
Recommendations
101,312*
Store release date · historical
Dec 12, 2018*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Korean*
  • Danish*
  • Finnish*
  • Hungarian*
  • Japanese*
  • Norwegian*
  • Dutch*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Swedish*
  • Czech*
  • Thai*
  • Turkish*
Game website · historical
https://www.focus-home.com/games/insurgency-sandstorm*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Cross-Platform Multiplayer*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Stats
Stats*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
New World Interactive
New World Interactive*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Turkish*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Focus Entertainment
Focus Entertainment*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Dec 12, 2018*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Korean*
  • Danish*
  • Finnish*
  • Hungarian*
  • Japanese*
  • Norwegian*
  • Dutch*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Swedish*
  • Czech*
  • Thai*
  • Turkish*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
158* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
2,720* min
Ccu
1,826*
Developer
New World Interactive*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
Historical US original list price
2,999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Korean*
  • Danish*
  • Finnish*
  • Hungarian*
  • Japanese*
  • Norwegian*
  • Dutch*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Swedish*
  • Czech*
  • Thai*
  • Turkish*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
171* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
737* min
Name
Insurgency: Sandstorm*
Negative reviews · historical
19,061*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
2,000,000 .. 5,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
107,857*
Historical US price
2,999* US cents
Publisher
Focus Entertainment*
Community tags · historical
  • FPS*
  • Realistic*
  • Shooter*
  • Military*
  • Tactical*
  • Multiplayer*
  • Action*
  • First-Person*
  • War*
  • Online Co-Op*
  • Co-op*
  • Gore*
  • Violent*
  • Difficult*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Simulation*
  • Open World*
  • Massively Multiplayer*
  • Indie*
  • Choices Matter*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Korean*
  • Danish*
  • Finnish*
  • Hungarian*
  • Japanese*
  • Norwegian*
  • Dutch*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Swedish*
  • Czech*
  • Thai*
  • Turkish*
Community tags · historical
FPS
FPS*
Realistic
Realistic*
Shooter
Shooter*
Military
Military*
Tactical
Tactical*
Multiplayer
Multiplayer*
Action
Action*
First-Person
First-Person*
War
War*
Online Co-Op
Online Co-Op*
Co-op
Co-op*
Gore
Gore*
Violent
Violent*
Difficult
Difficult*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Simulation
Simulation*
Open World
Open World*
Massively Multiplayer
Massively Multiplayer*
Indie
Indie*
Choices Matter
Choices Matter*
Tags votes
FPS
Votes · historical
1,173*
Realistic
Votes · historical
975*
Shooter
Votes · historical
935*
Military
Votes · historical
867*
Tactical
Votes · historical
758*
Multiplayer
Votes · historical
753*
Action
Votes · historical
651*
First-Person
Votes · historical
587*
War
Votes · historical
493*
Online Co-Op
Votes · historical
483*
Co-op
Votes · historical
431*
Gore
Votes · historical
359*
Violent
Votes · historical
324*
Difficult
Votes · historical
239*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
237*
Simulation
Votes · historical
212*
Open World
Votes · historical
177*
Massively Multiplayer
Votes · historical
166*
Indie
Votes · historical
114*
Choices Matter
Votes · historical
93*
Specifications 5 · 28 fields
Features
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Stats*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • New World Interactive*
Store genres
  • Action*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: *
macOS requirements
Minimum: *
Metacritic score
78*
Name
Insurgency: Sandstorm*
Windows requirements
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 (64 bits) Processor: Intel Core i5-4440 (3.10GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.50GHz) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760/AMD Radeon HD 7970 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 40 GB available space *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$29.99*
Publishers
  • Focus Entertainment*
Recommendations total
100,711*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Dec 12, 2018*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian, Japanese, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Swedish, Czech, Thai, Turkish*
Type
game*
Features
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Cross-Platform Multiplayer*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Stats
Stats*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
New World Interactive
New World Interactive*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 10/11 (64 bits)*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i5-4440 (3.10GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.50GHz)*
Memory
8 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760/AMD Radeon HD 7970*
Graphics API
Version 11*
Storage
40 GB available space*
Conditions
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Focus Entertainment
Focus Entertainment*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Dec 12, 2018*
Interface languages
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Korean*
  • Danish*
  • Finnish*
  • Hungarian*
  • Japanese*
  • Norwegian*
  • Dutch*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Swedish*
  • Czech*
  • Thai*
  • Turkish*
Specifications 6 · 21 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Store genres
Action*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
615*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
643*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
16* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,018*
Title
Insurgency: Sandstorm*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Co-op
Co-op*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
643*
Community confidence
strong*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
PvP
PvP*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
16 GB*

* Provisional data