Insurgency
Tactical first-person shooter built around lethal, objective-based team combat
New World Interactive · Released Jan 22, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 94K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 96% of 32 in 30 days
- Players
- 133
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 10 months ago
- Dec 12, 2025
Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)
What is Insurgency?
A tactical military shooter played in first person across multiplayer matches and cooperative missions. Teams fight at close range to capture territory, destroy supply caches, escort targets, and complete other objectives using role-based classes and customizable equipment.
For you if...
- +you prefer deliberate, lethal gunfights over running and gunning
- +you want objective-based multiplayer and cooperative missions
- +you enjoy role-based teamwork and realistic weapon handling
Not for you if...
- −you prefer forgiving combat and constant run-and-gun action
- −you want a crosshair and detailed on-screen interface
What players say
92% of 93,617 reviews are positive · 96% of 32 in the last 30 days
Players praise the weighty gunplay, deliberate pacing, realism, and teamwork. The most common current complaint is the sparsely populated server selection; many Windows 11 players also report severe launch freezes and crashes tied to the anti-cheat software.
Players over time
▲ +1% vs a month agoPlayers online on Steam, one sample a day.
Highest since Sep 2026: 180 players on Sep 21, 2026.
Show the data
| Day | Players |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 133 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 102 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 115 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 103 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 92 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 109 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 155 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 130 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 104 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 94 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 115 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 67 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 88 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 114 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 145 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 119 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 99 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 90 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 101 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 86 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 133 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 104 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 127 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 108 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 115 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 104 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 121 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 100 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 145 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 134 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 104 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 95 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 108 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 113 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 100 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 117 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 129 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 90 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 121 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 89 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 122 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 120 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 123 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 122 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 114 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 98 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 97 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 112 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 103 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 180 |
Screenshots and trailer
Insurgency system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Insurgency?
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- OS
- Windows® 7
- Processor
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 processor or better
- Graphics
- Video card must be 512 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 3.0
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB HD space
- DirectX
- 9.0c
Recommended
- Graphics
- Video card 2048 MB or more
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB HD space on a SSD
Does Insurgency have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op (mode not specified). There is no single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.
Does Insurgency run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Unsupported on Steam Deck because of its anti-cheat
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 100
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Ukrainian.
Does Insurgency use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- FPS
- Realistic
- Tactical
- Multiplayer
- Shooter
- Action
- Military
- Team-Based
- Co-op
- First-Person
- War
- Strategy
- Online Co-Op
- Competitive
- Indie
- PvP
Recent updates
- Dec 12, 2025 · Important Notice: Removal of BattlEye Support
- Dec 10, 2019 · Insurgency: Sandstorm Update 1.5 and Free Week!
- Aug 14, 2019 · Community Update #5: Behind the curtain
- May 31, 2018 · Insurgency Sandstorm Community Update and Release Date
- May 4, 2018 · Insurgency Patch: 4th May 2018