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States of Power

States of Power

Sarunas · released Aug 25, 2026

SimulationStrategyPC

Command your nation's armies, economy, and diplomacy in this WWII Grand Strategy Wargame. Easy to start, hard to master and a full match fits in one session. Play singleplayer and multiplayer, or create, play and share your own custom scenarios with the built-in Scenario Editor.

83
VGC Score
·No trend datamedium confidence

anchored at patch: “Update 1.0.11 - More Languages, Official Server Country Reservation and More” (3d ago)

82%
At launch
90%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
91%
Recent sentiment

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Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

Not enough review history for a chart yet.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews90%8495
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)91%85180
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 29, 2026) · 13 reviews sampled · 180 total reviews in window · weighted 7.3 up / 1.1 down · computed 7h ago · full methodology →

Patch history