World War III: Black Gold
Actual Armies. Actual Weapons. Actual Political Issues.World War III - Black Gold takes the player to the near future. The political crisis has been going on for months, leading to worldwide turmoil. A secret conference of the UN Central Geological Commission reveals that worldwide oil reserves have reached dangerously low levels: Oil...
- Price:$6.99
- Release Date:9/27/2013
- Developer:Reality Pump
- Publisher:TopWare Interactive
- Last Updated:1/5/2025
- Steam App Id:254080
World War III: Black Gold
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, World War III: Black Gold has 2 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 98% lower than its previous all-time peak of 106 players achieved on 11/1/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for World War III: Black Gold. It has received a total of 860 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 57 (Mixed).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for World War III: Black Gold and its growth over time. It currently has 1,049 followers on its community page.
World War III: Black Gold Price
World War III: Black Gold costs $6.99 in the Steam store as of 1/5/2025. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Reality Pump Studios 35th Anniversary or World War III: Black Gold with Soundtrack which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for World War III: Black Gold.
About World War III: Black Gold
World War III: Black Gold is a Strategy game developed by Reality Pump. On 9/27/2013, it was released on the Steam Store by TopWare Interactive.
Players have rated World War III: Black Gold as "Mixed" out of 860 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 499 positive reviews and 361 negative reviews — an overall 58% positive review rating. Additionally, World War III: Black Gold has earned a metascore of 71 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run World War III: Black Gold on the Steam Deck.
It also supports 6 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, World War III: Black Gold supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Co-op
- Steam Cloud
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Includes level editor
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
- Online Co-op
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- Online PvP
From the Steam community, World War III: Black Gold has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Multiplayer
- War
- RTS
- Strategy
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for World War III: Black Gold and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
World War III: Black Gold is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | World War III: Black Gold - Soundtrack | DLC | 12/14/2018 | View |
Related Bundles
World War III: Black Gold is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Reality Pump Studios 35th Anniversary | 41 | 41 | $18.67 | View |
| World War III: Black Gold with Soundtrack | 2 | 2 | $2.86 | View |
Related Packages
World War III: Black Gold is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| World War III: Black Gold | $1.24 | View |
Supported Languages
World War III: Black Gold is available in 6 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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World War III: Black Gold data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 5). World War III: Black Gold on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/254080
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 5). World War III: Black Gold. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/254080
- Metacritic. (2025, January 5). World War III: Black Gold for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/world-war-iii-black-gold
- Reality Pump. (2023, July 7). World War III: Black Gold. World War III: Black Gold. http://replaynow.topware.com/en/world-war-iii---black-gold.html