Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Released Oct 2014
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
76% positive · 1,252 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
Supreme Ruler Ultimate released on October 17, 2014 and received two paid DLC packs: Trump Rising on July 26, 2016, and The Great War DLC on August 31, 2017. Both are released and no further DLC has been listed on the store.
BattleGoat Studios' post-launch activity for this title has wound down. The last substantive update to the game itself was a feature patch on June 19, 2018 adding Rail Transport. Since then, developer communications on this game's Steam page have largely served as a channel to promote the studio's newer titles — particularly Galactic Ruler (announced October 2019, released August 2022) and Supreme Ruler 2030 (promoted heavily across multiple posts in early 2023, targeting a Q2 2023 release). None of these posts announce new content for Supreme Ruler Ultimate itself.
The store description celebrates the game as "the pinnacle of sixteen years of development on the Supreme Ruler series," language that frames it as a culminating release rather than an ongoing one. The developer's creative energy has clearly shifted to successor titles. With both DLC packs released, no unreleased content listed, no announced future updates for the game, and the last meaningful game update dating to June 19, 2018, Supreme Ruler Ultimate is a complete, finished product. The most recent content to ship was The Great War DLC on August 31, 2017, which marks the practical completion of the game's content cycle.
Evidence
The Great War DLC released — the second and most recent paid DLC for the game
Developer posts about Supreme Ruler 2030 campaign features — confirms studio focus has moved to the successor title, not Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Content
2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
BattleGoat Studios
Achievements
33
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP
About this game
Manage the country of your choice during World War II, the Cold War or Modern Day
Get right down to where the action is, controlling your inventory of land, air and sea units. Use conventional attacks or fire missiles from long range to engage your opponent. Game speed can be increased or paused so you can focus on where the action is.
The world holds both potential enemies and possible allies. Trade for technologies to enhance the working and living conditions of your population or for military designs to increase the power of your military. Forge alliances where friendly nations can help you defend against larger opponents.
Nothing in life is free, and neither are the weapons and technologies you'll need in order to come out on top. Managed money and resources so you can expand faster than your neighboring nations.
BattleGoat Studios is pleased to present Supreme Ruler Ultimate, the pinnacle of sixteen years of development on the Supreme Ruler series of Real Time Geo-Political Military Strategy Games for PC and Mac. Supreme Ruler Ultimate incorporates the stories, campaigns, scenarios, and features from our previous releases and expands on them in our improved game engine. Take control of any nation in the world from World War II through the Cold War and into the near future as our world lurches from one crisis to the next. Play historical or modern Campaigns with specific objectives, attempt one of the many Set-Piece Scenarios for a shorter game, or customize your game experience by picking any nation in the various era Sandboxes and choosing your own preferred Victory Condition. With so many options to choose from, Supreme Ruler Ultimate provides virtually unlimited replayability!
- Play Historical or Futuristic Campaigns.
- Take Control of any Nation in Sandbox Mode and impact the outcome of an era.
- Challenge yourself with Historical Scenarios for a faster-paced gameplay experience.
- The butterfly effect... Influence the timeline and outcome of thousands of historical events.
- Use Diplomacy, Trade, Espionage, and Intimidation to influence the policies of other nations.
- Guide your Nation through an era of unprecedented Scientific Advancement.
- Modernize your economy to support your social and military policies.
- Sophisticated Real-Time Strategic and Tactical Control of your Military Forces.
- Detailed historically-accurate armies down to the Battalion level.
- Choose your level of control. Make all decisions or use your Cabinet Ministers to help.
- Battle the elements! Fully integrated weather model influences battlefield outcomes.
- Up to 16 players in Multiplayer over local network or Internet (PC only)
Get right down to where the action is, controlling your inventory of land, air and sea units. Use conventional attacks or fire missiles from long range to engage your opponent. Game speed can be increased or paused so you can focus on where the action is.
The world holds both potential enemies and possible allies. Trade for technologies to enhance the working and living conditions of your population or for military designs to increase the power of your military. Forge alliances where friendly nations can help you defend against larger opponents.
Nothing in life is free, and neither are the weapons and technologies you'll need in order to come out on top. Managed money and resources so you can expand faster than your neighboring nations.
BattleGoat Studios is pleased to present Supreme Ruler Ultimate, the pinnacle of sixteen years of development on the Supreme Ruler series of Real Time Geo-Political Military Strategy Games for PC and Mac. Supreme Ruler Ultimate incorporates the stories, campaigns, scenarios, and features from our previous releases and expands on them in our improved game engine. Take control of any nation in the world from World War II through the Cold War and into the near future as our world lurches from one crisis to the next. Play historical or modern Campaigns with specific objectives, attempt one of the many Set-Piece Scenarios for a shorter game, or customize your game experience by picking any nation in the various era Sandboxes and choosing your own preferred Victory Condition. With so many options to choose from, Supreme Ruler Ultimate provides virtually unlimited replayability!
- Play Historical or Futuristic Campaigns.
- Take Control of any Nation in Sandbox Mode and impact the outcome of an era.
- Challenge yourself with Historical Scenarios for a faster-paced gameplay experience.
- The butterfly effect... Influence the timeline and outcome of thousands of historical events.
- Use Diplomacy, Trade, Espionage, and Intimidation to influence the policies of other nations.
- Guide your Nation through an era of unprecedented Scientific Advancement.
- Modernize your economy to support your social and military policies.
- Sophisticated Real-Time Strategic and Tactical Control of your Military Forces.
- Detailed historically-accurate armies down to the Battalion level.
- Choose your level of control. Make all decisions or use your Cabinet Ministers to help.
- Battle the elements! Fully integrated weather model influences battlefield outcomes.
- Up to 16 players in Multiplayer over local network or Internet (PC only)
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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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