Is War Room on Steam?

No. War Room is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.

What platforms is War Room on?

War Room is available on ColecoVision.

When did War Room release?

War Room was first released on December 31, 1983.

War Room

Dec 31, 1983Real Time Strategy (RTS)ColecoVision

War Room — frequently asked questions

Is War Room on Steam?: No. War Room is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is War Room on?: War Room is available on ColecoVision.
When did War Room release?: War Room was first released on December 31, 1983.

About War Room

War Room is a action strategy game set in the Cold War conflict between the United States and Russia, which is escalating into a nuclear showdown. The player controls a satellite hovering above the USA, which are represented in a top down view. By destroying enemy satellites with his own satellite, the player has to prevent the destruction of cities in his territory and is able to score points. To keep his cities defensible, the player also has to collect supplies from those cities and distribute them accordingly. This is done by entering the cities with the satellite and collecting supplies in a action sequence. The game ends once all of the player's cities are destroyed.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: ColecoVision
Developer: North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp.
Publisher: North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp.
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Warfare

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

ColecoVision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-19

Loose

$10

Complete

$39

Sealed

$70

few sales

Label variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Telegames re-release	$4	$10	—

How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about once a month
Sealed: about once a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-19.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $5.00 in Jul 2009, $10.88 five years ago, and $9.99 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2010	$32	—
Jan 2011	$3.00	—
Jan 2012	$7.50	—
Jan 2013	$7.67	—
Jan 2014	$31	$18.27
Jan 2015	$12.99	$50
Jan 2016	$7.99	$50
Jan 2017	$9.00	$14.99
Jan 2018	$5.85	$40
Jan 2019	$7.69	$30
Jan 2020	$9.85	$28
Jan 2021	$9.95	$33
Jan 2022	$9.97	$64
Jan 2023	$14.95	$50
Jan 2024	$9.47	$47
Jan 2025	$10.75	$50
Jan 2026	$11.95	$41
Oct 2026	$9.99	$39

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory
North America Probe 2000

Source: Model numbers, end-label variants and CBS numbers: the ColecoVision FAQ v4.1, each serial confirmed against Coleco's 1982 catalogue, the game's manual or its UPC; barcodes from PriceCharting, check digits verified

Region: NA
Released: 1983
Controller: Standard controller or Roller Controller, Hand controller (joystick and side buttons)
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases are not tracked for the ColecoVisionLow counterfeit risk

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Probe 2000's only ColecoVision game was a defensive strategy title that Computer Entertainer called a winner.

War Room was published by Probe 2000, the division of Odyssey and North American Philips behind the game. Computer Entertainer called it the division's first and presumably last game for the ColecoVision, and a shame because it was a winner. Electronic Games noted in 1984 that of four games Probe 2000 promised for late 1983, only War Room reached consumers, with a chip shortage blamed.

You defend American cities from attacking satellites while keeping food, machinery and raw materials going, with a radar map of the country across the top of the screen. Advertising added enemy spies and approaching missiles, and described it as a strategy game so realistic that generals might play it.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 8	November 1983	Graphics ★★★★ · Play-Action ★★★★
Electronic Fun with Computers & Games Vol. 2 No. 2	December 1983	3 of 4 joysticks

“This game ranks right up there with the best available for ColecoVision (or any system) and offers the player hours of strategic fun.”
— Computer Entertainer, November 1983

“War Room lets you have things both ways: an interesting, well-designed game that’s also a pointed comment on the whole idea of winning a nuclear war.”
— Electronic Fun with Computers & Games, December 1983

“War Room is one of the most addic-tive, exhilarating games available for the ColecoVision. It takes the concept introduced in Missile Command a giant step farther, almost daring gamers to try "just one more" session.”
— Electronic Games, March 1984

Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — diamonds through early 1987, stars after — comparing each game only with other games for the same system. Electronic Fun rated games out of four joysticks.

Worth knowing

From the ColecoVision manual. Skill level 9 is the most difficult; you pick the skill level by pressing its number on either keypad.
From the ColecoVision manual. Every fifth attack wave is easier, giving you a chance to build up production.
From the ColecoVision manual. A pause button on the keypad freezes the game while you plan strategy.

Before you buy

War Room is one of the keypad overlay games, so a complete copy includes the overlay, and playing without it is difficult. It needs the standard ColecoVision controller and its keypad. The ColecoVisionADAM.com museum list marks it as Rare, and a boxed copy is worth several times the loose price. Check the overlay and manual, and ask for photos of the box.