
Defcon 5 on Twitch — competition and audience
The main game takes place in a first-person view inside the complex. Trams connect the maze-like living areas to a handful of manned turrets outside. You must shuttle between shooting down waves of fighters in the turrets, and scouring the base levels for card keys during the down time. A third consideration is the "Virtual Operating System" controlling all major base functions. You use this interface to repair damage from attacks, monitor intruders, and place robot sentries to guard key passages. As you find more access keys, you can increase the software's efficiency to the point that you can command turrets remotely, or set them to auto-attack with a high degree of success. As defending the base becomes more automated and efficient, you have more time to search the levels for keys. Your ultimate goal is to find the clearance to self-destruct the base, defend your escape shuttle, and get out alive.
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Should I stream Defcon 5 on Twitch?
0/100 · Closed off· 1 viewers per streamer on paperProbably not. One stream holds 100% of the 1 people watching Defcon 5, leaving about 0 for everyone else — and the category empties when that streamer logs off.
One stream holds 100% of the 1 viewers here, leaving about 0 for everyone else. When they log off, the category empties.
Almost nobody here is available to you — either one stream holds the room, or the category is empty, or you would be buried.
This reads the room as it is right now — how much of the audience is reachable and where you would land — not how many followers you would gain. That depends on you.
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How many people stream Defcon 5?
Right now
1 right now, to 1 viewer between them. Counted live from Twitch and refreshed every 15 minutes.
Is Defcon 5 too saturated on Twitch?
Not crowded, but not open either. Only 1 person is streaming Defcon 5, and that single stream holds 100% of the 1 viewers — so the room is quiet because the audience is already committed, not because it is waiting for you.
Who you're up against
Biggest streams of 1 live right now
Is Defcon 5 any good?
Players score it 70 out of 100 from 1 ratings, and critics 70 out of 100.
Streamer reviews
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Details
- Released
- Nov 24, 1995 · 31 years ago
- Time to finish
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- Playing on Steam
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- Price
- —
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Rated
- ESRB E
- Biggest stream
- 1 (100% of the category)
- Typical stream
- 1 viewers (median)
- Count accuracy
- Exact — every live stream counted
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