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FIRST STRIKE is a fast paced real time strategy game where you play one of the twelve biggest nuclear superpowers of the world – from known superpowers like the USA to an upstart hellraiser like North Korea – and try to be the last one remaining when the whole world blows to smithereens.

First Strike is a strategy, rts and cold war game developed and published by Blindflug Studios AG.
Released on May 30th 2017 is available on Windows and MacOS in 16 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Arabic, Japanese, Ukrainian, Korean and Swedish.

It has received 1,864 reviews of which 1,442 were positive and 422 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 11.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified First Strike into these genres:

Strategy RTS Cold War War PvP Simulation Multiplayer Singleplayer Wargame Destruction Modern Military Action Tactical Top-Down Diplomacy Atmospheric Political 3D Fast-Paced

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+)
  • Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHz (SSE2 instruction set support)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: nVidia® GeForce 9400M
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
MacOS
  • OS: macOS Sierra 10.12
  • Processor: Intel Core I5 2,3 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: nVidia® GeForce 9400M
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

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May 2025
Fun little game. Nice graphics. No manual really makes it hard to see how good it is. Like a realtime Risk but shorter and that's better.
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May 2025
Learnt a lot from this game, especially the geographical advantages and disadvantages. It reminds me of a book The Power of Geography by Tim Marshall. Empires rise, and they fall. Alliances are forged, and then they crumble. You would think Australia is a perfectly safe heaven away from all conflicts. Yet with ICBM, even the enemy on the other side of the earth can be easily annihilated. Long distance and oceans can no longer protect you. New power grew stronger on the deserted lands. Only the absolute superpower nation can bring peace, unity, and prosperity to its people. It's a pure arm race of building cruise missiles, for self-defense. If peace has a price tag, that would be the cost of long term R&D and unlimited supply of cruise missiles.
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April 2025
probably my all time favorite mobile game but now with steam achievements.... what's not to love
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Nov. 2024
Until 2017, there was no way to play First Strike on PC. First Strike was originally released in 2014 and was exclusive to mobile devices . Because it was much better established, the PC version is generally smaller and gets fewer updates on average . The PC version has fewer features... but this isn't necessarily a bad thing for players. - Developers put most of the singleplayer content in the mobile version behind a paywall in 2022. - New content added to the mobile version in 2022 was not released equally to all players. [*]The Final Atomic Union and Doomsday Smashers require a subscription to play . [*]Ukraine, Mexico, UK, and Pakistan have to be purchased on singleplayer , but are free on multiplayer. [*]Ukraine cannot be released on IOS , as it violates Apple policies concerning international conflicts. The PC version of First Strike is a far more faithful successor while providing a vastly better multiplayer experience. The costs of developing new content on has stalled developers from being able to continue working on the mobile version of First Strike. (A huge mistake despite how fun new features can be). It killed the potential that the game had in early 2021. Compared to the subscriptions and microtransactions on mobile, the PC version feels like a breath of fresh air . In 2024, First Strike PC is the best version of the game.
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Oct. 2024
Good game! It can get boring at times and can glitch sometimes but overall like the style and gameplay. Not really worth the price but when it goes on sale I recommend buying it.
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Frequently Asked Questions

First Strike is currently priced at 11.99€ on Steam.

First Strike is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 11.99€ on Steam.

First Strike received 1,442 positive votes out of a total of 1,864 achieving a rating of 7.45.
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First Strike was developed and published by Blindflug Studios AG.

First Strike is playable and fully supported on Windows.

First Strike is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

First Strike is not playable on Linux.

First Strike offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

First Strike offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There are 3 DLCs available for First Strike. Explore additional content available for First Strike on Steam.

First Strike does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

First Strike does not support Steam Remote Play.

First Strike is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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First Strike
11.99€
7.5
1,442
422
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
4
Developer
Blindflug Studios AG
Publisher
Blindflug Studios AG
Release 30 May 2017
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