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ICBM is a real-time strategy game of nuclear destruction. Research new technologies, build up your nuclear stockpile and use a combination of ships, planes and missiles to strike at the heart of your opponents’ cities while keeping your population safe from harm.

ICBM is a rts, cold war and military game developed by SoftWarWare and K-Project and published by Slitherine Ltd..
Released on November 17th 2020 is available only on Windows in 7 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Italian.

It has received 1,831 reviews of which 1,684 were positive and 147 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified ICBM into these genres:

RTS Cold War Military Destruction Strategy Real Time Tactics War Outbreak Sim PvP Tactical Submarine Artificial Intelligence Moddable Time Manipulation Base-Building Naval Combat Minimalist Flight Political Naval

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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

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 8/10
Processor: 4th Core i3 or equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Direct X Or OpenGL Compatible Video card
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 2 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

User reviews & Ratings

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Oct. 2025

this game is not your ordinary rts, its similar defcon idea yet.. you feel the same, you dont win at the end, you get no screen of whoever won that round,just the statistics and players "score". You sit behind a big screen representing our planet,will you spend research effort on protecting your civilians, placing early warning systems or just make every weapon type that you can? you will try to place SAM batteries and try to intercept the nukes but they still will slip through, you cant help but just watch.. As point of no return occurs no one gets a chance to survive, your bombers fly to the target with no hopes for returning, your fleets fight on seas and submariners launch ICBMs, you see dozens of missiles fly across the globe and innocent people get hit. I snap my fingers... click! And they're gone... Except, I can't snap my fingers, can I, Ted?

Aug. 2025

just get the sequel, its kind of like the lfd1 vs lfd2 situation, good game though

July 2025

Great game. Spiritual Successor to DEFCON. Lots of good strategies to do. Multiplayer is dead at this point, but large modding community means there's tons of new ways to play the game.

July 2025

like a better version of defcon. i would like if there was a way to conquer a country say after you annihilate all its forces and nuke/ bomb every city but i think its still great with what it does

Feb. 2025

Would absolutely recommend this game to anyone, 10/10. Might want to wait until it's on sale though, as it can be a little pricey for what you get. If you get bored of the base game, you can always install mods or even create your own. I would suggest people to play this game before ICBM: Escalation though, as it's much more beginner friendly and lends itself more heavily to the skill of the player, not the other AI. Am planning to buy Escalation too

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Frequently Asked Questions

ICBM is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.

ICBM is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.

ICBM received 1,684 positive votes out of a total of 1,831 achieving a rating of 8.76.

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ICBM was developed by SoftWarWare and K-Project and published by Slitherine Ltd..

ICBM is playable and fully supported on Windows.

ICBM is not playable on MacOS.

ICBM is not playable on Linux.

ICBM offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

ICBM offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

ICBM does not currently offer any DLC.

ICBM is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

ICBM does not support Steam Remote Play.

ICBM 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.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for ICBM.

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