Games like ICBM
If ICBM is your kind of game, the closest matches are First Strike, Wargame: Red Dragon and WARNO — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dark, immersive and stressful. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →ICBM is a real-time strategy game released in 2020 that simulates global nuclear warfare. The core mechanics center on early-warning-systems, a research tree for technological advancement, and sneak-attack-prevention to defend against surprise strikes. Players manage the full cycle of escalation, from developing warheads to coordinating missile, air, and naval strikes against enemy infrastructure. The nuclear-war-simulation aspect offers detailed tactical planning where individual weapon placement carries significant consequences. Players describe the experience as dark, immersive, and tense, with reviewers highlighting how the modding community keeps the gameplay fresh over time. At $19.99, the game provides a challenging strategic experience that has earned a 93% positive rating from over 1100 Steam reviewers and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck.
About ICBM: 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.
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First Strike
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Top pick for ICBM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
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.
Wargame: Red Dragon
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Second-strongest match for ICBM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
WARNO
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with ICBM.
Third-strongest match for ICBM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
Cold Waters
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Shares a stressful mood with ICBM.
Ranked #4 for ICBM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.
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DEFCON
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Shares a stressful mood with ICBM.
Reviewers of ICBM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
Inspired by the 1983 cult classic film, Wargames, DEFCON superbly evokes the tension, paranoia and suspicion of the Cold War era, playing on the fascinating aspects of psychological gameplay that occur during strategic nuclear warfare.
Risk
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Reviewers of ICBM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
Draft! Attack! Fortify! Play the original game of strategy and world domination — now for your PC. Enjoy the classic look and fun of RISK in an exciting new interactive experience. Play two ways as you strategize over the map and set out to conquer the world.
Wargame: Red Dragon
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Reviewers of ICBM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
Total War: WARHAMMER II
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Shares an immersive mood with ICBM.
Reviewers of ICBM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.
ICBM: Escalation
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Shares research tree and a stressful mood with ICBM.
Reviewers of ICBM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
ICBM: Escalation is a grand RTS where you command armies, develop cutting-edge tech, and wield devastating weapons. Conquer enemies with conventional forces or nuclear firepower. With new modes like Standoff and Conquest, the game offers deep strategic layers in a global warfare setting.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below ICBM at current Steam store prices.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
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Priced ~63% under ICBM on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~69% under ICBM on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
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Priced ~60% under ICBM on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~75% under ICBM on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
FTL: Faster Than Light
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Priced ~50% under ICBM on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
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Priced ~75% under ICBM on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
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Priced ~75% under ICBM on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
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Priced ~75% under ICBM on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Counter-Strike 2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.
World of Warships
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 800 ships from the first half of the 20th century — from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players!
Crusader Kings II
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
PlanetSide 2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
Minion Masters
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!
Bloons TD Battles 2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with ICBM.
From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!
DCS World Steam Edition
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!
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Frequently asked about ICBM
- Does ICBM run on Steam Deck?
- ICBM is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does ICBM cost?
- ICBM is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does ICBM have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — ICBM supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to ICBM?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ICBM are First Strike, Wargame: Red Dragon, WARNO.
- Who developed ICBM?
- ICBM was developed by SoftWarWare, K-Project and published by Slitherine Ltd..
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