Rank 01Games like First Strike
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The closest matches to First Strike: DEFCON, ICBM, Wargame: Red Dragon, Wargame: Airland Battle, and Rebel Inc: Escalation. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rebel Inc: Escalation
Why this: Also RTS and Military, like First Strike.
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Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Why this: Also Wargame and Modern, like First Strike.
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Why this: Also Destruction and Military, like First Strike.
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Blindflug Studios AG
- Price: $2.99−75%checked Oct 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 71% of 523 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
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Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to First Strike, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
World of Warships
Why this: Also Military and War, like First Strike.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Why this: Also RTS and Military, like First Strike.
Galaxy Life
Why this: Also Wargame and Military, like First Strike.
Combat Master: Season 5
Why this: Also Modern and Military, like First Strike.
SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Why this: Also Wargame and War, like First Strike.
War of Dots
Why this: Also Wargame and RTS, like First Strike.
More from Blindflug Studios AG
Other recommendable Steam games by Blindflug Studios AG, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Ground of Aces
Why this: Also RTS and Military, like First Strike.
Stellar Commanders
Why this: Also Destruction and Wargame, like First Strike.
About First Strike
The closest matches to First Strike: DEFCON, ICBM, Wargame: Red Dragon, Wargame: Airland Battle, and Rebel Inc: Escalation. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If First Strike is your kind of game, the closest matches are DEFCON, ICBM and Wargame: Red Dragon — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
About First Strike: 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.
Is First Strike worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 71% of 523 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 75% off, now $2.99 (checked Oct 3).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 14 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I firmly remember having unlocked most of this game by playing it, and now coming back to it some time later most of the game is locked down; As in unable to be unlocked, seemingly, without purchasing content I already had before for free.”
“They forgot a large portion of the community by never updating the pc version , so even if they "updated" stuff, like the map, you still don't get the uk, pakistan, ukraine, or other new countries, and the most ironic part, is that you…”
People who play it also play: DEFCON, ICBM, Wargame: Red Dragon
Frequently asked about First Strike
Can I run it?
Does First Strike run on Steam Deck?
First Strike 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 First Strike cost?
First Strike is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does First Strike have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — First Strike supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to First Strike?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside First Strike are DEFCON, ICBM, Wargame: Red Dragon.
Who developed First Strike?
First Strike was developed by Blindflug Studios AG.