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Desert Thunder

Brainbox Games · Funbox Media Ltd · 2014-03-19

SteamGOG

Action

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 18, 2003 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Desert Thunder is an arcade-style action tank game for the PC. Ripped from today’s headlines, the storyline immerses players into the heat of a desert-based military conflict. Players will tear through desert, urban and industrial settings in their experimental battle engine, the Abrams M1A6 Advanced tank that’s loaded with awe-inspiring...

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20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2h
time to beat (IGDB)
$0.74
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 15:00 UTC (census sample)

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Current store prices

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12-month high $0.75 · on sale 0 of 1 observed days (census price snapshots)

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