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First Strike

Blindflug Studios AG · 2017-05-30

Steam

ActionIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Mar 11, 2014 (Android), May 30, 2017 (Mac), May 30, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 12, 2014 (iOS)

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 2017 Action, Indie, Simulation and Strategy title priced at $11.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and Mostly Positive reviews (75% of 2,037 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-05

3
playing now
75%
positive of 2.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$11.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 91 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 27,682 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 51k–122k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,037 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
323220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-15 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
330Apr 2017Aug 2026Apr 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Jul 2017 — avg 14 · peak 63Oct 2017 — avg 15 · peak 64Jan 2018 — avg 8 · peak 27Apr 2018 — avg 6 · peak 16Jul 2018 — avg 9 · peak 42Oct 2018 — avg 7 · peak 22Jan 2019 — avg 5 · peak 15Apr 2019 — avg 5 · peak 22Jul 2019 — avg 5 · peak 16Oct 2019 — avg 5 · peak 17Jan 2020 — avg 7 · peak 25Apr 2020 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2020 — avg 9 · peak 31Oct 2020 — avg 4 · peak 14Jan 2021 — avg 5 · peak 19Apr 2021 — avg 5 · peak 15Jul 2021 — avg 4 · peak 20Oct 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12Jan 2022 — avg 4 · peak 16Apr 2022 — avg 10 · peak 29Jul 2022 — avg 7 · peak 18Oct 2022 — avg 8 · peak 23Jan 2023 — avg 6 · peak 16Apr 2023 — avg 7 · peak 35Jul 2023 — avg 7 · peak 17Oct 2023 — avg 6 · peak 25Jan 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Apr 2024 — avg 9 · peak 38Jul 2024 — avg 8 · peak 24Oct 2024 — avg 6 · peak 24Jan 2025 — avg 11 · peak 42Apr 2025 — avg 10 · peak 82Jul 2025 — avg 8 · peak 19Oct 2025 — avg 6 · peak 16Jan 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Apr 2026 — avg 6 · peak 20Jul 2026 — avg 5 · peak 17Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.99$2.992017-05-312021-03-172017-05-31 — best price $8.392017-10-14 — best price $8.392017-10-26 — best price $8.392017-11-22 — best price $7.192017-12-21 — best price $5.992018-02-15 — best price $5.992018-06-21 — best price $5.992018-07-27 — best price $4.072018-10-16 — best price $5.992018-10-30 — best price $5.992018-11-21 — best price $2.992018-12-21 — best price $5.992019-02-04 — best price $5.992019-04-17 — best price $5.992019-06-05 — best price $4.792019-06-26 — best price $5.992019-07-22 — best price $5.992019-10-28 — best price $2.992019-11-26 — best price $2.992019-12-19 — best price $2.992020-01-23 — best price $2.992020-06-11 — best price $2.992020-06-25 — best price $2.992020-07-27 — best price $2.992020-12-22 — best price $2.992021-02-11 — best price $2.992021-03-10 — best price $8.992021-03-17 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

53
achievements tracked
59.3%
earned "Played as the USA"
16.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing3 DLC

16 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Arabic…

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2017-05-31, latest 2023-08-31 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9838%53

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

PvPRTSWarActionModernWargameCold WarMilitaryStrategyTactical

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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