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ICBM

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.

Released Nov 17, 2020 Developer SoftWarWare, K-Project Publisher Slitherine Ltd. Platforms Windows RTSCold WarMilitaryDestructionStrategy
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

92.0%positive1,831 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“D-D-Did you see the frightened ones D-D-Did you hear the falling bombs Goodbye Blue sky”

— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“very good game worth every last cent of the 20 dollars if u like rushing and chaos super fast this is not for you but if u like games like DEFCON,RISK and other strategy games this is for you”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“game is awesome , have to add to your games list!”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:23 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

13playing at last check
1324-hour peak
604all-time peak
0 250 500 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 257 avg · Nov 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

20achievements
4.5%median completion
0.3%rarest: Great Master
28.8% of players 23.1% of players 16.2% of players 11.8% of players 11.7% of players 11.2% of players 9.1% of players 8.2% of players 7.5% of players 7.5% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 2.5% of players 2.1% of players 1.6% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.3% of players 28.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
28.8%Superhero — Win and save 95% of your population
23.1%Guardian Angel — Intercept at least 25 enemy ICBMs with Satelites
16.2%No Mercy — Kill 80% of enemy population in 3+ players game
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%Great Master — Achieve the rating of 1500+
0.7%Master of micro — Win using only the mobile ICBMs and MRBMs
0.8%Champion — Win 10 Multiplayer games

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$7.99−60% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99base price
$7.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-22
US7.99 USD−60%
EU7.80 EUR−60%
UK6.70 GBP−60%
Australia11.80 AUD−60%
Canada10.39 CAD−60%
Japan920 JPY−60%
Brazil23.99 BRL−60%
China30.40 CNY−60%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$4.5 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$8.9

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 18, 2024
The Beta has begun + Dev Diary 6

The Beta for ICBM: Escalation has finally begun. Read the Dev Diary in this news to learn about the featured content: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2647680/view/5967904736261954591

Feb 16, 2024
ICBM: Escalation - Beta Sign-up

We have opened sign-ups for the beta of ICBM: Escalation, do you want to know how to register? Read here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2647680/view/7155726611378681648

Oct 27, 2023
ICBM: Escalation - Announced

Slitherine and SoftWarWare join forces once again, we are proud to announce ICBM: Escalation. Following the great success of the first game, prepare yourself to engage in nuclear warfare with friends

Mar 30, 2023
We are joining WASD

From March 30th till April 1st we will be showcasing some of our most popular titles at WASD exhibition in London. Attendees will have the chance to play some of our greatest games, including Warhamme

Sep 21, 2022
ICBM - v1.2.3 Update - New Language Added

Here is a new update for ICBM. Changelog: + Added Italian language - Provided by Gorthan Thanks Gorthan for the time and effort spent on the game and the translation you made

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresStrategy
Player tagsRTS · Cold War · Military · Destruction · Strategy · Real Time Tactics · War · Outbreak Sim · PvP · Tactical · Submarine · Artificial Intelligence (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Workshop · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian
Achievements20
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.slitherine.com/game/icbm
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: 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