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Thunder Helix
Pilot deadly helicopter gunships, battle enemy forces and complete dangerous missions within a thrilling desert warzone!
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-05-18)What players say
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“You'll not find more fun to be had with 12.6mb while pretending you're the pilot in Desert Strike.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedLatest official news
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Thunder Helix v0.631 Released
I'm happy to announce a new Thunder Helix scenario: Special Acquisitions "Acquire a certain item from deep within the heart of an enemy base, then return home with it. It's a good old-fashioned heist
Thunder Helix v0.630 Released
I'm happy to announce a new Thunder Helix scenario: Supply Drop "Our troops are pinned down behind enemy lines and low on ammo. Deliver a crate of supplies to tip the balance in their favor, then make
Thunder Helix v0.628 Released
I'm pleased to announce a new update for Thunder Helix. It features a new 4 color "CGA" display mode option and an improved audio mixer to avoid explosion sound drop-outs. Enjoy!
Thunder Helix v0.626 Released
I'm happy to announce a small update for Thunder Helix. It features the following changes: Added: Friendly APC vehicle. Find some in the free-flight map. Fixed: Mis-aligned zoom buttons on the map scr
Thunder Helix v0.625 Released
I'm happy to announce a small update for Thunder Helix. It features the following changes: Added some winchable Crates to the 'Free Flight' scenario. Fixed rendering issues for objects floating in wat
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Simulation · Action · Flight · 1990's · 3D · Indie · Early Access · Retro (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 64-bit Processor: 2GHz or faster Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce® or Radeon™ DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 128 MB available space Sound Card: OpenAL compatible