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Thunder Tier One
Thunder Tier One is a realistic top-down shooter where you join an elite special operations team tasked with stopping a dangerous terrorist organization wreaking havoc across the fictional Eastern European country of Salobia.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
52 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“It's literally a top down ready or not! perfect difficulty and I like the custimization! So if your looking for a free alternative, Thunder Teir one is the game for you!”
“Epic gem, i like playing alien swarm reactive drop and Tom Clancys Wildlands and this game is best of both. I spent countles hours with my friends playing it”
17 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“It's literally a top down ready or not! perfect difficulty and I like the custimization! So if your looking for a free alternative, Thunder Teir one is the game for you!”
“considering its free, its a very very good game, but clanky controls”
“Lots of fun with friends for a free to play game”
14 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Epic gem, i like playing alien swarm reactive drop and Tom Clancys Wildlands and this game is best of both. I spent countles hours with my friends playing it”
“Lots of fun with friends for a free to play game”
“This game is a blast with friends, highly recommend picking it up especially since it's free.”
6 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“It's literally a top down ready or not! perfect difficulty and I like the custimization! So if your looking for a free alternative, Thunder Teir one is the game for you!”
“this tactical shooter lowkey slaps for what it is fr fr 😭🔫 it's that hardcore, top-down, slow-tense SWAT vibe – command your tier-one operators, breach rooms, use suppressors, flashbangs, drones, all that spec ops rizz.…”
“Thunder Tier One, foi e possivelmente seja ainda o predecessor do PUBG Blindspot, Sim aquele jogo que faleceu em menos de 2 meses, mas o diferencial desse jogo esta no PVE, mesmo possuindo um modo de Defuse parecido com…”
4 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“this tactical shooter lowkey slaps for what it is fr fr 😭🔫 it's that hardcore, top-down, slow-tense SWAT vibe – command your tier-one operators, breach rooms, use suppressors, flashbangs, drones, all that spec ops rizz.…”
“I Played a few missions and i have to say, This good is very good with its realism, graphics, and even the gameplay, It doesn't take long to get "Good" at the game, once you know the basics you pretty much got it down.…”
“Ive only played this game for like 3 hours with my friends but it is the BEST LOOKING AND BEST TOPDOWN SHOOTER BY FAR! So yes, i recommend you waste 15GB of space of your computers hard drive for this👍”
21 of the 84 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Tactical top down shooter with enemies spawning right in front of you behind a wall? Thanks, pass Actually, ♥♥♥♥ you, ♥♥♥♥ you very much”
“The only negative about this game is the lacking amount of player. When i played with bots they always ruined everthing but when i try to play with other people they always put password for their lobby. This game also…”
12 of the 84 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“considering its free, its a very very good game, but clanky controls”
“100 percent top tier game. Has the draw backs that all third person games have/or top down, whatever it is called now. But play is cool. Only issue i saw is all the servers all either in China or Russia, so there is…”
7 of the 84 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Fantastic game. Don't know why it doesn't have more players / press.”
“The only negative about this game is the lacking amount of player. When i played with bots they always ruined everthing but when i try to play with other people they always put password for their lobby. This game also…”
“High quality game but nobody is playing or non existing at all, can customize your character with your typical tactical gear, like gas mask, heavy or light armor, gadgets, throwables, but with the balance between…”
6 of the 84 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Free to play, better with friends. Controls are a bit to get used to. Loadout system isnt the most transparent about what everything does (equip weight, dexterity, etc). Definitely not a poorly made game by any stretch,…”
“Well, the more i played it the worse i got or the smarter the enemy became. It was actually more effective to just bumble through the missions as fast as you could go rather than make use of your team mates, conduct…”
5 of the 84 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“The only negative about this game is the lacking amount of player. When i played with bots they always ruined everthing but when i try to play with other people they always put password for their lobby. This game also…”
“100 percent top tier game. Has the draw backs that all third person games have/or top down, whatever it is called now. But play is cool. Only issue i saw is all the servers all either in China or Russia, so there is…”
Counted across 84 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 69.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“for a free to play indie title thats really done well in the isometric scene it honestly deserves a 10/10, even if it has bugs that i havent run into yet, whos complaining? (the entitled maybe?) One thing that would be a sweet addition though. Not only just have MP lobbys based…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“def was not expecting this game to be as fun as it was and i was just playing with randos lmao!”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“The controls are cumbersome, I did not enjoy playing this. It's really exhausting getting everything right at once. And the visuals aren't clear enough.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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.
Latest official news
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Thunder Tier One: Refund Process Guide
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Thunder Tier One Refund Issue – Apology and Update
Hello, Operators. We sincerely apologize to all players who have experienced inconvenience due to the ongoing refund issues. Since the previous notice, we’ve continued to receive reports that refunds
Notice on Thunder Tier One Refund Issue (Resolved)
Hello Operators, We’d like to inform you that the refund issue has now been resolved. You can now request a refund through Steam Support regardless of your playtime. All refund requests will be proces
Thunder Tier One – Refund Processing Update
Hello, Operators. We’ve confirmed that many players are currently experiencing issues when attempting to request a refund for Thunder Tier One through Steam Support. We are working closely with Steam
Thunder Tier One Free Access and Refund Notice
Hello, Operators! As previously announced in " Thunder Tier One: Free Access and Compensation Details ," Thunder Tier One has officially been made free today. Following the transition, the sale of Thu
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Online Co-Op · Top-Down Shooter · Tactical · Shooter · Realistic · Top-Down · Military · Multiplayer · Co-op · Singleplayer · Combat (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop |
| Languages | English * , Russian, German, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Traditional Chinese * |
| Achievements | 36 |
| Official site | http://www.thundertierone.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5 3.3 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space