Fit check
Is ICBM worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players interested in nuclear warfare and continent-scale conflict
- Multiplayer groups seeking free-for-all, team, or cooperative matches
- Players who enjoy researching technologies and adapting military plans
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking turn-based combat rather than continuously unfolding battles
- Players who prefer a character-focused campaign instead of military research, diplomacy, and nuclear escalation
- Players looking for a small-scale conflict rather than global warfare involving multiple weapon and unit types
Our take on ICBM
Rather than centering on frontline unit control, this strategy game makes nuclear escalation, diplomacy, retaliation, and population protection the main structure. Adjustable game speed and coordinated strike planning replace the fixed tempo of many real-time military scenarios.
What is ICBM?
ICBM is a real-time strategy game about global nuclear conflict.
Players command one of the world’s continents, research 44 technologies, develop a nuclear arsenal, and choose from 20 unit types and 12 nuclear weapon types. Ships, planes, missiles, bombers, and submarines can deliver attacks against enemy cities while defenses protect the population. Diplomacy supports sharing information, technologies, or nuclear locations with allies, though alliances can later break down. A strike planner organizes attacks against structures, units, and cities. Matches support up to seven other players in free-for-all, fixed-team, and cooperative formats, with ELO and a leaderboard. The game also includes modding support for maps, units, technologies, rules, graphics, and other content.
How ICBM plays
- 01Nuclear Arsenal Research
- Explore 44 technologies while choosing whether to develop new systems or produce existing ones in greater numbers.
- 02Military Unit Variety
- Use 20 unit types and 12 nuclear weapon types, including ships, planes, missiles, bombers, and submarines.
- 03Strike Planning
- Organize attacks against selected structures, units, and cities, then synchronize launches against enemy defenses.
- 04Diplomatic Exchanges
- Share information, technologies, or nuclear locations with allies during a conflict.
- 05Multiplayer Formats
- Compete against as many as seven opponents in free-for-all, fixed-team, or cooperative matches.
- 06Modding Support
- Modify maps, units, technologies, rules, graphics, and other game content.
ICBM compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on World War II battles with direct control of individual units, while ICBM centers on nuclear arsenals, continent-level conflict, diplomacy, and coordinated strikes. Xenonauts uses turn-based squad operations against an alien invasion, whereas ICBM presents real-time global warfare with multiplayer formats and adjustable game speed.
ICBM: platforms & release
Is ICBM worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players interested in nuclear warfare and continent-scale conflict. Skip it if: players seeking turn-based combat rather than continuously unfolding battles.
Where can I download ICBM?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens ICBM's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is ICBM on?
Windows only.
