First Strike

Released: May 30, 2017
Platforms: WindowsmacOS
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 07:03 GMT

Updates & announcements

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19 Feb 2026Developer post
First Strike Commanders, Meet Your Next Challenge
From nuclear annihilation to World War II survival: Experience two very different eras of global conflict with our two war games. Our newest game, GROUND OF ACES , just launched its 4th Major Update, bringing in a wave of new features and fresh content. And we’re celebrating with
21 Jan 2026Developer post
Get Bomber Crew + Our New Game in One Package!
Are you into World War II aviation? Do you like strategy management games? We’re excited to team up with Bomber Crew to bring you a special bundle that combines these two WW2 management experiences. For a limited time, you can get the bundle with a 30% discount for a limited time
18 Dec 2025Developer post
From World War 3 to World War 2
If you enjoyed the tough decisions and global consequences of First Strike , we have exciting news from our studio. Our latest game, GROUND OF ACES , has just received its 3rd Major Update with new features and content, and to celebrate, it’s now available at 25% off . GROUND OF
17 Oct 2025Developer post
First Strike + New WW2 Game in One Special Bundle
All our games are on sale, including our new title GROUND OF ACES. This means you can get our bundle that includes First Strike + Ground of Aces for an even lower price: Ground of Aces (Early Access) Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own a
11 Jul 2025Developer post
New Game by the Creators of First Strike
Get our new base builder game plus First Strike for a cheaper bundle price! We have just released a new game and to celebrate, we set up a new bundle that lets you get both games for a better price. This pack contains: Ground of Aces (Early Access) Take command of a remote milita
09 Jun 2025Developer post
Brand-new DEMO of our new World War II game!
Hello dear First Strike fans Do you want to try out our new game? Our World War II base building game GROUND OF ACES is part of the Steam Next Fest which just started. GO TO THE STEAM NEXT FEST PAGE PLAY THE FREE DEMO NOW Take command of a remote military air base during World Wa
25 Mar 2025Developer post
We Are Now on Bilibili! & New Demo of Our WW2 Game!
Dear First Strike community We are expanding our social media channels: We have opened an account on Bilibili to better reach our Chinese audience. So if you use Bilibili, follow our channel! In other news: Steam just launched its City Builder & Colony Sim Fest . This is an e
18 Dec 2024Developer post
Celebrating Nuclear Winter with a sale and new demo!
First Strike gets a special discount for the (Nuclear) Winter Sale: -85%! We are also celebrating the new demo for our new game, the World War II base building game Ground of Aces ! Try it out and tell us what you think. We would love to hear your feedback! Watch our showcase vid
27 Nov 2024Developer post
Nuclear war was never cheaper!
The Steam Autumn Sale started and the new Alpha update for our other game, Ground of Aces , is out today. To celebrate, we gave First Strike a special discount, the highest we ever had: -86%! Your chance to get First Strike for the best price on Steam! Have a look at our other ga
07 Mar 2024Developer post
Alpha Celebration - Get First Strike for 70% off!
All the Blindflug titles are on sale this week to celebrate a milestone of our new game, the World War II base builder GROUND OF ACES ! Our team has finished its first alpha version which we will release on the 14th of March. As a celebration gift, we put discounts on all our Ste
06 Sep 2023Developer post
LIVESTREAM today: Let's play First Strike together!
We're doing a First Strike livestream on Twitch today at 7pm CEST (1pm EDT / 10am PDT) to celebrate the multiplayer release! And you can join to play against us and other First Strike fans! Both PC and mobile players are invited because crossplay is possible in First Strike. This
31 Aug 2023Developer post
Multiplayer out now! FOR FREE
The free DLC with the MULTIPLAYER mode for First Strike is here! PLAY IT NOW Don't forget to update the main game, the DLC only works with the latest version of First Strike. It's good to have your Steam Cloud settings activated for First Strike, so that your save file stays secu
17 Aug 2023Developer post
Multiplayer is coming to PC! FOR FREE
Yes, it’s happening! The multiplayer mode for FIRST STRIKE will be released as a FREE DLC on August 31. Soon, you can wage nuclear war against your friends and other players from all over the world on PC! WISHLIST IT NOW Features of the multiplayer mode will be: Play online PvP m
Yes, it’s happening! The multiplayer mode for FIRST STRIKE will be released as a FREE DLC on August 31. Soon, you can wage nuclear war against your friends and other players from all over the world on PC!
WISHLIST IT NOW
Features of the multiplayer mode will be:
Play online PvP matches with up to 10 players!
Choose from the twelve classic superpower nations like USA, Russia or North Korea and use their special superweapons like the Tsar Bomba or Dirty Radium Bomb.
Host a private game and send an invite code to your friends. Or set the room to public and let other players join via the fast quickplay function.
Activate modifiers to even out the playing field. Pick the “Balanced Start” or “Small State Support” modifiers for a more balanced experience for all players. Or keep the different power levels of the competing nations with the “Classic Mode”.
Connect with allies or tease your enemies with quick emoji messages in the in-game chat.
To celebrate, we are doing a GIVEAWAY! We are giving away three Steam Gift Cards, each worth 25 USD.
ENTER THE GIVEAWAY AND WIN A STEAM GIFT CARD
Which one of your friends will you nuke into oblivion? Will you be the last one remaining when the whole world blows to smithereens?
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24 May 2023Developer post
GAME REVEAL - New project from the makers of First Strike
Dear First Strike fans Do you like base building games? Are you into World War II aviation and history? Then our new game project may be something for you: GROUND OF ACES, the World War II base building game. Watch the trailer! Wishlist it on Steam!
21 May 2021Developer post
First Strike is evolving on mobile!
Dear First Strike fans You have been training on your fancy gaming rigs, it is time to prove your warfare skills on the upcoming mobile device battlefield. We want to inform you that the free mobile version of First Strike is evolving with new content. We just released The Daily
01 Apr 2021Developer post
Update Notes for April 1 2021
All nations can now be selected with CTRL+A Cancelling a nation selection with Backspace got implemented An already occupied shortcut key can now easily be assigned to another action without having to change the previous one Steam Cloud saves got implemented Fixed unresponsivenes
All nations can now be selected with CTRL+A
Cancelling a nation selection with Backspace got implemented
An already occupied shortcut key can now easily be assigned to another action without having to change the previous one
Steam Cloud saves got implemented
Fixed unresponsiveness after zooming in or out
Moved the in-game announcements that were centered on the screen to be less obscuring
Further bug fixes
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13 Mar 2021Developer post
7 Years of First Strike
On this day, seven years ago, the first version of First Strike was released. A tiny game from a small development team with just the simple wish of creating a fast and frantic strategy game, that also shows to the world, how devastating our nuclear arsenal truly is. The rest is
10 Mar 2021Developer post
First Strike: Classic Remaster Update
Hello dear tactical annihilators from all around the world! Today we have a special announcement to make. First Strike: Final Hour will get a massive update today, becoming First Strike: Classic. Why is that? Well, you see, this Saturday, First Strike is turning 7 years old. And
Hello dear tactical annihilators from all around the world! Today we have a special announcement to make. First Strike: Final Hour will get a massive update today, becoming First Strike: Classic. Why is that? Well, you see, this Saturday, First Strike is turning 7 years old. And for this special celebration we did something special: We used the last months during the global lockdowns to remaster the whole game from the ground up. First Strike: Classic is a new rebuild of the original First Strike, including:

A new codebase completely rebuilt from the ground up to fight bugs
A massively smarter AI with brand new behaviors
Newly refreshed and redesigned interface
And it is free of charge as an update for all First Strike fans
We’ve heard the feedback that First Strike was having some issues lately. Not only is this version more merciless and sleeker than ever before, we also hope this update will help to make First Strike ready for another nuclear decade. If you are interested in celebrating the anniversary with us, join the festivities this Saturday when we're doing a special livestream with the community. All the links are on this hub page: Nuclear Celebration Day HUB Thank you all for sticking with First Strike for so long and we hope you are having a ton of fun with this remaster and with figuring out the creative ways to blow up the world. Remember: The only winning move is not to play.... or is it?
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30 Sep 2020Developer post
We have First Strike T-Shirts!
Dear First Strike fans, Ever wanted to show off your love for First Strike? Or display your favorite First Strike superweapon to the world? You can do that now with our First Strike T-shirts! We have a collection with five superweapon designs that you can choose from. -> GET T
20 Feb 2020Developer post
The new game from the First Strike developers - Now available!
Stellar Commanders is a fast-paced multiplayer real-time strategy game that pits player against player in a bid to take control of distant planets as part of an inter-galactic war for precious resources. Aim for the Stars! Enjoy your First Strike experience together with your fri

First Strike

Updates & announcements

First Strike Commanders, Meet Your Next Challenge

Get Bomber Crew + Our New Game in One Package!

From World War 3 to World War 2

First Strike + New WW2 Game in One Special Bundle

Ground of Aces (Early Access)

First Strike

New Game by the Creators of First Strike

Get our new base builder game plus First Strike for a cheaper bundle price!

Ground of Aces (Early Access)

First Strike

Brand-new DEMO of our new World War II game!

GO TO THE STEAM NEXT FEST PAGE

PLAY THE FREE DEMO NOW

Check out our new trailer:

We Are Now on Bilibili! & New Demo of Our WW2 Game!

Celebrating Nuclear Winter with a sale and new demo!

Nuclear war was never cheaper!

Alpha Celebration - Get First Strike for 70% off!

LIVESTREAM today: Let's play First Strike together!

FOLLOW US ON TWITCH

Multiplayer out now! FOR FREE

PLAY IT NOW

PLEASE NOTE: Keyboard shortcuts are disabled in multiplayer

GIVEAWAY

Multiplayer is coming to PC! FOR FREE

WISHLIST IT NOW

ENTER THE GIVEAWAY AND WIN A STEAM GIFT CARD

GAME REVEAL - New project from the makers of First Strike

Watch the trailer!

Wishlist it on Steam!

First Strike is evolving on mobile!

Update Notes for April 1 2021

7 Years of First Strike

First Strike: Classic Remaster Update

We have First Strike T-Shirts!

The new game from the First Strike developers - Now available!

Stellar Commanders is a fast-paced multiplayer real-time strategy game that pits player against player in a bid to take control of distant planets as part of an inter-galactic war for precious resources. Aim for the Stars! Enjoy your First Strike experience together with your friends!

The speedy 1 vs 1 battles will see each player align with a different faction and choose units based on a deep roster of unlockable futuristic troops; from rockets, tanks and stealth generators to bombastic orbital satellites, all of which will help determine tactical decisions.