Thunder Helix
Helicopter combat with desert missions, supply pickups, and winch rescues
David Walters · Released Mar 21, 2024 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 96% of 124
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 2 weeks ago
- Oct 12, 2026
What is Thunder Helix?
Thunder Helix is a single-player helicopter combat game set in a desert warzone. You pilot helicopters with different capabilities, attack enemy forces, and complete objectives in a campaign or randomized scenarios.
For you if...
- +you enjoy keeping aircraft fueled and supplied during combat missions
Not for you if...
- −you want multiplayer battles or cooperative helicopter missions
What players say
96% of 124 reviews are positive
Players praise the DOS-era presentation, and several find the flight controls approachable. One reviewer criticizes the default keyboard layout and interface.
Screenshots and trailer
Thunder Helix system requirements
Minimum: ®, 4 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Thunder Helix?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows® 10 64-bit
- Processor
- 2GHz or faster
- Graphics
- GeForce® or Radeon™
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 128 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does Thunder Helix have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Thunder Helix run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Thunder Helix use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
