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ICBM: Escalation

Global real-time strategy with diplomacy, invasions, and nuclear escalation

SoftWarWare · Published by Slitherine Ltd. · Released Nov 21, 2024

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
83% of 1,332
Recent reviews
Mixed
56% of 30 in 30 days
Players
110
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
3 weeks ago
Oct 16, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 970
8 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

What is ICBM: Escalation?

A top-down grand strategy RTS about global warfare from the early Cold War into a speculative near future. You command a continent-spanning faction, research technology, manage diplomacy, and deploy conventional armies, submarines, bombers, missiles, and nuclear weapons across campaign, Standoff, Conquest, and Blitz modes.

For you if...

  • +you want detailed research and military planning
  • +you enjoy both conventional and nuclear warfare
  • +you prefer strategy with solo, co-op, and PvP modes

Not for you if...

  • −you want an approachable RTS with minimal micromanagement

What players say

83% of 1,332 reviews are positive · 56% of 30 in the last 30 days

Players praise the detailed technology trees, planning tools, and range of conventional and nuclear strategies. The dominant recent complaint is that connection checks can repeatedly pause single-player games or prevent offline play; players also criticize the AI.

Players over time

▲ +0% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 138 players on Oct 14, 2026.

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Oct 1, 202666
Sep 30, 202660
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Sep 26, 202687
Sep 25, 202677
Sep 24, 202665
Sep 23, 202657
Sep 23, 202666
Sep 22, 202677
Sep 21, 202699

How many players finish ICBM: Escalation?

1.8% of Steam players have unlocked «Hell On Earth», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

ICBM: Escalation screenshot 1

ICBM: Escalation system requirements

Minimum: GTX 970, 8 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
64-bit Windows 10/11
Processor
4-core CPU
Graphics
GPU GTX 970
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
64-bit Windows 10/11
Processor
8-core CPU
Graphics
GPU GTX 1060
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does ICBM: Escalation have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does ICBM: Escalation run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
82
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian.

Does ICBM: Escalation 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 Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

4 DLC available.

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