Thunder Tier One
Top-down tactical shooter with customizable gear and squad commands
KRAFTON, Inc. · Released Dec 7, 2021
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 69% of 5,744
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 41 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 41
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- May 14, 2025
Metacritic: 65/100 (critic reviews)
What is Thunder Tier One?
Set in 1990s Eastern Europe, this free-to-play top-down tactical shooter follows a special operations squad pursuing a terrorist organization after attacks on civilians. Across nine campaign missions, you choose weapons and equipment, fight through operations, and command AI teammates solo or coordinate with up to three other players in co-op.
For you if...
- +you like planning your approach to tactical firefights
- +you enjoy choosing weapons and gear for your squad
- +you want to play solo or cooperate with friends
Not for you if...
- −you want quick firefights without managing squad movements
- −you prefer a first-person view to overhead combat
- −you want open-world exploration instead of separate missions
What players say
69% of 5,744 reviews are positive · 80% of 41 in the last 30 days
Players praise the tactical combat, loadout choices, and co-op, particularly now that the game is free. Common complaints include unreliable squad AI, awkward camera controls, a short campaign, and difficulty finding public matches. Several players also say the game no longer receives updates.
Screenshots and trailer
Thunder Tier One system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 3.3 GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 3770K
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 36
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Not supported on SteamOS
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Russian, German, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Free to Play
- Online Co-Op
- Tactical
- Top-Down Shooter
- Shooter
- Military
- Top-Down
- Realistic
- Multiplayer
- Co-op
- Singleplayer
- Combat
- PvE
- PvP
- Moddable
- Action
Recent updates
- May 14, 2025 · Thunder Tier One Refund Issue – Apology and Update
- May 13, 2025 · Thunder Tier One – Refund Processing Update
- Aug 11, 2022 · Patch 1.4.0 Notes - New Content, Fixes and Improvements
- Mar 31, 2022 · Patch 1.3.0 Notes - Dedicated Servers, Modding and Gameplay Improvements
- Feb 23, 2022 · Modding Tool Released, Patch 1.2.2 Notes
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