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 Conflict Update that includes seven new daily challenge modes! And we plan to continue on expanding the free mobile version of the game with more new gameplay content in the future.

Now some of you who play First Strike primarily on your PC may be asking: “But what about First Strike on Steam? I want to play the new content on my PC and not on a mobile device.”

Here we have to tell you that the Steam version will not get these new updates. We plan to keep the Steam version as it is because it is supposed to provide the typical, essential First Strike experience, hence the “Classic” title. The free mobile version on the other hand is our "nuclear playground" where we now experiment with new gameplay material. At the moment, a free Steam version of the game with the new content isn’t planned.

If you want to try out the new content and you have an Android or iOS device, you can easily get the free mobile version on the Apple App Store and on Google Play Store.

We hope you will continue to enjoy First Strike in its pure, iconic form here on Steam, as well in its new, evolving form on your mobile devices.

With kind regards

The Blindflug Studios team

PS: You can follow us on our First Strike Instagram to get more First Strike news. We're currently doing a week-long T-shirt giveaway there!

• 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

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 history: First Strike was the game that started our company and kept us going for over seven years now. Over 11 Million players have played First Strike to this day across all platforms. We owe the bomb a ton. But most of all, we are here thanks to all of you. Thank you so much!

Celebrate this historic day with us: We are going to stream live from the Blindflug Hangar on Twitch at 19.00 CET. It would be great if you join us when we play the brand new First Strike: Classic remaster of the original game.
Blindflug Studios on Twitch

For those who cannot access Twitch, stay right here. We will also mirror the livestream here on the Steam Store page, so stay tuned if you want to watch along.

Want to celebrate with other First Strike players? Check out our celebration page right here. It has the links to Discord and the First Strike Facebook page.
Blindflug Celebration Hub Page

Hope to see you all and thank you all for your support over the years!

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?

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 THEM HERE <-



We are testing the demand for First Strike products like this. Because stay tuned, there is First Strike news coming soon... 😉

By the way, today here on Steam the SPACE SALE starts! This sale includes our game Stellar Commanders, the spiritual successor to First Strike. So go have a look and discover more cool games with rockets, spaceships and explosions!

This is your chance to get Stellar Commander for 40% off!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1165400/Stellar_Commanders/

Use this Link for a chance to win a Steam key for Stellar Commanders: {LINK REMOVED}http://bit.ly/StellarKeyWin



Stellar Commanders is a one on one multiplayer RTS where players choose their arsenal of units to wage war against each other. It plays like a traditional real time strategy game, but each round is only seven minutes before the tiny planetoid blows up to smithereens.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1165400/Stellar_Commanders/

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. This is our first multiplayer strategy game and one that we’ve been excited about for some time – it seemed like a perfect next step after the huge success of First Strike.

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!

Wishlist it now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1165400/Stellar_Commanders/
Trailer:


Join our Discord to get more information about the game, give feedback and to talk with the developers:
https://discord.gg/jZy2Smb

It's something we always dreamed of, and today it will happen: our first physical release! Airheart, our game where you hunt for fish above the clouds, will get a disc version for PlayStation 4, published by Limited Run Games. Make sure to check out the LRG store today to order your copy, it's limited to 1500 prints!



We're extremely happy, and to celebrate the occasion we discounted the Steam versions of First Strike: Final Hour for 60% and Cloud Chasers for 40%.

As for the Airheart disc release: every copy comes with a poster and a reversible cover (as well as a special LRG skin for an airplane), and there's also a bundle where you get the original Airheart soundtrack. We love the music that Michel Barengo (also composer of the First Strike soundtrack) creates, so we'd go for that version ;).



As for the future of First Strike --> subscribe to our First Strike mailing list and you'll be among the first to know what's up. We'll have some news very soon! We know you can't wait - and it's the same for us! ːsteamhappyː

Your Blindflug Studios Team

Yesterday we were able to celebrate 5 years of Blindflug Studios! First Strike was with us right from the beginning - first on the iPad, then for iPhone & Android, and finally also for PC & Mac.

We want to celebrate our 5 years with our players, so we made a sale for all our Steam games for the next couple days; all our games are reduced to up to 50%!
If you look closely at the picture, maybe you'll see some hints to our games! :D

You can find the bundle with all our games here (off 50%): Flying Blind Bundle





Make sure to subscribe to the First Strike mailing list on the First Strike homepage to hear what we have in store for you very soon!

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Here are some impressions from our team over the last 5 years, thanks for being part of our journey and we're looking forward to bring awesome new games to you in the future!

The initial First Strike team from 2014:


Winning game of the year at the Best of Swiss Apps awards:


Winning the Indie Prize:


Our (very improvized!) GDC booth back in 2014


First Strike: Final Hour Launch in 2017:


Winning the GDC Pitch with our awesome secret project in 2019: