SECOND STRIKE

SECOND STRIKE is a real-time world war on a 3D satellite globe of the real Earth. Free, no download, works on phones.

Start as a small patch of land anywhere on the planet and grow by sending troops at the land next to you. Capture about 2,000 real cities, sign pacts with 42 AI nations or other players, and break them when it suits you. Build an arsenal from fleets, airbases and carriers to satellites and nukes.

THE MIDNIGHT CLOCK

Every nuclear strike moves a shared doomsday clock closer to midnight, and nukes get more expensive as it ticks down. The player whose strike takes it to midnight is wiped off the map. Everyone else lives through a minute of nuclear winter. So the late game is everyone daring each other not to be the one.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT

- The AI leaders remember you. Break a pact with one or nuke one, and next war they bring it up.

- You start in your own country, on a globe lit by the real day and night.

- Wiped out early? You join THE FALLEN and keep voting on orders for a nation the dead command together.

- Streamers: your Twitch chat can command a country with !attack, !nuke, !ally and !surge.

WAYS TO PLAY

- 5-MINUTE BLITZ: a fast war on your own region against 8 nations

- MAYHEM: no clock, cheap nukes, silos open in 30 seconds

- Solo against 42 nations led by parody world leaders who talk back (and lie)

- Online wars of up to 200 players, free for all or 2 to 6 teams

- Join a war already in progress: you take command of a nation

- Private wars with friends: share a code, the host starts it

- The daily challenge: the same world for everyone, best run counts

- The SECOND STRIKE League: a new season every week, with a hall of fame

CONTROLS

Left click (tap) to send troops. Right click (press and hold) for the action wheel: attack, fleets, nukes, buildings, pacts, talk. Scroll or pinch to zoom.

Community: Discord https://discord.gg/Gkq4kXUhpM · X https://x.com/SecondStrikeIO

Full guide: https://secondstrike.io/guide

Made by a solo developer in Ontario, Canada (Clouthier Simulation Labs). Satellite imagery: NASA. Map data: Natural Earth.