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Thunder Tier One

Thunder Tier One is a top-down tactical shooter that let's you play as tier one operator across various scenarios located all around the globe. Set in late 80s/early 90s it allows you to combine your…

75 7 December 2021 Free to play

Thunder Tier One is an indie developed by fragOut Studio, released 7 December 2021 on PC (Microsoft Windows). It is free to play.

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What Thunder Tier One is

Thunder Tier One is an indie game developed by fragOut Studio and released in 2021. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

War Thunder is a 2013 free-to-play vehicular combat multiplayer video game produced by Gaijin Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Oculus, and Vive. It was first released in November 2012 as an open beta with a worldwide release in January 2013; it had its official release on December 21, 2016. A spinoff game called War Thunder Mobile was released in 2023 for Android and iOS.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 36 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Thunder Tier One holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 5,099 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored about average for its year.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5 3.3 GHz, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 20GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Thunder Tier One launched on 7 December 2021, within three weeks of Halo Infinite, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, Solar Ash and Battlefield 2042. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Halo Infinite, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, Solar Ash, Battlefield 2042.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Thunder Tier One — frequently asked questions

When did Thunder Tier One come out?
Thunder Tier One was released on 7 December 2021 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
Is Thunder Tier One free?
Yes — Thunder Tier One is free to play.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Thunder Tier One?
At minimum, Thunder Tier One needs Intel Core i5 3.3 GHz, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 graphics, 20 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Thunder Tier One?
The PC version needs about 20 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("20 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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