Accolade

Steel Thunder

Game

Game details

First release year
1988

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Commodore 64*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Simulation*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*

Community tags · historical

  • Simulation*
    Votes · historical
    62*
  • Tanks*
    Votes · historical
    51*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    46*
  • Military*
    Votes · historical
    43*
  • Retro*
    Votes · historical
    37*
  • Cold War*
    Votes · historical
    35*
  • War*
    Votes · historical
    27*
  • 1980s*
    Votes · historical
    24*
  • America*
    Votes · historical
    24*
  • Vehicular Combat*
    Votes · historical
    21*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    18*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 7 / 8 / 10*
    Processor alternatives
    Pentium 4*
    Memory
    256 MB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Athlon 64*
    Storage
    10 MB available space*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unknown*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Accolade
  • Accolade, Inc*

Publishers

  • Accolade
  • Ziggurat*

Release history

  • 1988
    Date precision
    Year only
  • 1988 · Commodore 64*
    Release date
    1988*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Commodore 64*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Sep 4, 2020*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 6 fields
Developers · Commodore 64
Accolade
Accolade*
Genres · Commodore 64
shooter game
shooter game*
vehicle simulation game
vehicle simulation game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Commodore 64
Commodore 64
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Commodore 64
Commodore 64*
Publishers · Commodore 64
Accolade
Accolade*
Release year · Commodore 64
1988 · Commodore 64
Release date
1988*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Commodore 64*
Specifications 2 · 31 fields
Achievements · historical
0*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
0* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Accolade, Inc*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
20000 - 50000*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Simulation*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
0* min
Name
Steel Thunder*
Negative reviews · historical
0*
Peak ccu
0*
Positive reviews · historical
2*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
3.14*
Publishers
  • Ziggurat*
Recommendations
0*
Store release date · historical
Sep 4, 2020*
Interface languages
  • English*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Accolade, Inc
Accolade, Inc*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Simulation
Simulation*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Ziggurat
Ziggurat*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Sep 4, 2020*
Interface languages
  • English*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 3 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
0* min
Ccu
0*
Developer
Accolade, Inc*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Simulation*
Historical US original list price
699* US cents
Languages
  • English*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
0* min
Name
Steel Thunder*
Negative reviews · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
20,000 .. 50,000*
Positive reviews · historical
2*
Historical US price
699* US cents
Publisher
Ziggurat*
Community tags · historical
  • Simulation*
  • Tanks*
  • Action*
  • Military*
  • Retro*
  • Cold War*
  • War*
  • 1980s*
  • America*
  • Vehicular Combat*
  • Singleplayer*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Simulation
Simulation*
Languages
  • English*
Community tags · historical
Simulation
Simulation*
Tanks
Tanks*
Action
Action*
Military
Military*
Retro
Retro*
Cold War
Cold War*
War
War*
1980s
1980s*
America
America*
Vehicular Combat
Vehicular Combat*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Tags votes
Simulation
Votes · historical
62*
Tanks
Votes · historical
51*
Action
Votes · historical
46*
Military
Votes · historical
43*
Retro
Votes · historical
37*
Cold War
Votes · historical
35*
War
Votes · historical
27*
1980s
Votes · historical
24*
America
Votes · historical
24*
Vehicular Combat
Votes · historical
21*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
18*
Specifications 4 · 23 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Accolade, Inc*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Simulation*
Free to play · historical
No*
Name
Steel Thunder*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: Pentium 4 Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: Athlon 64 Storage: 10 MB available space *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
55*
Historical store price
$3.14*
Publishers
  • Ziggurat*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Sep 4, 2020*
Interface languages
English*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Accolade, Inc
Accolade, Inc*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Simulation
Simulation*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 7 / 8 / 10*
Processor alternatives
Pentium 4*
Memory
256 MB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Athlon 64*
Storage
10 MB available space*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Ziggurat
Ziggurat*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Sep 4, 2020*
Interface languages
  • English*
Specifications 5 · 10 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Store genres
Action|Simulation*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
15,572*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam release year · historical
2,020*
Title
Steel Thunder*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unknown*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Simulation
Simulation*

* Provisional data