# First Strike: Classic — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of First Strike by FEINHEIT GmbH, rated 4.25/5 from 414 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-strike-classic/id783636913/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-strike-classic/id783636913.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 271 · 4★ 65 · 3★ 26 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 38 ## What do users think of First Strike? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎮 Engaging and fun strategy gameplay - ⏱️ Great time-killer for short sessions - 🎨 Intuitive controls and user interface - 🌍 Unique global conquest concept - 🧠 Requires strategic thinking and planning - 💰 Affordable one-time purchase - 🎯 Unpredictable AI keeps gameplay fresh - 📱 Works well offline **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent game-freezing bugs at victory - 😤 Repetitive clicking mechanics - ⚡ AI overly aggressive in recent updates - 🎮 Gameplay feels less balanced post-update - 📝 Unclear game instructions and mechanics - 🔊 Audio issues and glitches - 💾 Saves don't persist when switching apps - 🎯 Limited nation variety causes repetition - 🖱️ Menu responsiveness problems - ⚙️ Research system confusing and opaque **Commonly reported bugs** - Victory screen doesn't appear after winning - Globe freezes when all enemies defeated - Game crashes on app startup - Diplomacy menu disappears or shows incomplete nation list - Saved progress deleted when closing app mid-game - Audio cues overlap and malfunction - Menu buttons become unresponsive - Territory selection limited to single location with global strike - Some countries don't appear in nation selection - Game becomes unresponsive after certain actions - Graphics blurriness and readability issues **Most requested features** - Multiplayer mode (local, Bluetooth, or online) - Mass production/bulk action buttons for missiles - More playable nations and superpowers - Expanded research tree - Diplomacy and alliance system - Ground troops and invasion mechanics - Natural disasters and nuclear winter effects - Game modes and scenarios - Additional map regions (Alaska, Hawaii, Africa) - Separate India and Pakistan nations - Balance adjustments for weaker superpowers - Ability to distribute strikes across multiple targets - Better game save/pause functionality ## Newest reviews (13 of 50) ### 4/5 — Good but just one thing *2021-10-05, version 3.0.1* It’s an amazing game, awesome, but can hI I update and add a button where there is a button to click on all of your provinces and build all cruise missiles or icbm’s or irbm’s, or expand or debuild, I think it will help with the tediousness of the game, that’s all pls consider this!!!! ### 4/5 — The game used to be great *2021-03-22, version 3.0.0* I used to pour hours into this game; seeing all the different ways I could win and applying new strategies. Since they’ve updated it recently, the games seems much more difficult. Opponents seem much more aggressive leaving you with less time to plan, expand, and research. I understand that this adds pressure, but that kind of play is for hardcore mode. The enemies also give up very quickly now, whereas it felt they held on longer in previous versions of the game. 4 stars because I used to love this game, but now it’s just okay. ### 4/5 — Great game, menus need work *2021-01-03, version 2.0.7* This is one of my favorite games and I don’t know if it just happens to me, but sometimes the menus don’t work right. Sometimes in the diplomacy screen everything disappears and when a game ends the game just freezes. ### 4/5 — Really good game... but *2020-08-26, version 2.0.6* First strike is my favorite war game,but I am getting issues were when I win it won’t go to the main screen,so I spend all that time for the win not even counting. If it didn’t have this bug I would give it 5 stars but ya. ### 4/5 — Awesome game to play during free time *2019-10-12, version 2.0.6* I really enjoy this game and find it very fun to play-random example- in a waiting room at the doctors. I am pretty weird and am not sure if anyone else would like this, but I think adding an African country to play as would make it a good deal more entertaining. Algeria and Somalia would be my top picks. ### 5/5 — Amazing game *2018-09-23, version 2.0.2* This is one of my all time favorite games. I like that you added the diplomacy menu to create alliances. The only thing I don’t like is that the U.S. does not include Alaska. It is part of the U.S. Other than that it is a great game. ### 5/5 — Awesome game, way better without Multiplayer *2018-09-20, version 2.0.2* Like I say this is the best game, don't even touch or change, I played other games and it was nothing compared to this game. Games with Multiplayer murder the fun of games like create your military or strategize them example like Heroes of call of duty, mobile strike and the rest. This is the game that I have full support and I will never stop playing this game at all. Here is my applause 👋👏👋👋👏👋👏👋👏. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌 By the way, should make diplomatic more and useful. ### 4/5 — Global royale *2018-09-18, version 2.0.2* Love the idea of nation standing and unlocking new countries. Great concept. Needs multiplayer and all around updates to improve bugs etc. would give the 5 but bugs are aggravating. Also 2 super nukes need some neutrality, some are just way better than others. ### 5/5 — Really good game. Online play available? *2018-08-29, version 2.0.1* This is a complex game that is easy and fun to play. I love games like these, where you learn from your mistakes in order to get better next time. I figured out a strategy early on in the game when I lost every match: create pacts first, expand, research with land locked nations, build cruisers until you obtain your super weapons. Once you obtain your super weapons, shift to a more aggressive stance and start your attack! I’m sure others have figured out their own way of success. If I were to make a suggestion, please make online gameplay available or maybe create different modes like team death match, scenarios(build as much nukes before an asteroid hits) etc. really fun concept, really fun game. ### 4/5 — Bugged on hard core *2018-08-29, version 2.0.1* So I set it on hard core playing as the U.S. after I shot the last nuke on the last enemy territory the game sort of froze in place. I could see everything and even attack I just couldn’t rotate the globe. So I turned it off and reopened it. It let me rotate the globe but there was no one on the map but me as the U.S. and now I don’t get to claim my victory...:( please fix this. It’s a great game I would love to see some expansions as well. Potentially the ability to actually cause damage to the earth itself? Maybe ground troops to invade nearby countries? There’s a lot of potential ### 4/5 — Fun.. *2018-06-12, version 2.0.1* Overall, it’s a really fun game, and I would recommend buying it. However, every time I get close to finishing a game and have to close the app, it deletes all of my saved data. This has happened several times in several different games and makes me start again from the beginning. Plz fix. ### 5/5 — Fix and add *2018-06-10, version 2.0.1* Fix the problem when you kill every super power and the game does not give us the you win and add more super powers but I still love this game and I tell my friends Loyal player Caleb ### 5/5 — Best Game By Far!!! *2018-06-05, version 2.0.1* This has to be one of the best most enjoyable games I’ve played on the AppStore in a while. Most games usually feel weird with their controls but this is definitely not one of them. If you are not a fan of strategy, then this might not be for you, but if you are, try this game out. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Come ON *2019-06-14, version 2.0.6* The game is fun and fine as a time killer. There’s misspelled words throughout, and I experienced the frozen on Australia bug that many other comments have complained about from over a year ago. What pisses me off about many apps is when you tap AppSupport? on the app’s listing in the Store, it just takes you to a mobile site about all their crap and not a single way to report a bug. Lazy. ### 1/5 — Good game, but... *2018-03-05, version 2.0.0* There’s this bug that keeps on nagging me. I have been able to trigger it multiple times, and I know what causes it. So when the audio cue for the end of a First strike plays, if I open the research menu, a part of the First Strike theme would play over the audio cue until it was over, when Still Time would begin playing. Other than that, a great game that I will enjoy for quite some time. ### 2/5 — The Update Killed A Great Game *2021-03-30, version 3.0.0* Was pretty excited for the update and remastered version, but have never been so horribly wrong before. Like yes it looks a bit better but I just don’t like the the gameplay change. Things are just super touchy and is almost impossible to defend your territory with how hyper aggressive AI is and how ridiculously fast the bombs are early in the game. Which defeats the purpose of developing the technology aspect of it, especially when the AI seems to get jacked in development speed. Overall not happy with it, and am tremendously disappointed and probably won’t be playing the game anymore unfortunately. Didn’t have the heart to give it 1 star considering how much I loved this game and could count on it when board at appointments and what not. :( ### 2/5 — Needs a REAL set of instructions *2018-05-01, version 2.0.0* This game could’ve been so much better, if the developers had simply invested in a real set of instructions. Apparently, they think that their controls are inherently intuitive. But they are NOT. The research option is a specially opaque. I can never tell if I have chosen a research direction, or if it’s just telling me what it’s doing - it’s very stupid. Also, why on earth do you have to do research by each country? It is needlessly complicated. Also, they never explain the controls at the bottom. What did they do? How does it work? Essentially, I am learning the game by trial and error. Or, perhaps I should say that I WAS learning the game that way – I am done now… Waste of money. ### 2/5 — Major click fest *2017-09-25, version 1.3.1.1* Game can be fun but can be infuriating due to it being a click fest most of the time. Basically if you choose a more difficult nation you can expect the computer players to primarily just launch missiles at you and you'll essentially just be clicking to keep your missiles re-upped plus having to defend territories that are building new missiles. It gets annoying. Also there are some end of game bugs where it doesn't record victories or defeats. Lastly sometimes inexplicably you won't be able to defend a site, you touch a territory and its options don't come up and so you just watch the missile hit your territory. All in all not a terrible game but also kind of brain dead clicking. ### 3/5 — The new update... *2021-03-26, version 3.0.0* It’s great to see that the game was finally updated after awhile of neglect, however the update is a somewhat of a new game. Like it says, the AI is completely different with new behaviors. I don’t know if it’s just me not playing the game for a bit, but I think the update is a step down in some areas. It’s definitely a lot more fast paced than the last update. I’m sure it’s just me not being used to the new update, overall still fun. ### 3/5 — Favourite game to play, few glitches though *2019-08-10, version 2.0.6* This game is one of my all-time favourites, however, it has some minor glitches when you win and it does not show the it in the game. Also, recently the sounds in the game stopped working. I hope that you can fix these bugs soon. Again, love the game. ### 3/5 — Fix your game *2019-07-04, version 2.0.6* This is a very fun game and it hurts me to give it 3 stars but its pretty buggy and it seems you don’t care about it. For example with North Korea i have “won” twice and destroyed all my enemies and taken over territories but the game instead of saying you won or whatnot it just freezes and lets me go around the globe stuck in limbo This has happened twice and is extremely and absolutely annoying and destroys your motivation to play if you don’t even win ### 3/5 — Total click fest, not RTS *2019-05-13, version 2.0.6* Game is a little fun, however don’t expect this to be a strategy game with calculated decisions, there’s very little strategy. All you do is click to expand your territory chunk by chunk, and click to launch missiles to defend your chunks. When you have dozens of chunks, it gets real tiring clicking on each one over and over to restock their missiles, just so you can click each one over and over to defend them one by one. All you do is swipe around the globe finding the targeted territory and launching defense missiles. Super annoying, games get boring after 5-10 minutes of doing this. Gameplay is repetitive, little replay value. Glowing reviews, pretty graphics, and a $1.99 price tag made this seem like it was more than it was. ### 3/5 — Great fun, only... *2019-01-18, version 2.0.3* This game is a blast, (I know,) and I absolutely love the intuitive ‘3D’ menu, but thus far after defeating my opponents the camera simply freezes in place and the game goes on without foes to fight. If you can see a friendly territory you can still interact with it, but eventually I have to quit the game and ‘restart.’ ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good game *2021-10-24, version 3.0.1* I love this game but I have a problem with using the global strike trident when I want to select multiple places, it only lets me select one place. Love the game but pls fix ### 5/5 — Need more nation’s *2021-04-07, version 3.0.1* I played this game for along time but stopped. Because it gets a little repetitive. Playing the same nations. Buts that’s all otherwise it’s a great game. ### 5/5 — Encountered a strange bug but i rate this 5 stars! *2020-10-29, version 2.0.6* I love this game but i also encountered a glitch that is said by another person but it was with western Europe i killed every superpower and then there is no you win? Screen so i just went and conquered the entire world. Still no: you win? Screen. And i have a suggestion that is to expand the research tree and also ### 5/5 — SUPER FUN *2020-04-19, version 2.0.6* I’ve played this game for weeks and I’m still enjoying it. The AI is unpredictable and the outcome is never the same. So overall it’s really great and well made but I do want the developers to start updating it more. Maybe adding game modes, multiplayer and online, nuclear winter when a certain amount of bombs are dropped, more superpowers, more nations, treaties, and even natural disasters!!! Well that’s what I could think of. Thank you so much for making such a great game and PLEASE take what I suggested into consideration. ### 5/5 — Awesome game but could introduce multiplayer. *2019-09-21, version 2.0.6* This game is awesome. So many ways to play the game but I think if u add multiplayer like a coop with your friends it would be awesome. Going against your friends In class or where ever using Bluetooth would be a game changer. Just a thought but keep it up! ### 5/5 — Great *2019-09-16, version 2.0.6* When I need something to do for 15-30 minutes I play this. And trust me when I say that time goes by fast it does, this game is just a great way to pass the time and still have fun. ### 5/5 — Great Game But they should add multiplayer! *2019-05-09, version 2.0.6* I just got this game again with my friends we all love it takes up most of time on my phone I really hope they add some sort of multiplayer that would be soooo great and super fun. ### 5/5 — Need a way to mass produce *2019-04-21, version 2.0.4* Nothing big but I would like a way to produce missiles with all territories without tapping all of them and clicking on the missile also a new super power or a buff to some of the other super powers would be nice ### 5/5 — More options to game: Suggestions *2019-04-01, version 2.0.3* I think they company who made this should add its very own multiplayer. With tons of possibilities! Where you could invite friends play with random people be on teams. ### 5/5 — Idea *2018-11-02, version 2.0.3* I don’t know if the dev’s are even still working on this game but I truly love it. The only thing I wish was different is I wish you could spread out your first strike some how. I’ll have like 60 nukes and it’ll make me send them all to one spot which is pointless because it would only take about 3-5 to annihilate the area --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*