Desert Thunder
| App ID | 283330 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Brainbox Games, Hip Games |
| Publisher | Funbox Media Ltd |
| Supported Systems | Windows |
| Technologies | Unreal Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 30681563 |
| Last Record Update | 20 August 2025 – 00:17:22 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 19 March 2014 – 12:15:22 UTC ( |
Desert Thunder is an arcade-style action tank game for the PC. Ripped from today’s headlines, the storyline immerses players into the heat of a desert-based military conflict. Players will tear through desert, urban and industrial settings in their experimental battle engine, the Abrams M1A6 Advanced tank that’s loaded with awe-inspiring...
Additional Information
| Developer | Brainbox Games | |
| metacritic_name | Desert Thunder | |
| ReleaseState | released | |
| Publisher | Funbox Media Ltd | |
| Store Release Date | 19 November 2003 – 08:00:00 UTC ( |
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| community_hub_visible | Yes | |
| Primary Genre | Action (1) | |
| Store Genres | Action (1) | |
| Steam Release Date | 19 March 2014 – 12:15:22 UTC ( |
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| Original Release Date | 19 November 2003 – 08:00:00 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 21 February 2014 – 20:21:05 UTC ( |
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| review_score | 5 | |
| review_percentage | 40 | |
| Detected Technologies (?) | Unreal Engine, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK | |
| First seen on SteamDB | 21 February 2014 – 16:05:02 UTC ( |
Supported Languages
| 1 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes |
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| Assets |
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| trailer_name | Desert Thunder Trailer |
| trailer_category | 0 |
| trailer_480p ↴ | |
| video/webm | 2031458/movie480.webm |
| video/mp4 | 2031458/movie480.mp4 |
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| video/webm | 2031458/movie_max.webm |
| video/mp4 | 2031458/movie_max.mp4 |
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| video/mp4 | 283330/18472/a4acc9b18f95c7910456d7425ff714f8c045e85d/1751259025/microtrailer.mp4 |
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| screenshot_medium | 2031458/movie.293x165.jpg |
| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 12 November 2015 – 20:42:00 UTC |
Steam charts
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- 0 players right now
- 1 24-hour peak
- 16 all-time peak
13 November 2015
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- 0 24-hour peak
- 22 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~2.3 k by Gamalytic
- ~1.05 M by PlayTracker
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Markers
| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
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| 19 March 2014 | Steam Release | - |
| 9 June 2014 | ⇄ Fanatical: Resurrection Bundle | - |
| 22 January 2015 | ⇄ Fanatical: Resurrection Bundle | - |
| 8 July 2015 | ⇄ Indiegala: Digital Disorder Bundle | - |
| 29 January 2016 | ⇄ Fanatical: Resurrection Bundle | - |
| 2 February 2017 | ⇄ Groupees: Build a Kiss Mega Bundle #3 | - |
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Desert Thunder had an all-time peak of 16 concurrent players on 13 November 2015.
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