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Kiloton

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96%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
96% User Score Based on 104 reviews

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Kiloton is a single player and multiplayer tactical real-time strategy game with a warfare theme. It was developed by Jack Morehart and was released on February 21, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Invade your neighbors, conduct bombing campaigns, research and develop nuclear arsenals, and grapple for diplomatic power in Kiloton, a dark and abstract new RTS that puts you in the room where potentially world-ending decisions are made.

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96%Audience ScoreBased on 104 reviews
graphics3 positive mentions
  • Simple and stylish strategy gameplay that is easy to learn yet challenging to master.
  • Engaging Cold War and nuclear war theme with an appealing retro aesthetic and immersive atmosphere.
  • Responsive developer with frequent updates and improvements, including requested features.
  • Interface can be clunky and difficult to navigate, sometimes detracting from the strategic experience.
  • Gameplay can feel fast-paced and sometimes chaotic, which may overwhelm players seeking deeper strategy.
  • Limited depth and content at present, with calls for more features like economic complexity, diplomacy options, and diverse combat types.

  • graphics

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 57% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features a polished, retro arcade-style graphical aesthetic that is both sleek and simple, enhancing its nostalgic atmosphere. While some prefer the graphics and music of similar titles like Defcon X10, the visual style effectively supports short, engaging gameplay sessions and hides complex mechanics beneath its understated exterior.

    • “It's a sleek, simple, and graphically interesting time sink.”
    • “The retro arcade style graphics and feel to the gameplay makes it perfect for short runs at scenarios and against friends.”
    • “Very spectacular was the big screen showing the 'war' in today's retro graphics.”

  • gameplay

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a unique and engaging twist on strategy games, combining a Cold War-themed RTS with a meaningful population mechanic that adds long-term consequences to warfare. Players enjoy the satisfying loop of expansion, investment, and tactical nuclear strikes, featuring deep and polished mechanics beneath a simple exterior.

    • “I love this game, it really scratches that itch of a Cold War gone hot RTS with an actual population mechanic. Few games make wars actually hurt you in the long term, and I love this game because of it!”
    • “The gameplay loop of expanding, investing funds into other countries to let them duke it out, and then trying to nuke them before they nuke you is incredibly satisfying.”
    • “Don't let the graphics confuse you; this game is very polished and hides some complicated mechanics behind the simple-looking exterior.”

  • atmosphere

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users appreciate the game's atmosphere for closely capturing the classic Defcon style, noting its effective combination of graphics and music. While some prefer the atmosphere of Defcon x10, many feel this game has strong potential to evolve into a more thrilling and horror-themed experience. Overall, the atmosphere is praised as fitting and promising.

    • “I do prefer the graphical style, atmosphere, and music of DEFCON x10 better, but this is fun too.”
    • “Atmosphere is perfect and DEFCON-like, but I really want to see this game as much more thrilling and horror game-like.”
    • “This has the right atmosphere for that.”

  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music is enjoyable and contributes well to the game's atmosphere, though some users prefer the soundtrack of Defcon X10 for its style and ambiance.

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is well-optimized, running smoothly on lower-end devices and performing excellently on the Steam Deck.

    • “Runs smoothly on lower-end devices and works great on the Steam Deck!”

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users highlight the game’s strong replayability, indicating it offers enjoyable and engaging experiences across multiple playthroughs.

    • “Has great replayability!”

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is lighthearted and amusing, particularly highlighted by playful elements like the "little planes." Overall, it receives a positive and enthusiastic response from players.

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50h Average play time
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Kiloton is a tactical real-time strategy game with warfare theme. Common tags for Kiloton include politics, indie, pixel graphics, war, dystopian and others.

Kiloton is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

On average players spend around 50 hours playing Kiloton.

Kiloton was released on February 21, 2025.

Kiloton was developed by Jack Morehart.

Kiloton has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Kiloton for its graphics.

Kiloton is a single player game with multiplayer support.

Similar games include ICBM, ICBM: Escalation, War, the Game, Kaiju Wars, First Strike and others.