Direct Hit: Missile War overview

Overview

Direct Hit: Missile War comes from Polynetix Studio, WIWD Development and is published by Polynetix Studio, WIWD Development. It arrived on Steam on Aug 7, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Direct Hit: Missile War's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 20:32:36 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 46% positive across 24 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Direct Hit: Missile War is available in 3 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Direct Hit: Missile War has sold up to 1,082 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $7,085. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Direct Hit: Missile War overview details

Direct Hit: Missile War combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

In the distant future, the coming of a technological Golden-age brings reality to humanity’s dream of reaching out to other planets. Corporate exploration probes swarm the depths of space, seeking out resource-rich worlds to colonize and exploit. But even in the vastness of space, and true to human nature, disputes over colonization rights soon emerge. Great corporate war-fleets gather, ready to defend their claims. The Earth Federation, humanity’s central government, devises a contest called “Missile War” to prevent a descent into total war. In “Missile War” two rival corporations establish a base on the contested planet’s surface, harvest its resources, and engage in an isolated missile duel. Trade of harvested minerals is permitted, but interference by other corporations is not. The winner, the last corporation standing, is given full rights to the colony, and is taxed by the Earth Federation. Everybody wins; or do they? Direct Hit: Missile War offers a deep strategic experience to those weary of the never ending stream of Command and Conquer clones that dominate the real-time strategy market. While tipping its hat to console classics such as Megalomania, Direct Hit brings many fresh ideas to the table, in particular: separate player maps, and the replacement of classic RTS units by customizable missiles. Set in a Golden-age of planetary colonization, players must battle for mining rights to resource-rich planets by competing in explosive duels called Missile Wars. To win a missile war, players have to build, scan for and mine resources, trade, research, and of course,…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Direct Hit: Missile War is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 20:32:36 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 46% positive reviews.

Overview tags

StrategyIndie

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Support and legal notes

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