Welcome, operator! Join Thunder, an elite international special operations team tasked with saving the world from terrorist organisations who threaten global security.

Set in the 90's, sometime after the fall of the USSR, Thunder Tier One is a realistic top-down shooter where you join an elite special operations team tasked with stopping a terrorist organization. A paramilitary-turned terrorist organization known as SBR have carried out a series of attacks on civilian targets in the Eastern European nation of Salobia. Thunder has been deployed to locate SBR leader Marko Antonov and put an end to his campaign of terror.

Designed to be played in 4-player co-op, the 9-mission campaign takes you through various scenarios where teamwork and communication is key to completing each operation successfully.

In solo mode, you will be joined by three AI teammates who will react intelligently to each situation they face. You can also take charge and issue them with a variety of individual and group commands to ensure they are executing your plan. How much you manage them is completely up to you.

You decide exactly what you take into each mission, and can choose from a wide variety of weapons and attachments, ammo type (and amount), armor, grenades and tools - you can even choose which camouflage pattern to have on your clothing. The same goes for your AI teammates, you have full control over what they use and carry.

The gear you select will depend on your strategy for the mission. Coordinate with your teammates and go fully suppressed with IR lasers and NVGs for a stealth approach, or go in guns blazing with the heaviest armor and a backpack filled to the brim with extra ammo and frags. Just make sure you have the right tools to get the job done.

KRAFTON announced that Thunder Tier One will be fully accessible to modding from launch on Tuesday, December 7 2021.

Described by the developers as “a playground for modding”, all the rules and settings can be altered or substituted for new ones - allowing fans to add and modify missions, weapons, AI behavior, equipment and everything else in-between.

To create mods for Thunder Tier One, players need to install the Thunder Tier One Modding Tool from Epic Launcher. Mods can be published directly to the Steam Workshop through the modding tool and subscribed to in-game.

Thunder Tier One isn't your typical top-down shooter and it's not as simple as staying behind cover and clicking on heads. You need to use both your knowledge and the wealth of weapons at your disposal to be successful.

Each weapon has unique attributes such as handling, rate of fire, muzzle velocity, effective range and accuracy. These characteristics, combined with the type of ammo loaded, will determine how accurate your shots are, how much damage is dealt against armored and unarmored targets, whether the round penetrates an object being used for cover and the damage and trajectory of the round if it does. And ultimately, they’ll determine whether you are able to effectively complete your mission objectives.

In 4-player co-op, online PVP or solo with AI teammates, players must carefully select their gear and utilize all their tactical skills to successfully work their way through a nine mission story driven campaign.

Additionally, Thunder Tier One includes four multiplayer modes:

• Exfil: a 4v4 mode where the attacking team is tasked with exfiltrating a package within the time limit and the defending team with preventing it by any means possible.
• Advance and Secure: a 4v4 mode where the teams go head-to-head to try and secure a series of sectors and claim victory.
• Death Match: the free-for-all classic with up to 8 players.
• Domination: a PVE mode where a team of up to four players race against the clock to secure a series of checkpoints, disarm explosives, and defend against counter-attacks.

On its full release, the game will also be accessible to modding, allowing fans to create their own modes, weapons and missions which they can share with the wider Thunder Tier One community.

Thunder Tier One is coming to PC (Steam) on December 7, 2021 for $19.99 USD and can now be pre-ordered on Steam.