: Conventional naval and air skirmishes begin; fleets can engage each other.
The game simulates a global thermonuclear conflict from the sterile, detached perspective of an underground bunker's computer screen.
: The nuclear "gloves come off," allowing the launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
: Your goal is to maximize enemy civilian casualties while minimizing your own. Points are awarded for millions of kills and lost for your own civilian deaths.
DEFCON (v1.6) , also known as DEFCON: Everybody Dies , is a chilling, minimalist real-time strategy (RTS) game inspired by the 1983 cult classic film WarGames . Released in 2006 by Introversion Software, version 1.6 primarily added localized language support (French, German, Italian, and Spanish) to make it more accessible to a global audience. Core Gameplay & Mechanics