Question 1

What is SECOND STRIKE?

Accepted Answer

A free world war simulator on a 3D globe of the real Earth. Build a world from any year between 117 and 2100, press run and watch nations rise, split, unite and fall on their own, with leaders who speak and a Chronicle of everything that happened.

Question 2

How do I build a world?

Accepted Answer

Press BUILD A WORLD. Pick a preset or a year (Rome in 117, the Mongols in 1279, 1914, today, one possible 2100), or start from one pixel each. In the editor you can paint nations and real provinces, break a country into its provinces, raise mountains and forests, design flags, and set who starts allied or at war. Then press run.

Question 3

Is SECOND STRIKE like Ages of Conflict?

Accepted Answer

In spirit: build a world and watch it unfold. SECOND STRIKE runs free in the browser on a 3D globe of the real Earth with real borders and 4,596 provinces, era maps from 117 to 2100, leaders who talk, a paint-your-own-world editor, Describe a world in one sentence, god powers and 2,000-year timelapse videos.

Question 4

What happens in a world?

Accepted Answer

History runs on its own: wars are declared, pacts are signed and broken, empires split in civil wars, nations unite, leaders die and heirs take over, coups, plagues and droughts strike real cities, and in the future the seas rise. Headline cards mark the big moments and the Chronicle writes it all down, quoting broken promises.

Question 5

Can I paint my own world?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Press PAINT YOUR OWN WORLD and paint empires straight onto the globe: real provinces, mountains, forests, flags, who starts allied or at war. Or press DESCRIBE A WORLD and write one sentence, such as "the Roman Empire never fell", and the world is built for you. Then press run.

Question 6

What does play god mean?

Accepted Answer

Tap PLAY GOD or any nation and reach in: give it gold, start a war, spark a revolt, make peace, collapse an empire, rename it. The full version adds a volcano, a great flood, an ice age, an earthquake, a plague, a meteor, a famine, a coup, a union, a legendary conqueror and Summon empire. Every act is written into the link, so a shared world replays your hand exactly.

Question 7

Is there a daily challenge?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The God challenge of the day: one shared world for everyone, an underdog nation to make the biggest on Earth by 2076 with god powers only. Share your result, dare a friend with the same world, and keep a daily streak.

Question 8

Can I share and remix world files?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Save any world as a file or send it from the share box; anyone can open it, or drop it on the page, to watch it or remix it in the editor and send their version back. Every world is also a link that replays it exactly.

Question 9

Can I make a country timelapse video?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Press Timelapse in any world to render up to 2,000 years as a smooth 60-second video, vertical for TikTok and Shorts or wide for YouTube. Your first try is free.

Question 10

Can I share a world?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every world has a link that replays it exactly, a file you can save, a postcard image and a 9:16 video clip. Publish your best worlds to the Atlas, where anyone can watch them or remix them.

Question 11

Is SECOND STRIKE free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Building, painting, describing, watching, playing god with 10 powers and sharing are all free in your browser with no download. The optional full version (one time, on sale for US$9.99, regular US$14.99) adds 11 more god powers, unlimited Describe a world, 2,000-year timelapse videos, eight map styles and the streamer kit.

Question 12

Is the war game still there?

Accepted Answer

Yes, as its own game with its own home: a real-time 15-minute world war with people, 42 nations and AI models, at secondstrike.io/war.

Question 13

Which languages and devices?

Accepted Answer

Seventeen languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi and Chinese. It runs on phones, tablets and computers, and installs to the home screen like an app.

SECOND STRIKE: a world war simulator through the ages. Build, paint or describe a world, watch it unfold and play god