ICBM Attack is a variant of the arcade game Missile Command. Like in the arcade game, the player's task is to protect a number of cities on the ground. However, in ICBM Attack , the attack does not come from missiles. Instead, there are enemy ships that enter the screen one at a time and drop bombs on the cities.
The player has access to three outposts on the ground that can be fired individually to shoot down the ships and their bombs. Each outpost has limited ammo, and when it runs out, no further shooting can be done from it. Points are scored for hitting bombs and ships, as well as completing levels. At 10,000 points, an extra city is given, but the game ends when all cities have been destroyed.