Nuclear Option

Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics on intense battlefields, facing land, air and sea threats. Wage war against AI or other players with an array of potent weapons. Wield tactical and strategic nuclear weapons, capable of annihilating anything in their path.

Nuclear Option is a early access, flight and action game developed and published by Shockfront Studios.
Released on October 15th 2023 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 2,837 reviews of which 2,645 were positive and 192 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 17.49€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Nuclear Option into these genres:

Early Access Flight Action Simulation Multiplayer Combat Military Sci-fi War Wargame Futuristic Jet Stealth Destruction Physics 3D Level Editor PvP First-Person Realistic

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7600K CPU or similar
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: 2GB DirectX 11 supported GPU
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 2 GB available space
VR Support: TrackIR, HOTAS, Gamepad, Mouse and Keyboard

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Oct. 2024

The 'simple' controls of an arcade flight sim with a complex flight model, radar, and weapons systems. It's like all the fun parts of DCS without having to read a manual or figure out what the 500 buttons in each cockpit do.

Oct. 2024

Hidden gem, love the game, if you think war thunder and ace combat are too simple but you just can’t dedicate enough time to the complexity of dcs, then PLAY THIS GAME NOW

Sept. 2024

Simulator disguised as an arcade game slowly tricking you into learning things. On the surface is just seems like a fun colorful sandbox aircraft game, there's big explosions, cool planes, and extremely simple controls that are very intuitive. However, underneath are realistic aircraft flight models that even rival expensive simulators, weapon systems that function like real weapon systems, sensors that work like real sensors and the best aircraft damage models that exist anywhere, bar none. This makes Nuclear Option very easy to learn, but very difficult to master because real world tactics are key. Nuclear option also has something that you cannot find anywhere else, and that is dynamic combat environments. Didn't bother shooting that enemy convoy? Well now they've made it to your airfield and are shooting your hangars and refuelers. Decided to avoid the enemy carrier group? Well now they've moved into the bay and the enemy can launch fighters from right outside your base. Conversely every action you do take, from jamming a radar to blowing up a factory helps shift the fight in your team's favor. While Nuclear Option is a fantastic single player experience, it is even better in multiplayer, being able to co-ordinate with other players in real-time. Nuclear Option has something for everyone, whether you just want to see things explode in a nuclear fireball, or if you're a hardcore flight-sim nerd who always gets makes sure they're on glideslope before final approach. This game replaced DCS and WarThunder for me, 11/10.

Jan. 2024

I booted it up, did the tutorials, and then got sucked into a 6 hour long battle for the island that ended at 3:30am.

Jan. 2024

Does DCS look like a blast but the thought of spending 5+ hours learn/mapping your keybinding seem like a personal version hell? Do you enjoy the air to air combat of war thunder, but hate the developers, the grind mechanics and really just wanna fly around doing cool top gun shit with your friends without spend $100+ on premium planes/subscriptions? Nuclear Option is your new best friend.

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Steam data	22 November 2024 05:20
SteamSpy data	20 December 2024 02:03
Steam price	23 December 2024 12:50
Steam reviews	21 December 2024 11:54

17.49€

8.9

2,645

192

Online players

231

Developer

Shockfront Studios

Publisher

Shockfront Studios

Release 15 Oct 2023

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