Nuclear Throne

Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Fight your way through the wastelands with powerful weaponry, collecting radiation to mutate some new limbs and abilities.

Nuclear Throne is a action roguelike, rogue-like and pixel graphics game developed and published by Vlambeer.
Released on December 05th 2015 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 17,762 reviews of which 17,073 were positive and 689 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Nuclear Throne into these genres:

Action Roguelike Rogue-like Pixel Graphics Indie Difficult Bullet Hell Action Rogue-lite Top-Down Shooter Great Soundtrack Post-apocalyptic Shooter Local Co-Op Top-Down Singleplayer 2D Twin Stick Shooter Perma Death RPG Local Multiplayer

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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

OS *: Windows XP
Processor: 1.2Ghz+
Memory: 1024 MB RAM
Graphics: 256MB
Storage: 200 MB available space
Additional Notes: This game is locked to 30 frames per second.

MacOS

Additional Notes: This game is locked to 30 frames per second.

Linux

Additional Notes: This game is locked to 30 frames per second.

Reviews

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

Dec. 2024

This is the holy grail of roguelike twin stick shooters, it shines in simplicity along with a merciless challenge that borrows deep from excellent Arcade game design. Don't wait for a sale, it's worth every penny. And just a heads up for a higher frame rate and gamepad users, use the open beta 64 (2023) branch of the game for 60 / 120 fps bc the base game is locked at 30 fps, there's also 16:9 aspect ratio support under this beta if you feel like playing it that way bc the game was originally designed on a 4:3 screen. If you're using a gamepad I'd recommend sticking with the openbeta 2021 just for the 60 fps gameplay bc there's an annoying bug in the 2023 beta branch that turns off the gamepad input when you die in a run and come back to the main menu. This game is tight, easy recommendation, have fun dying and improving 👍

Nov. 2024

After 95 hours, I could spend a lot of time writing a long review about how great this game is, but instead I'll settle for just saying "there's nothing like it." Now if you excuse me, I have to get back to playing more of it.

Nov. 2024

Nearly 9 years after its release, Nuclear Throne is still the best roguelite, and easily earns its spot alongside Binding of Isaac, FTL, and Spelunky. Addictive, perfectly tuned, face-paced gameplay. Unique, charming art and environments. Iconic soundtrack. A huge variety of characters, each with mechanics so fun and unique, I'm never sure which one is my favorite. Unbelievably rewarding to improve at. Really, I can count on one hand the amount of games that are straight up this much fun. 10/10.

Oct. 2024

A simple and good game. You don't need to grind for hundreds of hours to unlock the "fun" stuff. Straight forward design, the mechanics might be unforgiving at times, but strikes a good balance as kind of an arcade-y vibe. Great for a quick pick up that doesn't require you to commit hours of playtime at once.

Sept. 2024

I don't think any game can quite replicate the feeling of reaching the Nuclear Throne for the first time. This game is quite an experience, the world, characters, art, and soundtrack are all amazing. And the gameplay even better. Literally the only bad part of this game is the fact that barely anyone seems to know it exists. RIP Vlambeer

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9.99€

9.4

17,073

689

Online players

114

Developer

Vlambeer

Publisher

Vlambeer

Release 05 Dec 2015

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