Action · September 26, 2011

Nuclear Dawn (2011)

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Nuclear Dawn is the first game to offer a full FPS and RTS experience, within a single gameplay model, without crippling or diluting either side of the game. As a soldier, explore war-torn post-apocalyptic landscapes, modelled on modern cities, and take the fight to your enemies as armoured, assault or stealth infantry, using various weapons across ten distinct load-outs to accomplish your objectives. The first person shooter action in Nuclear Dawn is hard, fast and unforgiving, with weapons that rely on skill and tactics more than on twitch reflexes and map memorization. Then, take Nuclear Dawn above the action, and play as the commander. Organize your fellow players in squads, and assign them to tactical objectives. Plan the resource routes for your army, and production of your structures for forward deployment. Exploit the terrain and resource point locations to block your enemies’ advance, and crush their plans in an iron fist. Research and implement new technologies to give your soldiers the edge on the battlefield, and set up forward bases to lead the assault on your enemies, with a full complement of defensive and offensive structures to choose from, to build your perfect fortress. Features Two factions: The Empire and the Consortium have completely separate base-building paradigms. RTS commander: Produce structures, research advanced technologies, unleash devastating strikes on the enemy, and lead your team to victory as a RTS commander. Four classes: Each faction has four classes with various kit load outs, totalling over three dozen weapons. Squad up: Squad-based 32 player full warfare battle mode. Six maps: Travel across the largest, most detailed maps built in Source multiplayer to date. Advanced Weaponry: As a commander, judiciously dispense healing to your troops, and death to their enemies, by managing your advanced abilities. Stats and Unlocks: 60 ranks, 12 unlocks for each weapon, achievements, gizmos and more. SDK: Nuclear Dawn Software Development Kit will be available for the community to be able to create custom maps, etc. Source Powered: Based on the L4D2 engine and modified to bring you the ultimate online battle experience. Steam Workshop Support: The game supports the Steam Workshop and allows for custom maps to be added. Steam Powered: Available for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX through Steamplay with Steam Cloud support.

Action releases from 2011

54 Action titles launched in 2011 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Strategy · 211
  • FPS · 170
  • Action · 163
  • RTS · 139
  • Multiplayer · 133
  • Post-apocalyptic · 124
  • Sci-fi · 122
  • Shooter · 119
  • Tactical · 117
  • First-Person · 112
  • Team-Based · 109
  • Real-Time · 105
  • Indie · 104
  • Futuristic · 103
  • Real Time Tactics · 100

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.5k Steam reviewsTop 89% in Action
Positive rating78% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 73%
Metacritic71/100Genre average 77 — top 80% of Action titles
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 45% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • LAN PvP
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stats

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled

Reception Metrics

Steam community

78%Mostly Positive · 2.5k reviews

1.9k positive · 543 negative

Metacritic

71/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.5/10

Curator recommendations

1.6k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (6)

  • English volume_up
  • Czech
  • German volume_up
  • Russian
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Korean volume_up

Full audio (3)

  • English
  • German
  • Korean

Press Quotes

“If Savage and Natural Selection were your games of choice you'll find a natural home in Nuclear Dawn.” – Rock Paper Shotgun “...an exhilarating multiplayer experience.” 8/10 – Destructoid “A surprisingly deep and well-designed FPS/RTS hybrid.” 83/100 – PC Gamer

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

Achievements

58

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 26, 2011
DeveloperGameConnect, InterWave Studios
PublisherIceberg Interactive
Base price$0.99 -90%
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Editions & Packages

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