Action · December 5, 2015
Nuclear Throne (2015)
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. All these things and more you could do if only you were good at this game. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Action releases from 2015
146 Action titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 18.0k Steam reviews | Top 27% in Action |
| Positive rating | 96% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 9% |
| Metacritic | 89/100 | Genre average 77 — top 6% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 103 players | Top 34% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 26 h average | Top 18% for session depth among Action |
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Action Roguelike · 565
- Rogue-like · 535
- Pixel Graphics · 386
- Indie · 384
- Difficult · 376
- Bullet Hell · 364
- Action · 317
- Rogue-lite · 289
- Top-Down Shooter · 264
- Great Soundtrack · 223
- Post-apocalyptic · 196
- Shooter · 181
- Local Co-Op · 180
- Top-Down · 158
- Singleplayer · 157
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Dutch
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
Full audio (2)
- English
- Ukrainian
Reception Metrics
Steam community
96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 18.0k reviews
17.3k positive · 719 negative
Metacritic
89/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.7/10
Curator recommendations
14.3k
Peak concurrent players
103
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Accessibility
- Color Alternatives
- Adjustable Difficulty
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
- Camera Comfort
- Custom Volume Controls
Other
- Single-player
Press Quotes
“Strip away all the punkish ingenuity piled on Nuclear Throne and you're left with this: a skin-fidgeting, hair-tingling battle of textures. Hard meets sticky. Bang meets squelch.” Eurogamer “It’s an anarchic thrash of a roguelike where everything goes boom or splat—or, more frequently, boom and splat.” PC Gamer “It’s a rapid-fire, deliciously crunchy randomized romp starring a cavalcade of characters from Vlambeer’s past.” Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
26h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
2h
Current engagement
Achievements
59
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Dec 5, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Vlambeer |
| Base price | $5.99 -50% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
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