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Nuclear Dawn

GameConnect · Iceberg Interactive · 2011-09-26

Steam

ActionStrategy

Modes: Multiplayer

Releases: Sep 26, 2011 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 26, 2011 (Mac), Nov 19, 2013 (Linux)

Explore war-torn post-apocalyptic landscapes and take fight against enemies using various weapons in this FPS/RTS hybrid.

0
playing now
79%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
59/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Nuclear Dawn is a hybrid first-person shooter real-time strategy multiplayer video game. It was originally announced in February 2006 as an amateur mod for the Source engine, but in April 2009 was revealed to have become Source-based project for Windows and Mac OS X. It was released on 26 September 2011.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 21 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 23% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 100k–200k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,495 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$0.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.80 at GameBillet (2022-04-12) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 47 of 68 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420172026Week of 2017-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-08-06 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.17$0.842015-01-012026-08-242015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-04-05 — best price $7.692015-06-26 — best price $2.492015-11-25 — best price $1.902016-03-17 — best price $10.612016-07-28 — best price $9.992016-11-25 — best price $1.992017-05-25 — best price $9.992017-12-21 — best price $1.702018-06-21 — best price $1.792018-11-17 — best price $3.632019-01-28 — best price $9.992019-07-02 — best price $1.802019-10-26 — best price $7.462020-01-22 — best price $1.792020-05-31 — best price $8.992020-07-13 — best price $1.792020-09-10 — best price $9.992020-11-05 — best price $1.492021-01-07 — best price $9.992021-03-07 — best price $9.992021-04-28 — best price $9.992021-06-21 — best price $9.992021-09-13 — best price $9.992021-12-02 — best price $1.002022-01-23 — best price $7.342022-04-28 — best price $0.992022-08-02 — best price $8.222022-11-25 — best price $0.902023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-08-28 — best price $0.992024-01-15 — best price $0.992024-04-30 — best price $9.172024-08-14 — best price $8.492025-01-12 — best price $9.992025-09-04 — best price $1.002026-02-09 — best price $1.492026-08-18 — best price $0.992026-08-24 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3252026-05-27 — 23 pageviews2026-05-30 — 13 pageviews2026-06-02 — 27 pageviews2026-06-05 — 17 pageviews2026-06-08 — 21 pageviews2026-06-11 — 9 pageviews2026-06-14 — 14 pageviews2026-06-17 — 10 pageviews2026-06-20 — 13 pageviews2026-06-23 — 6 pageviews2026-06-26 — 10 pageviews2026-06-29 — 17 pageviews2026-07-02 — 6 pageviews2026-07-05 — 11 pageviews2026-07-08 — 16 pageviews2026-07-11 — 14 pageviews2026-07-14 — 16 pageviews2026-07-17 — 10 pageviews2026-07-20 — 10 pageviews2026-07-23 — 13 pageviews2026-07-26 — 9 pageviews2026-07-29 — 12 pageviews2026-08-01 — 12 pageviews2026-08-04 — 5 pageviews2026-08-07 — 9 pageviews2026-08-10 — 13 pageviews2026-08-13 — 12 pageviews2026-08-16 — 14 pageviews2026-08-19 — 21 pageviews2026-08-22 — 10 pageviews2026-08-24 — 10 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

58
achievements tracked
40.2%
earned "I Don't Like Bunnies"
4.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportSteam Cloud

5 supported languages: English, Czech, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12,3301%58

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FPSRTSIndieActionSci-fiShooterStrategyTacticalReal-TimeFuturistic

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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