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Nuclear Nightmare

BG Productions · 2024-10-20

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 20, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.

Nuclear Nightmare is an Action, Adventure, Indie, and Early Access game released in 2024 for $6.99, with a Very Positive sentiment (81% of 19180 reviews) and an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000.

62
playing now
81%
positive of 19k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
10
Nexus mods (1.4k downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$6.99
steam price (US)

62 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Nuclear Nightmare trailer thumbnail

Nuclear Nightmare Release Trailer #horrorgaming #cooperative

≈604,998 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 62 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 458 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~57/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (2,092 reviews).
  • · Top 3% of 27,533 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 388k–872k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 19,375 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.04 at Steam (2025-10-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.9k1.9k20242026Week of 2024-10-21: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-10-21: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-10-28: 154 positiveWeek of 2024-10-28: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-11-04: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-11-04: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-11: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-11-11: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-18: 146 positiveWeek of 2024-11-18: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-11-25: 1,066 positiveWeek of 2024-11-25: 138 negativeWeek of 2024-12-02: 1,851 positiveWeek of 2024-12-02: 241 negativeWeek of 2024-12-09: 518 positiveWeek of 2024-12-09: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-12-16: 465 positiveWeek of 2024-12-16: 71 negativeWeek of 2024-12-23: 658 positiveWeek of 2024-12-23: 89 negativeWeek of 2024-12-30: 513 positiveWeek of 2024-12-30: 84 negativeWeek of 2025-01-06: 277 positiveWeek of 2025-01-06: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-01-13: 183 positiveWeek of 2025-01-13: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-01-20: 279 positiveWeek of 2025-01-20: 76 negativeWeek of 2025-01-27: 368 positiveWeek of 2025-01-27: 129 negativeWeek of 2025-02-03: 238 positiveWeek of 2025-02-03: 88 negativeWeek of 2025-02-10: 120 positiveWeek of 2025-02-10: 98 negativeWeek of 2025-02-17: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-02-17: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-02-24: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-02-24: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-03-03: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-03-03: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-03-10: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-03-10: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-03-17: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-03-17: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-03-24: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-03-24: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-03-31: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-03-31: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-04-07: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-04-07: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-04-14: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-04-14: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-04-21: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-04-21: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-04-28: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-04-28: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-05-05: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-05: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-05-12: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-12: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-19: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-19: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-05-26: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-26: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-02: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-06-02: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-06-09: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-06-09: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-06-16: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-06-16: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-06-23: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-06-23: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-06-30: 140 positiveWeek of 2025-06-30: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-07-07: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-07-07: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-07-14: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-07-14: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-07-21: 130 positiveWeek of 2025-07-21: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-07-28: 165 positiveWeek of 2025-07-28: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-08-04: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-08-04: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-08-11: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-08-11: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-18: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-08-25: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-08-25: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-09-08: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-09-08: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-09-15: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-09-22: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-09-22: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-29: 129 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-10-06: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-10-06: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-10-13: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-10-13: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-20: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-10-20: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-10-27: 233 positiveWeek of 2025-10-27: 110 negativeWeek of 2025-11-03: 180 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-11-10: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-11-10: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-11-17: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-11-17: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-24: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-11-24: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-12-08: 141 positiveWeek of 2025-12-08: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-12-15: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-12-15: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-12-22: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-12-22: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-12-29: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-01-05: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-01-05: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-01-12: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-01-12: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-19: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-01-19: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-01-26: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-26: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-02-02: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-02-02: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-02-09: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-02-09: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-16: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-23: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-02-23: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-02: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-03-02: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-03-09: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-03-09: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-03-16: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-03-16: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-03-23: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-03-23: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-03-30: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-03-30: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-04-06: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-13: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-04-13: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-04-20: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-27: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-04-27: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-04: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-05-04: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-11: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-05-11: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-18: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-05-18: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-25: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-08: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-06-08: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-15: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-06-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-22: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-06-29: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-07-06: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-07-06: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-07-13: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-07-13: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-20: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-07-20: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-07-27: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-07-27: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-08-03: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-08-03: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-10: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-08-10: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-17: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-08-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-24: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-08-24: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

342242026-09-14 21:00 — 139 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 85 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 58 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 308 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 264 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 54 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 189 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 120 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 56 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 207 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 208 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 24 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 74 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 114 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 126 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 342 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 229 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 145 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 160 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 320 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 296 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 66 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 213 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 62 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.6k64Oct 2024Aug 2026Oct 2024 — avg 131 · peak 362Nov 2024 — avg 479 · peak 7,930Dec 2024 — avg 2,578 · peak 10,404Jan 2025 — avg 1,052 · peak 4,369Feb 2025 — avg 646 · peak 3,151Mar 2025 — avg 167 · peak 651Apr 2025 — avg 77 · peak 254May 2025 — avg 64 · peak 173Jun 2025 — avg 312 · peak 1,183Jul 2025 — avg 467 · peak 1,482Aug 2025 — avg 358 · peak 1,603Sep 2025 — avg 369 · peak 1,294Oct 2025 — avg 461 · peak 2,593Nov 2025 — avg 470 · peak 3,112Dec 2025 — avg 521 · peak 1,571Jan 2026 — avg 341 · peak 1,137Feb 2026 — avg 139 · peak 499Mar 2026 — avg 319 · peak 1,171Apr 2026 — avg 197 · peak 665May 2026 — avg 167 · peak 749Jun 2026 — avg 151 · peak 506Jul 2026 — avg 226 · peak 784Aug 2026 — avg 153 · peak 448
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$6.99$1.042024-10-212026-07-272024-10-21 — best price $5.942024-11-03 — best price $6.992024-11-27 — best price $1.392024-12-04 — best price $6.992024-12-19 — best price $2.792025-01-02 — best price $6.992025-01-27 — best price $3.492025-02-03 — best price $6.992025-03-13 — best price $3.492025-03-20 — best price $6.992025-06-02 — best price $3.492025-06-09 — best price $6.992025-06-27 — best price $1.742025-07-10 — best price $6.992025-07-15 — best price $2.442025-07-29 — best price $6.992025-09-01 — best price $2.442025-09-08 — best price $6.992025-09-29 — best price $1.392025-10-06 — best price $6.992025-10-27 — best price $1.042025-11-03 — best price $6.992025-12-08 — best price $1.392025-12-15 — best price $6.992025-12-18 — best price $1.392026-01-05 — best price $6.992026-01-19 — best price $3.492026-01-26 — best price $6.992026-03-02 — best price $1.392026-03-09 — best price $6.992026-03-19 — best price $1.742026-03-26 — best price $6.992026-04-13 — best price $2.792026-04-20 — best price $6.992026-05-25 — best price $1.742026-06-01 — best price $6.992026-06-25 — best price $1.042026-07-09 — best price $6.992026-07-20 — best price $2.792026-07-27 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

1.4k02026-10-04 02:34 — 70 viewers2026-10-04 04:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-04 08:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-04 10:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-07 23:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 54 viewers2026-10-08 03:34 — 1,327 viewers2026-10-08 05:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-08 07:34 — 75 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 76 viewers2026-10-08 11:34 — 62 viewers2026-10-08 13:34 — 67 viewers2026-10-09 23:35 — 27 viewers2026-10-10 01:34 — 64 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 79 viewers2026-10-10 05:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-10 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 13:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-11 07:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-11 11:34 — 78 viewers2026-10-11 13:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 269 viewers2026-10-11 17:34 — 365 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 4 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
82.8%
earned "Repair Man"
27.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12,0754%15

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

PvECo-opFunnyAliensHorrorSci-fiAdventureOpen WorldAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

Recent updates

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