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Nuclear Throne cover art

Nuclear Throne

Vlambeer · 2015-12-05

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Sep 09, 2021 (Xbox One), Dec 05, 2015 (PlayStation Vita), Dec 05, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 05, 2015 (Linux), Dec 05, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Dec 05, 2015 (Mac)

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. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

Nuclear Throne is an Action, Indie, RPG game released in 2015, priced at $11.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 19802 reviews).

89
playing now
96%
positive of 20k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (107 ratings)
4.54★
PlayStation Store rating (2,525 ratings)
86/100
opencritic · mighty · 91% recommend · from 24 critics
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$11.99
steam price (US)

89 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

One of 12 nuclear anomalies/ mutant creatures embarks on a quest across various post- apocalyptic dimensions to claim the Nuclear Throne - a super weapon, details of whose purpose or creation unknown. Meanwhile, the Inter-Dimensional Police Department try their best not to let the mutant heroes discover the secrets of portal-based inter-dimensional travel and the Throne.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Nuclear Throne trailer thumbnail

Nuclear Throne - Launch Trailer

≈421,982 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 89 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,274 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~159/week).
  • · Review velocity up 150% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,533 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 495k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 19,802 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$11.99
Microsoft Store$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.19 at Steam (2020-03-17) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 5 of 59 observed days · $10.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
55755720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 429 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 557 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

200672026-09-14 20:00 — 141 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 113 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 120 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 167 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 123 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 84 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 172 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 114 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 82 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 200 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 138 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 70 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 138 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 99 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 119 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 142 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 127 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 86 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 129 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 159 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 133 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 96 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 146 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 89 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
67624Oct 2013Aug 2026Oct 2013 — avg 51 · peak 131Feb 2014 — avg 31 · peak 88Jun 2014 — avg 73 · peak 156Oct 2014 — avg 136 · peak 329Feb 2015 — avg 234 · peak 549Jun 2015 — avg 358 · peak 629Oct 2015 — avg 483 · peak 1,086Feb 2016 — avg 544 · peak 946Jun 2016 — avg 299 · peak 511Oct 2016 — avg 265 · peak 502Feb 2017 — avg 308 · peak 677Jun 2017 — avg 237 · peak 398Oct 2017 — avg 188 · peak 325Feb 2018 — avg 233 · peak 395Jun 2018 — avg 209 · peak 363Oct 2018 — avg 251 · peak 496Feb 2019 — avg 180 · peak 309Jun 2019 — avg 152 · peak 247Oct 2019 — avg 123 · peak 228Feb 2020 — avg 134 · peak 218Jun 2020 — avg 181 · peak 265Oct 2020 — avg 196 · peak 321Feb 2021 — avg 174 · peak 261Jun 2021 — avg 152 · peak 246Oct 2021 — avg 140 · peak 226Feb 2022 — avg 140 · peak 227Jun 2022 — avg 130 · peak 200Oct 2022 — avg 124 · peak 207Feb 2023 — avg 117 · peak 209Jun 2023 — avg 118 · peak 198Oct 2023 — avg 121 · peak 218Feb 2024 — avg 120 · peak 196Jun 2024 — avg 107 · peak 178Oct 2024 — avg 95 · peak 153Feb 2025 — avg 104 · peak 173Jun 2025 — avg 107 · peak 236Oct 2025 — avg 91 · peak 162Feb 2026 — avg 210 · peak 383Jun 2026 — avg 152 · peak 272Aug 2026 — avg 135 · peak 211
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$0.002015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $12.992016-01-11 — best price $11.992019-11-07 — best price $0.002020-03-19 — best price $11.992020-10-16 — best price $5.992021-01-05 — best price $11.992021-06-24 — best price $5.992021-08-23 — best price $11.992022-03-30 — best price $11.992024-12-05 — best price $5.992025-12-11 — best price $5.992026-03-19 — best price $9.592026-06-15 — best price $11.992026-08-27 — best price $11.992026-08-30 — best price $11.992026-09-02 — best price $11.992026-09-05 — best price $11.992026-09-08 — best price $11.992026-09-11 — best price $11.992026-09-14 — best price $11.992026-09-17 — best price $11.992026-09-20 — best price $11.992026-09-23 — best price $11.992026-09-26 — best price $11.992026-09-29 — best price $11.992026-10-02 — best price $11.992026-10-05 — best price $11.992026-10-08 — best price $11.992026-10-11 — best price $11.992026-10-14 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

59
achievements tracked
85.1%
earned "Melting Unlocked"
5.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortColor Alternatives1 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2015-12-15 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)29,3800%59
Xbox One (Xbox)6,6090%44
PS4, PS3, PS Vita (PlayStation)3,9264%45
Switch (Nintendo)520%0

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

IndieActionShooterTop-DownDifficultRogue-likeRogue-liteBullet HellLocal Co-OpSingleplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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