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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

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?

150
playing now
96%
positive of 20k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (107 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$11.99
steam price (US)

150 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 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)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 150 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 7% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 494k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 19,773 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 14 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

189912026-08-06 22:00 — 158 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 91 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 129 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 174 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 119 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 151 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 161 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 114 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 126 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 149 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 101 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 124 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 161 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 110 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 125 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 153 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 102 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 139 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 168 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 119 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 128 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 169 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 120 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 108 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 158 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 111 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 92 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 168 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 150 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.99$0.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $12.992015-12-07 — best price $11.992017-12-12 — best price $9.592019-11-07 — best price $0.002020-03-17 — best price $1.192020-09-01 — best price $2.992020-10-16 — best price $5.992020-12-15 — best price $5.992021-05-06 — best price $5.992021-06-24 — best price $5.992021-08-16 — best price $5.992021-09-14 — best price $11.992022-03-30 — best price $11.992022-10-11 — best price $11.992024-12-12 — best price $11.992025-12-11 — best price $5.992026-01-05 — best price $11.992026-03-26 — best price $11.992026-06-15 — best price $11.992026-07-09 — best price $11.992026-08-28 — best price $11.992026-08-30 — 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…

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.

Player tags

IndieActionShooterTop-DownDifficultRogue-likeRogue-liteBullet HellLocal Co-OpSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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