Nuclear Throne
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?
- Price:$5.99
- Release Date:12/5/2015
- Developer:Vlambeer
- Publisher:Vlambeer
- Last Updated:1/5/2026
- Steam App Id:242680
Nuclear Throne
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Nuclear Throne has 444 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 77% lower than its previous all-time peak of 1,941 players achieved on 12/6/2025.
Nuclear Throne Review
Nuclear Throne has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 96 / 100. This score is calculated from 19,121 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Overwhelmingly Positive rating. These are split between 18,376 positive reviews, 745 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Additionally, Nuclear Throne has earned a metascore of 89 on Metacritic.
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Nuclear Throne Price
Nuclear Throne costs $5.99 in the Steam store as of 1/5/2026 which is a 50% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like The Terri, Dose, Kitty, and JW Collection, Iconic Roguelites, or Nuclear Throne + Original Soundtrack which offers a discount off the game's base price.
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Nuclear Throne DLC
Nuclear Throne has 1 related app available for download from the Steam store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nuclear Throne - Original Soundtrack by Jukio Kallio | Music | 12/15/2015 | View |
About Nuclear Throne
Nuclear Throne is an Action, RPG, and Indie game developed by Vlambeer. On 12/5/2015, it was released on the Steam Store by Vlambeer.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 15 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Nuclear Throne supports the following features:
- Playable without Timed Input
- Steam Trading Cards
- Shared/Split Screen
- Steam Cloud
- Camera Comfort
- Stereo Sound
- Co-op
- Stats
- Multi-player
- Color Alternatives
- Full controller support
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Leaderboards
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Custom Volume Controls
- Remote Play on TV
From the Steam community, Nuclear Throne has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Action Roguelike
- Roguelike
- Difficult
- Great Soundtrack
- Roguelite
- Pixel Graphics
- RPG
- Shooter
- Perma Death
- Twin Stick Shooter
- Bullet Hell
- Top-Down Shooter
- Local Multiplayer
- Top-Down
- Post-apocalyptic
- Indie
- Local Co-Op
- Action
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
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Related Bundles
Nuclear Throne is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Terri, Dose, Kitty, and JW Collection | 5 | 5 | $12.06 | View |
 | Iconic Roguelites | 5 | 5 | $19.30 | View |
 | Nuclear Throne + Original Soundtrack | 2 | 2 | $12.58 | View |
Related Packages
Nuclear Throne is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Throne | $11.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Nuclear Throne is available in 15 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
| Dutch | Yes | No | No |
| Japanese | Yes | No | No |
| Korean | Yes | No | No |
| Polish | Yes | No | No |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | No |
More Steam Charts
Track historical trends for Nuclear Throne community hub members and its growth over time. It currently has 53,576 followers in its community.
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Nuclear Throne data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 5). Nuclear Throne on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/242680
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 5). Nuclear Throne. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/242680
- Metacritic. (2026, January 5). Nuclear Throne for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/nuclear-throne
- Vlambeer. (2023, July 8). Nuclear Throne. Nuclear Throne. http://nuclearthrone.com/