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?
Nuclear Throne
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Nuclear Throne has 190 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 90% lower than its previous all-time peak of 1,941 players achieved on 12/6/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Nuclear Throne. It has received a total of 19,387 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 94 (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Nuclear Throne. Right now, it costs $11.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Nuclear Throne and its growth over time. It currently has 53,637 followers on its community page.
About Nuclear Throne
Nuclear Throne is a RPG, Action, and Indie game developed by Vlambeer. On 12/5/2015, it was released on the Steam Store by Vlambeer.
Players have rated Nuclear Throne as "Overwhelmingly Positive" out of 19,387 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 18,625 positive reviews and 762 negative reviews — an overall 96% positive review rating. Additionally, Nuclear Throne has earned a metascore of 89 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $11.99. It can also be purchased through The Terri, Dose, Kitty, and JW Collection, Iconic Roguelites, and Nuclear Throne + Original Soundtrack which give a discount off its base price.
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:
- Color Alternatives
- Single-player
- Playable without Timed Input
- Full controller support
- Steam Trading Cards
- Custom Volume Controls
- Camera Comfort
- Steam Cloud
- Shared/Split Screen
- Co-op
- Stats
- Steam Leaderboards
- Stereo Sound
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Multi-player
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Steam Achievements
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- 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
Watch the featured video for Nuclear Throne and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Nuclear Throne is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nuclear Throne - Original Soundtrack by Jukio Kallio | Music | 12/15/2015 | View |
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 | $48.40 | View |
 | Iconic Roguelites | 5 | 5 | $23.63 | View |
 | Nuclear Throne + Original Soundtrack | 2 | 2 | $17.98 | 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 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Nuclear Throne data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 18). Nuclear Throne on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/242680
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 18). Nuclear Throne. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/242680
- Metacritic. (2026, March 18). 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/