Used to identify the game, unaltered. Nuclear Throne wordmark, trademark of its owner, from the publisher's Steam store listing

Nuclear Throne

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

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?

First-Person Shooter Roguelike

Player score

9.6/10

19,779 reviews

Released: 2014
Developer: Vlambeer
Platforms: 2 systems
Critics: 89
Steam Deck: verified
Download: 0.2 GB

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Nuclear Throne?

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	9 March 2014
Developer	Vlambeer
Publisher	Vlambeer
Platforms	PlayStation Vita, Steam Deck
Genres	First-Person Shooter, Roguelike
Languages	15 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q21775834, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Nuclear Throne received?

Players96%positive of 19,779 · Overwhelmingly Positive

Metacritic89critic aggregate, PC

Achievements59on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

7 declared features

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	full support
Cloud saves	Yes
Cross-platform play	No
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Single-player only
In-game purchases	No
Steam Deck	verified
Download size	0.2 GB
Add-on content	1 DLC listed
Age gate	None

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$11.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Nuclear Throne on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Performance and stutter25 of 300 (8%)
The FPS are tied to the game speed, so if you increase it somehow, you'll just get a faster game, making it even harder.
Steam review, 11 March 2021 · 2 hours played · 30 readers marked it helpful
The mind-boggling decision to cap framerate at 30 FPS will never not disappoint me.
Steam review, 25 November 2018 · 130 hours played · 14 readers marked it helpful

A further 5 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Nuclear Throne

24 games overlap with Nuclear Throne on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are The Binding of Isaac, SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising and Risk of Rain (2013).

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Common questions about Nuclear Throne

What platforms is Nuclear Throne on?

Nuclear Throne is available on PlayStation Vita, Steam Deck. It first released in 2014.

How much does Nuclear Throne cost?

$11.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Nuclear Throne?

96% of 19,779 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Overwhelmingly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Nuclear Throne?

89 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Nuclear Throne work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Nuclear Throne as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.

How big is the Nuclear Throne download?

0.2 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.