Steam reviews

Overwhelmingly Positive

96% of 19,517 reviews

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Generally favorable

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NUCLEAR THRONE

Nuclear Throne has 90 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 90 and its all-time peak is 125. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.

DEV · Vlambeer2015

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?

Few people online right now. Single-player or off-peak only.
Currently at 72% of the all-time peak of 125 players.
Last updated 11 months ago: Update #100 - 10 year anniversary - December 5th, 2025.

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GALLERY & TRAILERS

1 / 19

ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

24h peak

All-time

125

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