Challenging, skill-based difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“despite having a top tier build you still die if you ♥♥♥♥ up, and there are barely any real upgrades, its all skill.”
Steam review · 88.6 h played ↗
Nuclear Throne
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 96%Vlambeer2015Action Roguelike · Roguelike · Bullet Hell
$11.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A fast, brutally hard twin-stick roguelite with great gunplay, music and "one more run" addiction. Skip it if one-shot deaths, no i-frames and RNG spawns would frustrate you.
Great for
Players who love hard, fast arcade shooters and short "one more run" sessions
Main risk
Cheap-feeling one-shot deaths and RNG spawns with no i-frames can make it infuriating
What players love
Great sound design and soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“What truly transforms the game is Jukio Kallio's masterpiece of a soundtrack.”
Steam review · 43 h played ↗
Addictive one-more-run loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Just one more run. Just another run, quick 5 minute run, just press R again”
Steam review · 170 h played ↗
Satisfying gunplay and weapon variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Every freaking weapon has good gamefeel.”
Steam review · 88.6 h played ↗
Ten-year anniversary update and ongoing support
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“the developer, who disbanded in 2020, reconvened just to put together a huge update for the game's 10th anniversary.”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
Fun, varied characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“there are loads of interesting characters, each with their own cool mechanics”
Steam review · 1751.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too much RNG, weak and repetitive progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Every run has the exact same chance of success or failure as the last, purely because of how much relies on luck.”
Steam review · 249.5 h played ↗
Cheap one-shot deaths, no i-frames
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Why give the player 6-10 "hp" when in reality you only have 1-2 hp? Everything will just instant kill you”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Bad spawns and bosses on top of you
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Bosses keep spawning in on top of me and instakilling me.”
Steam review · 16.5 h played ↗
Repetitive with limited variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The variety in weapons and playstyles is quite low, while the loop mechanic introduces even more repetitiveness.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Save data loss
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“lost all of my data after 180 hours.”
Steam review · 182 h played ↗
No online co-op, local co-op issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“No online multiplayer after 10 years, yall are pathetic devs”
Steam review · 41.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support200 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP
Processor1.2Ghz+
Memory1024 MB RAM
Graphics256MB
Storage200 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows XP
Processor2Ghz
Memory2048 MB RAM
Graphics1GB
Storage500 MB available space
OSWindows XP
Processor1.2Ghz+
Memory1024 MB RAM
Graphics256MB
Storage200 MB available space
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