Game
Early Access App 2168680
Nuclear Option
Shockfront Studios · released Oct 16, 2023
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.
Price
$19.99
US store
Reviews
95%
10,955 · Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing now
616
sampled 27m ago
24h peak
879
all-time seen 945
Followers
33,106
18h ago
Owners (est.)
~329K
164K – 526K
YouTube activity
15
videos · 30 d48
creators5.8M
views · 1 yTwitch activity 4 watching · 1 live
6
avg viewers · 30 d652
hours watched · 30 d22
streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 10h ago- Change number
- 40,929,610 · seen 10h ago
- Public build
- 26,327,221 · Oct 30, 2026 (14d ago)
- Operating systems
- windows
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Install size
- 2.5 GB · 1.3 GB download
- Install folder
Nuclear Option- Controller support
- Partial
- Metacritic
- —
- Homepage
- linktr.ee/shockfrontstudios
- Release state
- released
- Community
- hub · Workshop
Steam Deck
PlayableTested Mar 27, 2024 on build 12,947,908
- !Default controller config not fully functional
- !Text input does not automatically invokes keyboard
- !Interface text is not legible
- ✓Controller glyphs match deck device
- ✓Default configuration is performant
Branches · 3
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 26,327,221 | Oct 30, 2026 · 14d ago | |
| 0.34.5 | 26,272,685 | Oct 28, 2026 · 16d ago | 0.34.5 |
| 0.34.2 | 24,724,372 | Aug 14, 2026 · 3mo ago | 0.34.2 |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26,327,221 | public | Oct 30, 2026 17:05 | 4d ago |
| 26,272,685 | 0.34.5 | Oct 28, 2026 14:58 | 4d ago |
| 24,724,372 | 0.34.2 | Aug 14, 2026 00:51 | 4d ago |
Depots · 2
content of the public branchLaunch options · 4
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
NuclearOption.exe |
64-bit | Nuclear Option (DirectX 11) |
NuclearOption.exe-force-d3d12 |
64-bit | Nuclear Option (DirectX 12) |
NuclearOption.exe-force-vulkan |
64-bit | Nuclear Option (Vulkan) |
NuclearOption.x86_64 |
linux 64-bit beta: beta | Nuclear Option (Linux) |
Languages · 1
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Packages · 1
all packages| Sub | Name | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 776028 | Nuclear Option | Store or CD key | $19.99 |
Bundles · 0
all bundlesNot part of any bundle we know.
Change numbers
all changes#40,929,610 · 10h ago#40,928,852 · 11h ago#40,917,212 · 16h ago#40,916,300 · 17h ago#40,909,574 · 20h ago#40,908,756 · 21h ago#40,904,388 · 23h ago#40,903,793 · 1d ago#40,895,967 · 1d ago#40,895,278 · 1d ago#40,872,762 · 1d ago#40,871,964 · 1d ago#40,856,995 · 2d ago#40,856,359 · 2d ago#40,855,886 · 2d ago#40,855,398 · 2d ago#40,855,142 · 2d ago#40,854,501 · 2d ago#40,853,813 · 2d ago#40,852,964 · 2d ago#40,852,350 · 2d ago#40,851,789 · 2d ago#40,844,851 · 2d ago#40,843,176 · 2d ago#40,842,326 · 2d ago
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
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