Game
App 242680
Nuclear Throne
Vlambeer · released Dec 5, 2015
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?
Price
$11.99
US store
Reviews
96%
15,124 · Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing now
95
sampled 16h ago
24h peak
95
all-time seen 125
Followers
—
Steam community hub
Owners (est.)
~756K
378K – 1.2M
YouTube activity
3
videos · 30 d47
creators66.1K
views · 1 yTwitch activity
2
avg viewers · 30 d153
hours watched · 30 d9
streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 3d ago- Change number
- 38,821,422
- Public build
- 21,384,247 · Jan 5, 2026 (10mo ago)
- Operating systems
- windows, macos, linux
- Architecture
- —
- Install size
- 757 MB · 529 MB download
- Install folder
Nuclear Throne- Controller support
- Full
- Metacritic
- 89
- Homepage
- nuclearthrone.com/
- Release state
- released
- Community
- hub · stats
Steam Deck
VerifiedTested Dec 5, 2025 on build 21,030,647
- ✓Default controller config fully functional
- ✓Controller glyphs match deck device
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Default configuration is performant
- iCross platform cloud saves not supported
- iExternal controllers not supported primary player
Branches · 10
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 21,384,247 | Jan 5, 2026 · 10mo ago | |
| openbeta_win64 | 25,273,021 | Sep 12, 2026 · 2mo ago | Open Beta for 2025 Testing (quicker builds, Windows only) |
| ntt_development | 21,355,019 | Dec 31, 2025 · 10mo ago | NTT test build |
| ntt_u99 | 19,341,171 | Dec 31, 2025 · 10mo ago | 100.033, the last u99 NTT version |
| win7_temp_branch | 17,912,782 | Mar 30, 2025 · 1y ago | v99r2b18, if you get a MFPlat error on start |
| modbranch_2021 | 7,193,732 | Aug 15, 2021 · 5y ago | v99r2b3 for Modding |
| openbeta | 7,193,675 | Aug 15, 2021 · 5y ago | Open Beta for 2021 Testing |
| ideaot | 1,117,707 | May 9, 2016 · 10y ago | |
| mods | 684,347 | — | (Build #19 - allows for mods, no official support for stability or updates) |
| nostalgia | 535,730 | — | (1st Early Access build, October 2013 - Windows only) |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25,273,021 | openbeta_win64 | Sep 12, 2026 16:15 | 3d ago |
| 21,384,247 | public | Jan 5, 2026 11:13 | 3d ago |
| 21,355,019 | ntt_development | Dec 31, 2025 20:43 | 3d ago |
| 19,341,171 | ntt_u99 | Dec 31, 2025 20:36 | 3d ago |
| 17,912,782 | win7_temp_branch | Mar 30, 2025 00:13 | 3d ago |
| 7,193,732 | modbranch_2021 | Aug 15, 2021 23:23 | 3d ago |
| 7,193,675 | openbeta | Aug 15, 2021 22:57 | 3d ago |
| 1,117,707 | ideaot | May 9, 2016 19:10 | 3d ago |
| 684,347 | mods | — | 3d ago |
| 535,730 | nostalgia | — | 3d ago |
Depots · 3
content of the public branchLaunch options · 3
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
nuclearthrone.exe |
windows | Launch Nuclear Throne |
nuclearthrone.app |
macos | Launch Nuclear Throne. |
run.sh |
linux | Launch Nuclear Throne. |
Languages · 15
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | ✓ | — | — |
| French | ✓ | — | — |
| German | ✓ | — | — |
| Polish | ✓ | — | — |
| English | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Italian | ✓ | — | — |
| Korean | ✓ | — | — |
| Russian | ✓ | — | — |
| Spanish | ✓ | — | — |
| Turkish | ✓ | — | — |
| Japanese | ✓ | — | — |
| Simplified Chinese | ✓ | — | — |
| Traditional Chinese | ✓ | — | — |
| Portuguese - Brazil | ✓ | — | — |
| Ukrainian | ✓ | — | — |
Packages · 1
all packages| Sub | Name | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56927 | Nuclear Throne | Store or CD key | $11.99 |
Bundles · 7
all bundles| Bundle | Games | Bundle discount | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Terri, Dose, Kitty, and JW Collection | 5 | -15% | $48.40 |
| Iconic Roguelites | 5 | -15% | $56.90 |
| Nuclear Throne + Original Soundtrack | 1 | -10% | $17.98 |
| Nuclear Gungeon | 2 | -15% | $22.93 |
| Nuclear Throne x Funguys Swarm | 2 | -10% | $19.78 |
| Nuclear Throne x Blood Dungeon | 2 | -10% | $19.78 |
| Neon Abyss 2 + Nuclear Throne | 2 | -10% | $28.78 |
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
No patch notes seen yet for this game.