
Nuclear Option
App ID | 2168680 |
App Type | Game |
Developer | Shockfront Studios |
Publisher | Shockfront Studios |
Supported Systems | Windows |
Technologies | Unity Engine |
Last Changenumber | 31868879 |
Last Record Update | 23 October 2025 – 21:08:32 UTC ( |
Release Date | 16 October 2023 – 06:30:41 UTC ( |
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics on intense battlefields, facing land, air and sea threats. Wage war against AI or other players with an array of potent weapons. Wield tactical and strategic nuclear weapons, capable of annihilating anything in their path.
Additional Information
Developer | Shockfront Studios | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
controller_support | partial | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
workshop_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ReleaseState | released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher | Shockfront Studios | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Store Release Date | 16 October 2023 – 06:30:46 UTC ( |
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osarch | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Social Media | https://discord.gg/nuclear-option-909034158205059082 |
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Primary Genre | Simulation (28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Store Genres | Action (1), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Early Access (70) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steam Release Date | 16 October 2023 – 06:30:41 UTC ( |
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Store Asset Modification Time | 25 March 2025 – 05:01:10 UTC ( |
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review_score | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
review_percentage | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detected Technologies (?) | Unity Engine, SDL SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, UnityBurst SDK, UnityURP SDK, cURL SDK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steam Deck Compatibility |
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controllertagwizard | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early Access Release Date | 16 October 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC ( |
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First seen on SteamDB | 27 September 2022 – 05:17:37 UTC ( |
Supported Languages
1 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
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English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Steam charts
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- 276 players right now
- 319 24-hour peak
- 1,310 all-time peak
19 September 2025
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- 0 viewers right now
- 45 24-hour peak
- 632 all-time peak
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- ~136.1 k by Gamalytic
- ~238.6 k by PlayTracker
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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 276 players live playing Nuclear Option on Steam.
Nuclear Option had an all-time peak of 1310 concurrent players on 19 September 2025.
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