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Nuclear Option

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App ID 2168680
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Shockfront Studios
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29966748
Last Record Update 9 July 2025 – 10:54:29 UTC ()
Release Date 16 October 2023 – 06:30:41 UTC ()
😍 90.71%
4k reviews
254
In-Game

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 ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/u64GtcNjkQ
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 ()
Store Asset Modification Time 25 March 2025 – 05:01:10 UTC () (1742878870)
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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
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 27 March 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 12947908
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
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controllertagwizard Yes
Early Access Release Date 16 October 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 27 September 2022 – 05:17:37 UTC (), in changelist #16173101

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes

Tags

✈️ Flight 💥 Action 🖥️ Simulation 🕹️ Multiplayer ⚔️ Combat 🪖 Military 🚀 Sci-fi ⚔️ War 🔵 Wargame 🌆 Futuristic ✈️ Jet 💥 Destruction 🥷 Stealth 🔋 Physics 🧊 3D 📖 Level Editor 🥊 PvP 🙌 First-Person 🌱 Realistic 🎮 Controller

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Online Co-op Steam Workshop Includes level editor Family Sharing Early Access Multi-player PvP Co-op

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers

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Steam charts

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  • 254 players right now
  • 316 24-hour peak
  • 1,041 all-time peak 25 March 2025
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  • 18,025 followers
  • #2469 in top sellers
  • 4,105 positive reviews
  • 250 negative reviews
  • 94.26% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 42 24-hour peak
  • 589 all-time peak
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  • 😍 Very Positive
  • 90.71% SteamDB Rating
  • 4,105 94.3% positive reviews
  • 250 5.7% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Nuclear Option right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 254 players live playing Nuclear Option on Steam.

Nuclear Option had an all-time peak of 1041 concurrent players on 25 March 2025.

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