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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 31869765
Last Record Update 23 October 2025 – 22:05:27 UTC ()
Release Date 16 October 2023 – 06:30:41 UTC ()
😍 91.35%
5k reviews
272
In-Game
+5
✈️ Flight 🖥️ Simulation 💥 Action ⚔️ Combat 🪖 Military

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/nuclear-option-909034158205059082
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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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
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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 🖥️ Simulation 💥 Action 🕹️ Multiplayer ⚔️ Combat 🪖 Military ⚔️ War 🚀 Sci-fi 🔵 Wargame ✈️ Jet 🌆 Futuristic 💥 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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