Nuclear Blaze

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 947 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Deepnight Games · 2D Platformer · Oct 18, 2021

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
20
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio0 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Nuclear Blaze?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 116 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 947 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise17% are divided8% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
116 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The central mechanic—extinguishing fires with a limited water supply—drives every moment of play.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On the plus side, you could change the difficulty, and it was so short that it didn’t really feel like a problem to try something new.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Increasingly level complexity and a nice atmosphere and light story to follow along.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics, sound, gameplay, and style are all hand crafted with a lot of heart and are smooth and just feel on point.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sound design and music complement the action with restrained intensity, heightening tension without overpowering the moment-to-moment focus required to survive.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Played on Steam Deck, and while I had to use the OpenGL option (default option crashed on me each time), I still loved every minute of it!

+3 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay116 reviews
Difficulty98 reviews
Story49 reviews
Graphics42 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Steam Deck13 reviews
Accessibility7 reviews
Combat6 reviews
Linux compatibility5 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
60% still recommend
Bugs
33% still recommend
Players complain
Controls
88% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

8 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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