Nuclear Dawn

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

GameConnect · Strategy · Sep 26, 2011

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$0.99−90%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
58
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio2 of 6
Subtitles0 of 6

Should I buy Nuclear Dawn?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 59 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Liked the mechanics of deploying structures and also being able to switch to FPS, so I thought I'd give an online multiplayer game a go.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The way how the is balanced, how it requires a good team cooperation to win, how nicely it blends FPS and RTS... everything is just perfect.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Assault soldiers provide versatility in combat, Support units keep allies alive and maintain structures, Stealth operatives excel at infiltration and intelligence gathering, and Exo troops bring heavy firepower to the front lines.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It offers deep strategic gameplay, meaningful class variety, rewarding teamwork, and a distinctive blend of RTS and FPS mechanics that continues to feel unique years after release.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It turns out this is an amazing and well designed co-op game, it is definitely not what one would expect from a 2€ game, it is rather a 20€ game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This game is really good and the graphics are actually nice despite its age.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay51 reviews
Performance49 reviews
Combat32 reviews
Characters25 reviews
Co-op19 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Difficulty9 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Multiplayer
64% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
70% still recommend
Bugs
44% still recommend
Interface
57% still recommend
Crashes
29% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • LAN PvP
  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$0.99$9.99−90%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $0.99

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