Nuclear Option

Nuclear Option

Steam Deck Playable

Shockfront Studios · Flight · Oct 16, 2023

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
10k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Multiplayer: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 10k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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 caveats
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Optimization is the biggest issue: singleplayer can run smooth as butter, but multiplayer factors in each individual client, which can make even dedicated servers with only a handful of players run at 15-25fps.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Progression can take years, and that completely drains the fun out of it.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I believe you can play the game with mouse and keyboard or controller.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics and sound design are fantastic, and the soundtrack is top of its class.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Graphics and sound design are fantastic, and the soundtrack is top of its class.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
If I had one wish, it would be to see that world expanded into an actual campaign or story.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+3 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love9 themes
Multiplayer58 reviews
Gameplay54 reviews
Controls50 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Story and characters17 reviews
Difficulty15 reviews
Optimization11 reviews
Performance11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat125 reviews
97%
Crashes15 reviews
93%
Players complain% still recommend
Monetization12 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

2 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
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Average playtime
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