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Steam app 1662480 · updated 13 Sep 2026, 00:09 UTC

Nuclear Blaze

A unique 2D firefighting platformer from the creator of Dead Cells, featuring devastating backdrafts, exploding walls, and expected cat rescues. Battle your way through a mysterious government facility, striving to keep the blaze under control.

Nuclear Blaze Steam header artwork
Deepnight GamesDeepnight Games
2playing now
524-hour peak
64all-time peak
1average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−0.5Gain−25.6%% gain5Peak

48 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

0134516 Aug21 Aug28 Aug06 Sep09 Sep11 SepSunday 16 August 20262 peakMonday 17 August 20262 peakFriday 21 August 20263 peakSaturday 22 August 20260 peakFriday 28 August 20262 peakFriday 04 September 20262 peakSunday 06 September 20262 peakMonday 07 September 20260 peakWednesday 09 September 20263 peakThursday 10 September 20264 peakFriday 11 September 20264 peakSaturday 12 September 20265 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

60 months, October 2021 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

017355269Oct 2021Aug 2022Jun 2023Apr 2024Feb 2025Dec 2025October 202164 monthly peakNovember 202116 monthly peakDecember 202115 monthly peakJanuary 20229 monthly peakFebruary 20226 monthly peakMarch 202215 monthly peakApril 20226 monthly peakMay 20228 monthly peakJune 20226 monthly peakJuly 20225 monthly peakAugust 20227 monthly peakSeptember 20229 monthly peakOctober 20225 monthly peakNovember 20224 monthly peakDecember 20229 monthly peakJanuary 20236 monthly peakFebruary 20238 monthly peakMarch 20238 monthly peakApril 20234 monthly peakMay 20236 monthly peakJune 20237 monthly peakJuly 20235 monthly peakAugust 20236 monthly peakSeptember 20238 monthly peakOctober 20232 monthly peakNovember 20234 monthly peakDecember 20235 monthly peakJanuary 20243 monthly peakFebruary 20247 monthly peakMarch 20245 monthly peakApril 20245 monthly peakMay 20245 monthly peakJune 20247 monthly peakJuly 20249 monthly peakAugust 20249 monthly peakSeptember 20244 monthly peakOctober 20245 monthly peakNovember 20245 monthly peakDecember 20246 monthly peakJanuary 20258 monthly peakFebruary 20255 monthly peakMarch 20252 monthly peakApril 20254 monthly peakMay 20255 monthly peakJune 20255 monthly peakJuly 20254 monthly peakAugust 20256 monthly peakSeptember 20252 monthly peakOctober 20254 monthly peakNovember 20254 monthly peakDecember 20256 monthly peakJanuary 20268 monthly peakFebruary 20264 monthly peakMarch 20264 monthly peakApril 20263 monthly peakMay 20263 monthly peakJune 20264 monthly peakJuly 20264 monthly peakAugust 20263 monthly peakSeptember 20265 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

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Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

12 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

0123405 Jul08 Jul10 Jul13 Jul22 Jul28 JulSunday 05 July 20262 peakMonday 06 July 20261 peakWednesday 08 July 20261 peakThursday 09 July 20263 peakFriday 10 July 20262 peakSunday 12 July 20263 peakMonday 13 July 20264 peakSunday 19 July 20260 peakWednesday 22 July 20264 peakThursday 23 July 20262 peakTuesday 28 July 20261 peakWednesday 29 July 20262 peak

August 2026

7 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

0123402 Aug03 Aug16 Aug17 Aug21 Aug22 Aug28 AugSunday 02 August 20260 peakMonday 03 August 20260 peakSunday 16 August 20262 peakMonday 17 August 20262 peakFriday 21 August 20263 peakSaturday 22 August 20260 peakFriday 28 August 20262 peak

September 2026

7 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

0134504 Sep06 Sep07 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 SepFriday 04 September 20262 peakSunday 06 September 20262 peakMonday 07 September 20260 peakWednesday 09 September 20263 peakThursday 10 September 20264 peakFriday 11 September 20264 peakSaturday 12 September 20265 peak

October 2026

Nuclear Blaze was released on 18 Oct, 2021.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 13 Sep 2026, 00:09 UTC
App ID
1662480
Last updated
18 Mar 2022 build 8397753
Developer
Deepnight Games
Publisher
Deepnight Games
Release date
18 Oct, 2021
Platforms
WindowsLinux
Download size
111 MB111 MB
Install size
216 MB216 MB
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Full
Achievements
20
Metacritic
74

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Full controller support

Accessibility

Popular tags

2D PlatformerAtmosphericExplorationMysteryAction-AdventureColorfulFamily FriendlyCasualShortPlatformerSingleplayerActionSide ScrollerPixel Graphics2DIndieAdventureSurvivalCombatStory Rich
About this gameFull description from Steam
The world is burning. Well, not exactly, but the whole region is. As a trained firefighter, you're being air-dropped right in the middle of this hell blaze to investigate and look for survivors. But the unexpected presence of an unknown military facility might somewhat affect your plans. A unique 2D firefighting game with all the devastating backdrafts, exploding walls and sprinklers you could expect. Smooth "signature" controls and gameplay from the guy who was in charge on Dead Cells. An action/adventure game crafted with love and attention to details. Use your fire hose carefully to keep the blaze under control and progress through the facility. Dedicated "Kid mode" designed for very young kids (~3 years old and more), with specific level design, rules and gameplay... while still featuring firefighters, helicopters and trucks! Not a roguelite/like/vania this time! Unravel the true story of Site 16 and A-█████. Access to these informations may require authorization clearance ████ and ██. Following the path of Celeste, Nuclear Blaze also offers some fine-tuning of difficulty by allowing players to adjust some rules to their needs. There's no Easy or Hard mode, but you can consider the default settings as being quite difficult. Making your gamer life easier is fine, it's about having fun, so feel free to adjust your in-game settings. Nuclear Blaze first started as a game jam entry for Ludum Dare. It was created in 48h and received lots of positive feedback and support from everyone :) My first intention was to create a game my 3yrs old boy could play, as he is a big fan of firefighters. Obviously, the game became more and more complex and quickly turned out to be too difficult for him: I then decided to add a specific "Kid mode". The Kid Mode is a special mode in the game, designed with young players in mind, featuring specific rules: Specific levels meant to be easy to explore, You can't die, Water is infinite, Water is auto-aimed, Controls are simplified. Helicopters and trucks everywhere, because kids love them.
Content & age ratings4 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUSlViolência fantasiosa
ESRBe10Drug Reference · Fantasy Violence · Language
IGRS13Kekerasan
PEGI7Mild violence
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 and up, 64bits Processor: 1 Ghz and up Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Any decent GPU Storage: 200 MB available space

Recommended

Linux

Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 18.04 64 bits Processor: 1 Ghz and up Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Any decent GPU Storage: 200 MB available space
Supported languages11 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Turkish
Spanish - Latin America
Basque

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

20 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
You're not welcomed in here...Achievement
Furniture got rektAchievement
Uncovered a classified areaAchievement
You didn't explodeAchievement
It all went wrong...Achievement
Water flowing again!Achievement
Showdown!Achievement
Cats saviorAchievement
Deeper into the unknown...Achievement
Containment failureAchievement

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8 developer announcements, Oct 2021 to Mar 2023 · times in UTC

March

  1. Worldwide price adjustment

    Last year, Valve updated its regional pricing recommendations and conversion rates, which basically define per-country game pricing, based on a given USD original price tag. Nuclear Blaze will align on this new policy on March 28th. What…

    Deepnight Games

March

  1. Quick Friday patch and Linux news

    Changes This small update includes the following changes, based on your feedback: You can now customize your GamePad buttons from the Controls menu, like it's 2022. Please note that Gamepad button customization is only possible with an…

    Patch notes
  2. Hold My Beer: Major content update 1.5 is out!

    A free content update? But why? As a way to say thank you to the gaming community for its amazing support, here is a free major content update! I listened to all your feedback, and built this update with you in mind.…

    Deepnight Games

November

  1. It's this time of the year!

    Steam awards are a great opportunity to help little indie titles shine: you can support us by nominating your favorite game in a category! With its unique gameplay mechanics, Nuclear Blaze tries to offer something different: a firefighting…

    Deepnight Games
  2. Hold My Beer!

    Soundtrack The original soundtrack of Nuclear Blaze is now available on Steam! It has drums, electric guitar, epic moments, chiptune bleeps & bloops and I really love it. (I mean, you should totally buy it). Also, note that ALL revenues…

    Deepnight Games

October

  1. Update 1.0.3

    Added a new "Fire warning" option (enabled by default) which... well, warns you when you step in fire, or when the ground starts burning under your feet. This can be disabled in Accessibility settings. Updated various sounds Added a new…

    Patch notes
  2. 1.0.2

    Thank you everyone for all the important feedback :) Fixed an achievement related crash ("Entrance" exception at the beginning of the game). Added 2 secret cats. Somewhere. In the early game. Oh wait, did I say that? Added a few extra…

    Patch notes
  3. 1.0.1

    Fixed an incorrect version message on the title screen Fixed menu opening twice when opening Steam Overlay

    Patch notes

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