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Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
720 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
156 months, October 2013 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.
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.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 437 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 283 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Nuclear Throne was released on 5 Dec, 2015.
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Nuclear Throne - Update 100
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Nuclear Throne - 2 Years of Early Access
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100 Guns Trailer - Weekly Update #60 - January 23rd 2015
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50 developer announcements, Jul 2015 to Jun 2026 · times in UTC
For centuries philosophers have asked the big question: Nuclear Throne or Enter the Gungeon? Today, we finally have a definitive answer: BOTH.Announcing the Nuclear Gungeon bundle, adding an additional 15% off for whoever wants to complete…
jwaapNuclear Throne launched 10 years ago, can you believe it?And today is the day we bring you Update 100!The gang got back together, with Jan Willem Nijman, Paul Veer, Jukio Kallio, Joonas Turner, and Justin Chan, as well as YellowAfterlife…
jwaapToday is Vlambeer’s 15th birthday, how about we celebrate with some announcements? 🎉Nuclear Throne update 100Here’s the big one, Nuclear Throne Update 100 is launching for free on Steam on December 5th, bringing you:C-skins for all 13…
jwaapHey there, hope you’ve all been enjoying the buttery smooth 120fps beta we posted about last month!If you haven't yet, good news: you can now complete your collection of Spelunky, Isaac, FTL, Crypt of the NecroDancer, and Nuclear Throne…
jwaapHey all, long time no see!Just wanted to let everybody know that there's a newly updated beta build for Nuclear Throne with many quality of life improvements like 60/120fps support, different aspect ratios, and a new controls menu! Oh, and…
jwaaphttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/nuclearthone_final.png It's update 99. Features Area/weapon/mutation seeding is now far more consistent. There's now an option for borderless fullscreen on Windows (Alt+Shift+Enter / in options). There's now a…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/nuclearthone_final.png It's update 99. Features Area/weapon/mutation seeding is now far more consistent. There's now an option for borderless fullscreen on Windows (Alt+Shift+Enter / in options). There's now a…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/the-old-chair_sm.png Hi there! It's been a long time, and as you all probably noticed, Vlambeer has been in somewhat of a hybernation state. Nuclear Throne took a lot out of us, and when we finally released…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/the-old-chair_sm.png Hi there! It's been a long time, and as you all probably noticed, Vlambeer has been in somewhat of a hybernation state. Nuclear Throne took a lot out of us, and when we finally released…
RamiIt's been a while, but update 98 finally seems ready. While we've done lots of testing on this build over the last few weeks, do note that the changes to this build are 'deep' enough that we can't guarantee it's 100% stable. Over the next…
RamiIt's been a while, but update 98 finally seems ready. While we've done lots of testing on this build over the last few weeks, do note that the changes to this build are 'deep' enough that we can't guarantee it's 100% stable. Over the next…
RamiFirst of all, thank you so, so much for your support during the launch of Nuclear Throne. We know things were unexpected, and we wish we would've been capable of communicating a bit more - but such is the nature of surprise announcements.…
RamiFirst of all, thank you so, so much for your support during the launch of Nuclear Throne. We know things were unexpected, and we wish we would've been capable of communicating a bit more - but such is the nature of surprise announcements.…
RamiThis update was supposed to go out yesterday, before the PSX announcement, but due to exhaustion I couldn't muster the energy. We're really sorry about that, and we hope 96 fixes most of the major bugs many of you have been running into.…
RamiThis update was supposed to go out yesterday, before the PSX announcement, but due to exhaustion I couldn't muster the energy. We're really sorry about that, and we hope 96 fixes most of the major bugs many of you have been running into.…
RamiWe're finally allowed to announce what we've all been so ridiculously busy with - we have just launched Nuclear Throne on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita at the PlayStation Experience in San Francisco. The entire team is here, and we…
RamiWe're finally allowed to announce what we've all been so ridiculously busy with - we have just launched Nuclear Throne on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita at the PlayStation Experience in San Francisco. The entire team is here, and we…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/sewers.png It's been a while, and we apologize for that. There was no way we were going to finish this update in a week, so instead we took our time and tackled some long-overdue isues. This update is going to…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/sewers.png It's been a while, and we apologize for that. There was no way we were going to finish this update in a week, so instead we took our time and tackled some long-overdue isues. This update is going to…
RamiAs you all might've noticed, update 95 has been delayed. We apologize for that. We really tried, but at this point most of the team is tired from that enormous sprint we did from update 92-95, and needs a little bit of time in recovery…
RamiAs you all might've noticed, update 95 has been delayed. We apologize for that. We really tried, but at this point most of the team is tired from that enormous sprint we did from update 92-95, and needs a little bit of time in recovery…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/s.png As you might've noticed, we've been pulling off some huge updates lately. We've been working extremely hard for basically months now, and you can see the results: Nuclear Throne is getting very close to…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/s.png As you might've noticed, we've been pulling off some huge updates lately. We've been working extremely hard for basically months now, and you can see the results: Nuclear Throne is getting very close to…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/rogue.png You know what that is? That's Rogue's voice. Congratulations everybody! Not only does every Nuclear Throne character now have a voice, but this game has now officially been in Early Access for two…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/rogue.png You know what that is? That's Rogue's voice. Congratulations everybody! Not only does every Nuclear Throne character now have a voice, but this game has now officially been in Early Access for two…
RamiThis might be the slowest hotfix we've ever made. H.Q. now works as intended. Y.V. Ultra now works as intended. Fixed a Palace Prop Hurt Sprite. Removed the timer for now, it will return to your options screen very soon!
RamiThis might be the slowest hotfix we've ever made. H.Q. now works as intended. Y.V. Ultra now works as intended. Fixed a Palace Prop Hurt Sprite. Removed the timer for now, it will return to your options screen very soon!
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/fish_updateart.png Oh yeah, another huge exciting update. After last week's implementation of an ending, and the resulting outcry and problems, we've decided there was only one way to go: add even more…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/fish_updateart.png Oh yeah, another huge exciting update. After last week's implementation of an ending, and the resulting outcry and problems, we've decided there was only one way to go: add even more…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/co-op2.png Whoa, the end? Is this really it? After years of updates, Nuclear Throne has come to an end? Well, no, not just quite yet. While we are absolutely getting really close now, there are still a few…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/co-op2.png Whoa, the end? Is this really it? After years of updates, Nuclear Throne has come to an end? Well, no, not just quite yet. While we are absolutely getting really close now, there are still a few…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/co-op_sm.png This was a scary week of development. In order to fix co-op, we had to break a very essential part of the game, and piece it back together bit by bit, making sure no random errors popped up at…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/co-op_sm.png This was a scary week of development. In order to fix co-op, we had to break a very essential part of the game, and piece it back together bit by bit, making sure no random errors popped up at…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/throneII_sm1.png Wallpaper version: Here. Big, experimental changes incoming! We've finally started moving loops away from "random chaos, good luck", and are heading towards a more curated approach. Loops now…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/throneII_sm1.png Wallpaper version: Here. Big, experimental changes incoming! We've finally started moving loops away from "random chaos, good luck", and are heading towards a more curated approach. Loops now…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/fish1_sm.png For the last 88 (!!!) updates our double digit updates have been huge, but you can tell we're moving towards completing this game - there's mostly little things left, and we can't do 'big things'…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/fish1_sm.png For the last 88 (!!!) updates our double digit updates have been huge, but you can tell we're moving towards completing this game - there's mostly little things left, and we can't do 'big things'…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/yvyc_gif2.gif You wouldn't believe how many things we could finally strike-through on our to do lists and checklists this week. There's nothing too exciting gameplay-wise this week, but we definitely made some…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/yvyc_gif2.gif You wouldn't believe how many things we could finally strike-through on our to do lists and checklists this week. There's nothing too exciting gameplay-wise this week, but we definitely made some…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/robot_sm3.png Please take a seat before continuing. Let's dive right in. There's some new interface, which also comes with a brand new host of tiny tweaks and even sound effects for the menus! Most…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/robot_sm3.png Please take a seat before continuing. Let's dive right in. There's some new interface, which also comes with a brand new host of tiny tweaks and even sound effects for the menus! Most…
RamiNo, this is not an update filled with secrets, but we did say we most probably wouldn't be doing an update and snuck this one in anyway! So here's a tiny one, giving you a few much-needed fixes and tweaks! Enjoy. Balancing Turrets are more…
RamiNo, this is not an update filled with secrets, but we did say we most probably wouldn't be doing an update and snuck this one in anyway! So here's a tiny one, giving you a few much-needed fixes and tweaks! Enjoy. Balancing Turrets are more…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/hypercrystal.png After a few weeks of huge in-your-face changes, we've decided to try and do a subtle update. So we focused on loads of things that were really needed for a long time! After that, we couldn't…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/hypercrystal.png After a few weeks of huge in-your-face changes, we've decided to try and do a subtle update. So we focused on loads of things that were really needed for a long time! After that, we couldn't…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/eliteshielder_sm2.png This is probably one of the biggest updates we've ever done! Shit. First of all, we've done a massive amount of interface and menu work. This includes a brand new mutation and pause…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/eliteshielder_sm2.png This is probably one of the biggest updates we've ever done! Shit. First of all, we've done a massive amount of interface and menu work. This includes a brand new mutation and pause…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/bshield.gif We're still going strong with hard work, but got a bit caught by needing to have the update done in the middle of all kinds of huge and exciting changes. We would have had more to show you, but…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/bshield.gif We're still going strong with hard work, but got a bit caught by needing to have the update done in the middle of all kinds of huge and exciting changes. We would have had more to show you, but…
Ramihttp://nuclearthrone.com/press/eyesguitar_sm.png This is another one of those updates with tons of tiny things, fixes, and balancing! We've really been pushing as hard as we can for a month now, with the past four updates all being huge in…
RamiEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| Nuclear Throne - Original Soundtrack by Jukio Kallio | WindowsmacOSLinux | 15 Dec 2015 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch Nuclear Throne | nuclearthrone.exe | windows | ||
| Launch Nuclear Throne. | nuclearthrone.app | macos | ||
| Launch Nuclear Throne. | run.sh | linux |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
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WinAppDataLocal | nuclearthrone | *.sav |
MacAppSupport | com.vlambeer.nuclearthrone | *.sav |
LinuxHome | .config/nuclearthrone | *.sav |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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