Nuclear Throne

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Summary

Nuclear Throne is an action roguelike-like by Vlambeer about mutants fighting their way through a post-apocalyptic world. The radioactive waste in the world allows mutants to get ahead by mutating new limbs on the fly, the abundant availability of powerful weaponry make the quest to become ruler of the Wasteland one fraught with peril.

Storyline

One of 12 nuclear anomalies/ mutant creatures embarks on a quest across various post- apocalyptic dimensions to claim the Nuclear Throne - a super weapon, details of whose purpose or creation unknown. Meanwhile, the Inter-Dimensional Police Department try their best not to let the mutant heroes discover the secrets of portal-based inter-dimensional travel and the Throne.


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Nuclear Throne Reviews & Ratings

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Review by TheXboxHub
November 3, 2021

If you like a roguelike, this is an easy sell, but as Nuclear Throne eases you in gently, it’s also a damn good entry point if you want to try your luck with the genre for the first time. The graphical style won’t appeal to everyone, but the gameplay is the star here, and even if it is punishingly hard in the latter moments you’ll be having too much fun to care.

80
Review by But Why Tho?
September 10, 2021

While an older entry in the genre, Nuclear Throne is still creative and fun and feels totally fresh in the sea of bullet hells. It has just enough to it to keep you going, though, by comparison to more robust roguelikes, it has the potential to dry up after a while if you’re not mastering it fast enough. Nonetheless, it’s well worth a dive into, especially with its appearance on Xbox Game Pass.

100
Review by TheGamer
December 15, 2019

While Nuclear Throne might at first appear to be another difficult bullet-hell or punishing roguelike, a little practice quickly reveals a system that is meant to make the game accessible by a broad range of players. Thanks to the procedurally generated levels, weapon drops, and opponents, the game has virtually endless replay value and is an outstanding free game from Epic Games this week.

80
Review by Engue [user]
November 17, 2019

Normally I don't really play rogue likes but this one has me! Really fun and focuses on the core features of a rogue like. It's nothing new,Normally I don't really play rogue likes but this one has me! Really fun and focuses on the core features of a rogue like. It's nothing new, but well executed. Good job!

90
Review by games(TM)
April 8, 2016

It’s wonderful, evil, gorgeous, horrible, satisfying and merciless. You might hate its lack of checkpoints, or bad levels spawns that almost instantly kill you. It doesn’t care. Screw you. It hates you. But you’ll love it.

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Game Information
Release Date December 5, 2015
Publisher Vlambeer
Content Rated E10+ (Everyone 10+)
Game Modes Single player, Co-operative
Player Perspectives Bird view / Isometric
Genres Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Themes Action, Science fiction
Platforms Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch