Nuclear Throne Reviews

My favorite roguelike in a world with many, many fantastic roguelikes

Ive played a LOT of roguelikes. Like, a lot. And this one is STILL my favorite. And i havent even finished it.. I bought gungeon and this together, and i spent a lot more time playing this than gungeon. I absolutely LOVE the characters, and the soundtrack, and the gameplay, and everything else. Its basically one of those games where you just open it and play a run. A finished run without a loop is like 20 minutes. I just love this game buy it now please go buy it play it ok buy it now please buy it please man its the best roguelike ever man please buy it dude 20 years later and its still gonna be the best roguelike there is

get decently far die to bs rage quit immediately open the game and go straight into another run repeat

classic. really difficult and rage inducing. stick with it and you'll be rewarded with guns and an entertaining death

I enjoy this game a lot, but I equally do not enjoy it. Many deaths or situations are extremely frustrating and not enjoyable to say the least. I would only recommend if you are very hardcore

lots of mods, especially nuclear throne ultra

All of Vlambeer's games are great, and this one is the best. Nuclear Throne is a topdown arcade shooter with light roguelite elements. The game feel is excellent. The sound design and screenshake whenever you fire a gun accelerates the action that this game has to offer. The game incentivizes an aggressive playstyle in making ammo/health drops spawn near enemies for a limited time. While one wrong move can often cost the entire run, you also can kill everything easily. This game can be played in two different ways. You can either reach the Nuclear Throne and see the ending. Or you can loop the game and try to go for a high score. I'd classify this game, along other games like Risk of Rain, as exponential/infinite gameplay. Where other roguelites are often a power fantasy where enemies exist to die the moment they exist; Nuclear Throne is more skill oriented. You don't get more items and become invincible by the end of the run. You can still lose at any point in time. Both the initial experience and loop gameplay are fun for their own different reasons. Although one small criticism I have is some of the RNG that takes place in the game. Some mutations are really strong, to the extent that having a run without them feels detrimental and out of the player's control. And in some rare instances; it can also be difficult to find a decent weapon later in the game. Despite having a varied weapon pool, I keep getting screw drivers and flamethrowers well into the icy ruins. I highly recommend this game to anyone. It's been nearly 10 years since this game released in 2015, and I still find myself coming back to it every now and then.

Awesome game. Very quick to start and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart *BREATHE* and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart and restart. You will see the message "YOU DID NOT REACH THE NUCLEAR THRONE" many, many times.

The visual clarity while hundreds of elements are on screen is truly remarkable. Things are fast paced and exhilarating, especially when the coppos show up. I'd recommend this game to anyone who can tolerate dying frequently. You feel more alive than when you should've, but didn't. After you're done with this one, give "Voidigo" a try too.

A game that has inspired hundreds, yet a true successor has yet to arrive. Back in the day, I acquired it through not-so-legitimate means, but as soon as life changed and I had better income, I bought it without hesitation—for myself and all my friends. This game deserves every cent.