Nuclear Dawn

Nuclear Dawn

Steam Deck · unrated

GameConnect · Strategy · Sep 26, 2011

Worth it for the right player.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $0.99.

78%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Performance: 125 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 13 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
33% of themes are praise59% are divided8% are caveats
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
Nuclear Dawn is so far my favorite FPS (I like being a drone not the leader personally).
125 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The infantry gameplay was pretty great.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics aren't bad, the ideas aren't bad, it kind of comes close to being good.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
The game runs on Source engine; considering that the game support both Windows, Linux and macOS; it's probably 2013 branch of Source Engine.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Performance125 reviews
Gameplay36 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Linux compatibility5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer61 reviews
64%
Servers and matchmaking36 reviews
64%
Combat32 reviews
69%
Bugs14 reviews
57%
Story and characters9 reviews
56%
Interface7 reviews
71%
Difficulty4 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes9 reviews
33%

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 I buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
58
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.