Nuclear Epoch

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 556 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Cat Play Studio · Extraction Shooter · Jun 25, 2026

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$11.99−20%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
73
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
22
Full audio0 of 22
Subtitles0 of 22

Should I buy Nuclear Epoch?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Audio: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 556 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 228 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
68 of 228 sampled reviews raised it
The game ticks a lot of boxes for me, there's a evac mode that puts you in a dungeon to explore and find your way out, there's a fear size open world to explore and mine/harvest/pick resources, enemy's drop loot!, there's treasure chests to find in the world for more loot, and you can just chill in the village/town you build farming, taming, crafting for the NPCs.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
27 of 228 sampled reviews raised it
I like how 1 gun or 2 guns don't rec the game but you need to craft weapons that have an affinity effect.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
9 of 228 sampled reviews raised it
Performance has been excellent on my system, the graphics look great, the gunplay feels responsive, and the building mechanics just work.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
9 of 228 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay loop is functional, the grind and loot is good and the difficulty(as a PvE) game scratches the right spot.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
7 of 228 sampled reviews raised it
From the 10 hours I've put in as a solo player playing mainly offline but for the last hour or so I've been using my character online., Its been very enjoyable, I've had no issues with performance.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
6 of 228 sampled reviews raised it
Lots of different buildings, fleshed out quests, and other mechanics that I'm only scratching the surface of like animal husbandry and farming.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay68 reviews
Combat27 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Difficulty9 reviews
Co-op7 reviews
Story6 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
67% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
71% still recommend
Audio
43% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$11.99$14.99−20%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

8 points recordedtoday · $11.99

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