Overview
About Nuclear Throne
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.
Story setup
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.
Reference
At a glance
- Released
- December 5, 2015
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Linux, macOS, Xbox One
- Genres
- Shooter, Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Action
- Play modes
- Single Player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Local Couch Co-op
- Age rating
- ESRB E10+
- Time to beat
- 5 hours
- Multiplayer
- By platform
Media
Screenshots
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Playtime
How long to beat
Player-reported completion times for Nuclear Throne.
- Typical
- 5hoursStory plus some extras
Playing together
Multiplayer by platform
How Nuclear Throne supports playing with other people, broken down per platform.
| Platform | Local | Online | LAN | Split-screen | Co-op campaign | Drop-in/out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Yes, up to 2 players | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| PlayStation 4 | Yes, up to 2 players | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- Supported (a number is the player cap)
- Not supported
- Not documented for this platform
Content
Age ratings
How rating boards around the world have classified Nuclear Throne. Open a board for its content descriptors.
ACBPG
ESRBE10+
- Mild Blood
- Fantasy Violence
- Mild Language
GRAC12+
- Violence
PEGI7
- Violence
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