Nuclear Option overview

Overview

Nuclear Option comes from Shockfront Studios and is published by Shockfront Studios. It arrived on Steam on Oct 15, 2023, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Workshop, and Color Alternatives. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Nuclear Option's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 450 players at 22 September 2026 - 11:24:14 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2,217. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 95% positive across 10,113 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Nuclear Option is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Nuclear Option has sold up to 324,000 units and has 10,337 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $4,700,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Nuclear Option overview details

Nuclear Option combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Nuclear Option is a combat flight game set on a dynamic and realistic battlefield of the near future. Use an array of advanced weapons to change the course of battles as you intercept bombers, duel fighters, fly under the radar, or unleash the fury of nuclear weapons on enemy formations. Each aircraft comes with an immersive cockpit featuring a situational awareness HUD, identifying nearby targets and threats. Aircraft can be flown with various controllers or with a mouse-controlled "virtual joystick", requiring no special hardware. Experience realistic flight dynamics, with stalls, spins and g-force effects fully implemented, as each aircraft is composed of up to 50 individually simulated physics parts . A highly detailed damage model means that the condition of each part affects the way your aircraft flies. Build your own missions using the included mission editor, and then fly your mission solo or with friends in PVP or PVE multiplayer combat. CI-22 "Cricket" counter-insurgency aircraft T/A-30 "Compass" light attack/trainer aircraft VT-7 " Vagrant " VTOL trainer UH-90 "Ibis" utility helicopter A-19 " Brawler " close air support aircraft SAH-46 "Chicane" stealth attack helicopter FS-12 "Revoker" air superiority fighter FS-20 "Vortex" VTOL fighter VL-49 "Tarantula" Heavy vertical lift VTOL KR-67 "Ifrit" multirole fighter EW-25 "Medusa" electronic warfare aircraft SFB-81 "Darkreach" strategic bomber " Alkyon " AB-4 strike bomber Thirteen playable aircraft, each with scenarios highlighting their capabilities Realistic flight physics, simulated across doze…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Nuclear Option is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Workshop, and Color Alternatives, and is associated with Action, Indie, Simulation, and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 450 players at 22 September 2026 - 11:24:14 UTC, a tracked peak of 2,217, and 95% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Early AccessFlightActionSimulationMultiplayerCombatMilitarySci-fiWarWargameFuturisticJetDestructionStealthPhysics

Support and legal notes

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