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Humanity is already extinct. All that remains is to mutate and survive. This overview focuses on key facts explicitly stated on the official Steam store.
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What is Nuclear Throne?
A top-down roguelike shooter in which you fight through a post-apocalyptic wasteland as a mutant after humanity has already become extinct. Defeated enemies provide radiation; collect it to mutate and gain new limbs and abilities. Movement and death are extremely fast, combining short, brisk runs with the harshness of mistakes that can immediately prove fatal. The source article describes Vlambeer's fast-paced shooter as retaining an Overwhelmingly Positive Steam rating with over 19,000 reviews even ten years after release. Japanese is supported.
19,740 reviews (as of August 2026)
Fast-paced shooter
Roguelike
Vlambeer
「Humanity is already extinct. All that remains is to mutate and survive」 — Based on the official Steam store description and review record
1. Collect radiation and mutate
Collect radiation dropped by defeated enemies to level up and gain new abilities through mutations. This is the foundation of your build.
2. Fast movement, fast deaths
You have little room to absorb damage, and a momentary error in judgment can be fatal. Restarts are equally quick, keeping the pace moving.
3. Each character has different traits
Each playable mutant has unique abilities that change how you play. Your options grow as you unlock more characters.
4. Pick up weapons and switch between them
Fight with weapons found in the wasteland. They use different ammunition types, so switch to suit the situation instead of relying on just one.
5. Skill opens up more possibilities
As the official description teasingly suggests, there is much more you could do if you were good at the game. How far you get depends heavily on your skill.
This page contains only facts explicitly stated on the official Steam store. Individual character tier lists, strongest builds, and item statistics are omitted until reliable sources are available, because presenting guesses as facts would create misinformation:
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