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Nuclear Dawn

Nuclear Dawn

Explore war-torn post-apocalyptic landscapes and take fight against enemies using various weapons in this FPS/RTS hybrid.

Released Sep 26, 2011 Developer GameConnect, InterWave Studios Publisher Iceberg Interactive Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux StrategyFPSActionRTSMultiplayer
View on Steam ↗ $0.99 (US · as of 2026-10-24)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.

78.6%positive2,500 reviews
Recommended · 321 found this helpful

“I've been playing this game for a little over 3 years now and have finally decided to write a review... Most games- if you play them long enough- get boring and tiresome. The people I play with weekly and most of the time daily, have played totals of thousands of hours and yet…”

— a player, Steam review · 2,088 hrs played
Recommended · 90 found this helpful

“Nuclear Dawn represents gaming's entropy—a once-promising hybrid reduced to digital necrophilia as Steam continues selling access to empty servers. Its continued availability in 2025 isn't service but cruelty, keeping hope alive for matches that will never materialize. The…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 180 found this helpful

“Regretfully I cannot in good conscious give this anything but a negative review despite the fact that I dearly loved this game in its day. I played this game a lot, many years ago, when it was still alive. I got what I paid for. You will not. The hard truth is that this is a…”

— a player, Steam review · 373 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

3peak since Aug 2026
0 0 0 0 avg · Sep 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.

58achievements
4.9%median completion
1.1%rarest: Traitor
40.2% of players 37.6% of players 35.3% of players 34.9% of players 28.1% of players 27.1% of players 27.1% of players 19.3% of players 19.2% of players 19.0% of players 18.8% of players 12.1% of players 11.9% of players 11.4% of players 11.3% of players 10.7% of players 10.2% of players 10.1% of players 9.1% of players 8.4% of players 7.5% of players 7.0% of players 7.0% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 5.5% of players 5.5% of players 5.4% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.4% of players 4.1% of players 3.8% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 40.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
40.2%I Don't Like Bunnies — Land a headshot on an enemy while they are airborne.
37.6%Spread The Pain — Inflict 5,000 points of damage on players.
35.3%Bloodlust — Score 5 kills in a row without dying.
Rarest badges of honor
1.1%Traitor — Win a game against at least 3 other members of your clan on the opposing team.
1.1%Locusts — Capture 10 resource points with at least 2 other members of your clan.
1.1%Legion — Capture 25 resource points with at least 2 other members of your clan.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$0.99−90% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-10-24 11:05 UTC
$9.99base price
$0.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-17
US0.99 USD−90%
EU0.97 EUR−90%
UK0.85 GBP−90%
Australia1.45 AUD−90%
Canada1.29 CAD−90%
Japan120 JPY−90%
Brazil3.29 BRL−90%
China4.20 CNY−90%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$0.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$1.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-30 08-20 09-10 10-01 10-24

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 06, 2021
Nuclear Dawn 10 Year Anniversary Sale!

Hello everyone! It has been a while since we posted! We released Nuclear Dawn almost exactly 10 years ago today, and we wanted to take this moment to thank everyone who supported us. To celebrate, we'

Oct 07, 2018
Nuclear Dawn Update Released

An update for Nuclear Dawn has been released. It is required for dedicated servers. The changelog for this update is below. Fixed a server crash that could occur with partially connected clients Map u

Oct 01, 2018
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Aug 29, 2018
Nuclear Dawn Update Released

An update for Nuclear Dawn has been released. It is required for dedicated servers. The changelog for this update is below. Fixed potential issues with commander minimap interactions being delayed or

Aug 20, 2018
Nuclear Dawn Update Released

An update for Nuclear Dawn has been released. This update includes the following: Fixed an issue where players could be disconnected with a "Too Many Commands" error when dragging on the minimap as co

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAction, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · FPS · Action · RTS · Multiplayer · Post-apocalyptic · Sci-fi · Shooter · Tactical · First-Person · Team-Based · Real-Time (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop
LanguagesEnglish * , Czech, German * , Russian, Spanish - Spain, Korean *
Achievements58
Official sitehttps://www.gameconnect.net/projects
Minimum system requirements (PC)

OS *: Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP or higher Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or equivalent Memory: 2GB Hard Disk Space: 6GB of free HDD space Video Card: Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon HD 2900 - NVidia GeForce 8800) Sound: DX 9.0c compatible sound card