Nuclear Option

95% positive of 10,623 Steam reviews

Main story: Unknown
Everything: Unknown
Released: 2023
Steam Deck: Playable
Known on: Steam

Made by Shockfront Studios.

About the game

Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.

What sets it apart

Artificial Intelligence
Flight
Wargame
Level Editor
Military
Real Time Tactics
War
Stealth
PvE
Physics
PvP
Realistic

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Nuclear Option

95% positive of 10,623 Steam reviews

See it on Steam

Main story: Unknown
Everything: Unknown
Released: 2023
Steam Deck: Playable
Known on: Steam

Made by Shockfront Studios.

About the game

What sets it apart

Artificial Intelligence
Flight
Wargame
Level Editor
Military
Real Time Tactics
War
Stealth
PvE
Physics
PvP
Realistic

What players say

Recommended
This game is War Thunder without the insane grind and DCS without the 900 page manual. Definitely recommend if you enjoy games like Ace Combat and War Thunder. It is so much fun and definitely worth the 20$.
13 h played when written. 30 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Starting out, I've been a bit of a flight sim nerd all my life, so I am certainly in my element here. Review as of 0.34.2 For a game in prerelease it has a TON options and play styles. There is a learning curve, especially using an XBOX controller like I am. This game doesn't demand a full HOTAS, but I hope to eventually set up one some day. So a quick swing through the technical half. Grahpics are solid, I'm not…
14 h played when written. 19 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
THIS GAME IS GOOD Me personally I couldn't get the buttons mapped to an xbox controller. Too many functions not enough buttons on the controller it seemed like. Had to make a choice. Keep tweaking on the sensitivity and controls or miss my return window. Perhaps I don't have the patience to sit there and tweak every setting to perfection. For me it's more like an ace combat/souls combo. No battery, fuel pump,…
1.7 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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