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Nuclear Throne
BANGER · RPG · 2015
A lot of game for the money: about 17h, $8.99 (~$0.53/hr), 96% positive.
The verdict
Already a BANGER at $8.99.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
$0.53/hr over the 17h main story, $0.05/hr if you 100% it (190.6h).
Lowest price we've tracked
Better value than 97% of RPG games
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Length
17h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
190.6h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$0.53/h
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$8.99
Reviews
96%
19,635 reviews
Metacritic
89
critic score
Players
750K
owners (estimate)
Released
2015
What drives the score
Value$0.53/hr
Price per hour of game, the biggest driver
Length17 hours
How much game you get. Hours feed the value per dollar
Reviews96% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach750K+ players
How many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement1% finish
How far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Monetization↓ No microtransactions
Cosmetic only, a light touch
Lime = the core BANG Score drivers, blue = supporting signals, red = what drags it down. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Critics vs players+7
Critics and players agree on this one.
Metacritic critics · 19,635 Steam player reviews
The drop-off
85% start to 1% finishOnly 1% of players reach the end. On a 17-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
In-app purchasesNo microtransactionsPCGamingWiki
Price history
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DeveloperVlambeer
PublisherVlambeer
GenreRPG
Achievements59
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