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Nuclear Dawn

Team-based first-person shooter with base-building and real-time strategy command

GameConnect, InterWave Studios · Published by Iceberg Interactive · Released Sep 26, 2011

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Reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 1,720
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 1, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
8 years ago
Oct 15, 2018
Minimum PC
HD 2900
2 GB RAM · 6 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 71/100 (critic reviews)

What is Nuclear Dawn?

Nuclear Dawn combines first-person shooting and real-time strategy as two factions battle in post-apocalyptic cities. Matches support up to 32 players. You fight as infantry with class-specific loadouts or take the commander role, assigning squad objectives, managing resource routes, constructing bases, and researching technology.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy coordinating specialized roles with a team
  • +you prefer tactical shooting to relying on reflexes alone

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer single-player campaigns to competitive multiplayer matches

What players say

78% of 1,720 reviews are positive

Players praise the blend of shooting and strategy, particularly its reliance on teamwork and class balance. Recent reviewers warn that the remaining multiplayer community is small and rarely active, making populated servers difficult to find.

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Nuclear Dawn system requirements

Minimum: HD 2900, 2 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP or higher
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or equivalent
Graphics
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)
Memory
2GB
Storage
6GB of free HDD space

Does Nuclear Dawn have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online and LAN. There is no single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Nuclear Dawn run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
58
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, German. Text only: Czech, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Korean.

Does Nuclear Dawn use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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