Nuclear Day

Side-scrolling survival adventure with choices about who gets left behind

Garden of Dreams · Released Oct 27, 2025

Reviews: Mixed; 68% of 146
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 3; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 1 month ago; Sep 8, 2026
Minimum PC: 2 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Nuclear Day?

A free-to-play survival adventure set in an open-world city after a nuclear strike. You manage hunger, thirst, and radiation, solve quest puzzles, and fight or avoid bandits while trying to escape and find someone you loved in your youth.

For you if...

+you enjoy exploring and stockpiling resources for later use
+you like quests that involve solving puzzles

Not for you if...

−you dislike managing food, water, and other survival needs
−you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer

What players say

68% of 146 reviews are positive

Players praise the story and bleak atmosphere. Complaints include bugs that block progress and mobile-style monetization that some describe as pay-to-win.

Screenshots and trailer

Nuclear Day system requirements

Minimum: 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Nuclear Day?

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 (SP1+) or Windows 10
Processor: x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10

Does Nuclear Day have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Nuclear Day 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
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English, Russian.

Does Nuclear Day 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