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Nuclear Nightmare

First-person co-op survival horror with infection and Arctic extraction

BG Productions · Released Oct 20, 2024 · Early Access

ActionAdventureIndieEarly Access

Reviews
Very Positive
81% of 19K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 243 in 30 days
Playing now
126
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
2 weeks ago
Sep 7, 2026

What is Nuclear Nightmare?

Nuclear Nightmare is a first-person survival horror game set in an open Arctic world, playable alone or in online co-op. You scavenge weapons and supplies, test teammates and huskies for infection, recover information about a virus, and gather what is needed to call an evacuation helicopter before a nuclear strike.

For you if...

  • +you want co-op horror built around infection and mistrust
  • +you enjoy open-world scavenging under a strict deadline
  • +you like limited inventories and resource management

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer guided levels over open-world exploration
  • −you want combat without sudden difficulty spikes
  • −you mainly want a relaxed single-player horror game

What players say

81% of 19,227 reviews are positive · 79% of 243 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the snowy horror atmosphere, infection-driven uncertainty, and chaotic co-op with friends. The dominant complaints are pervasive bugs, crashes, poor optimization, connection problems, and inconsistent combat and enemy behavior; several players also find driving awkward and difficulty poorly balanced.

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Nuclear Nightmare

Nuclear Nightmare system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 10/11
Processor
Intel Core i5-7500 or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 1060 GTX or AMD Radeon RX 5700
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
13 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Recommended

OS
Windows 10/11
Processor
Intel Core i7-8700
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 3070 RTX
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
13 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
15
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default configuration is not performant
  • Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, Russian.

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