Released in 2015, Nuclear Throne PC is an action indie game built by Vlambeer. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. At more than a decade old it predates every current graphics architecture, which helps compatibility and limits how well it exploits a modern card. There are 59 achievements to chase. It is localised into 15 languages according to the store listing. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. With more than 14 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Builds exist for macOS and Linux as well as Windows. It keeps shared screen play alive, so a second player needs only a second controller. Critics scored it 89 on Metacritic.

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System requirements

Minimum requirements

CPU	1.2Ghz+
GPU	256MB
RAM	1 GB
Storage	0.2 GB HDD

Recommended requirements

CPU	2Ghz
GPU	1GB
RAM	2 GB
Storage	0.49 GB HDD

Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source

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Setting and environment

Players spend their time in a world after its collapse, moving through runs that rebuild the layout each attempt. Play is presented from a top down view. 14 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. Because the game assembles its spaces as it goes, the cost lands on the CPU in bursts rather than steadily on the GPU.

Why Nuclear Throne PC is demanding

The install is small at roughly 0 GB. Nuclear Throne PC needs only 2 GB of RAM.

This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.

Can you run Nuclear Throne PC?

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Can run iton a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the processor is the tightest fit.

Nuclear Throne PC targets a mainstream modern PC: 256MB and 1 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to 1GB for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.

Bottleneck: CPU

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Frequently asked questions

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What are the minimum system requirements for Nuclear Throne PC?

The minimum requirements are CPU: 1.2Ghz+; GPU: 256MB; 1 GB RAM.

How much storage does Nuclear Throne PC need?

Nuclear Throne PC needs about 0.2 GB of HDD storage.

What is the bottleneck for Nuclear Throne PC?

On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Nuclear Throne PC is the CPU.