Nuclear Option cover art

Nuclear Option

Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics on intense battlefields, facing land, air and sea threats. Wage war against AI or other players with an array of potent weapons. Wield tactical and strategic…

16 October 2023

Nuclear Option is an arcade developed by Shockfront Studios, released 16 October 2023 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Nuclear Option is

Nuclear Option is an arcade game developed by Shockfront Studios and released in 2023. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics on intense battlefields, facing land, air and sea threats. Wage war against AI or other players with an array of potent weapons. Wield tactical and strategic nuclear weapons, capable of annihilating anything in their path.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It supports multiplayer for up to 16 players online, and includes co-op. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Nuclear Option launched on 16 October 2023, within three weeks of Alan Wake II, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

Released around the same time: Alan Wake II, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

Official trailer

Trailer thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 3 videos →

Screenshots

All media

Quick answers

Nuclear Option — frequently asked questions

When did Nuclear Option come out?
Nuclear Option was released on 16 October 2023 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
Does Nuclear Option have multiplayer?
Yes. Nuclear Option supports multiplayer, including co-op for up to 16 players online.

If you like this

Games like Nuclear Option

See all