Nuclear Throne News

Classic roguelike top-down shooter Nuclear Throne major update 100 out now

A lovely blast from the past of 2015, Nuclear Throne from the revived Vlambeer has update #100 out now with some major additions and improvements.

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Update #100 - 10 year anniversary - December 5th, 2025

[p]Nuclear Throne launched 10 years ago, can you believe it?[/p][p]And today is the day we bring you Update 100![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The gang got back together, with Jan Willem Nijman, Paul Veer, Jukio Kallio, Joonas Turner, and Justin Chan, as well as YellowAfterlife (and a secret little feature for Doseone) to bring you what might just be the biggest and baddest update in Nuclear Throne History! At least it's the one that took the longest![/p][p][/p][p]Now here's what you've been waiting for, the changelog:[/p]

[p]A thirteenth character: Cuz is not afraid to show his emotions, with a Cry ability that tears through enemies and projectiles alike. Oh, and he gets to carry 3 (three) weapons.[/p]
[p]Custom mode, allowing you to modify Nuclear Throne to your liking, create unique runs and challenges, and to get to know the game better than ever before.[/p]
[p]New unlockable C-skins for every character (and new achievements for these).[/p]
[p]Localization for 15 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Polish, BR Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Ukrainian, Turkish, & Dutch. Tell your friends around the world![/p]
[p]The game now supports up to 4 player local co-op.[/p]
[p]Co-op reviving has been reworked and now works with Revive Chests.[/p]
[p]Co-op Ultra Mutations have been slightly changed to work with 2-4 characters.[/p]
[p]Reworked and re-organized the settings menu.[/p]
[p]The game now runs at 60+ fps (but 30 is still supported for the true believers).[/p]
[p]Widescreen support.[/p]
[p]New side art and a new cursor.[/p]
[p]Open Mind has been buffed a little.[/p]
[p]Mutations and weapons in the HUD now show information on hover.[/p]
[p]The GO button in the menu has been replaced with a cool little icon. This was done to save money on localization so that we could fit Cuz in![/p]
[p]We are now Steam Deck™ Verified.[/p]
[p]Updates Mac build to run on 64-bit devices including Apple Silicon.[/p]
[p]Gamepads should work better, especially on computers with a bunch of them connected.[/p]
[p]Community leaderboards site Thronebutt has gotten a beautiful overhaul![/p]
[p]Many more little fixes and quality of life changes that you might already know from the beta branch. Full changelog can be found here.[/p]
[p]We forgot to add any secrets. Sorry.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Oh, and don't forget to get your hands on a Y.V. plushie![/p][p][/p][p]We sincerely hope you love this update as much as we loved making it! Happy Throning.[/p][p]-JW[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

Nuclear Throne update 100 launch date & a Y.V. plushie!

[p]Today is Vlambeer’s 15th birthday, how about we celebrate with some announcements? 🎉[/p][p][/p]

Nuclear Throne update 100

[p][/p][p]Here’s the big one, Nuclear Throne Update 100 is launching for free on Steam on December 5th, bringing you:[/p]

[p]C-skins for all 13 characters, all with their own looks and unlock challenges. [/p]
[p]Custom difficulty mode, allowing you to greatly customize your play experience.[/p]
[p]Localization, 60+ fps support, and many more quality of life features.[/p]

[p]This launch date also happens to be Nuclear Throne’s 10th birthday, what a coincidence![/p][p]I really want to thank the team for this one, it’s been an absolute joy working (and brainstorming) with Paul, Justin, Jukio and Joonas again, as well as YellowAfterLife, who started out in the Nuclear Throne mod community but has been doing the majority of development work and upkeep on the game since launch.[/p][p][/p]

Nuclear Throne Dev Stream

[p]On December 6th (19:00 CET) we'll be doing a good old dev stream on https://twitch.tv/vlambeer with some of the team! Tune in for nostalgic vibes and/or to ask any burning questions you might have.[/p][p][/p]

Yung Venuz Plushie

[p][/p][p]There’s more: a Makeship Petition to summon a certain triangular gun god and his mony! And by summon, I mean the plushie kind. We're gonna need at least 200 pledges to bring Y.V. into existence, so please tell your friends and head over to the campaign![/p][p][/p][p]Take care y’all and see you on December 5th,[/p][p]JW[/p]

Get Nuclear Throne as part of the Iconic Roguelites Bundle!

[p]Hey there, hope you’ve all been enjoying the buttery smooth 120fps beta we posted about last month![/p][p][/p][p]If you haven't yet, good news: you can now complete your collection of Spelunky, Isaac, FTL, Crypt of the NecroDancer, and Nuclear Throne with a permanent 15% discount in the Iconic Roguelites Bundle! Every single one of the other games is an absolute classic, and if you've enjoyed Nuclear Throne you'll have a great time with them too.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The 15% discount is applied on top of any running discount for the included games, and you only have to pay for the games you don't own yet![/p][p][/p][p]Get the Iconic Roguelites bundle right here. (rumor has it that buying it today will result in good RNG)[/p][p][/p][p]All the best,[/p][p]JW[/p]

10 years after it launched, one of the best roguelikes of all time gets a surprise update on Steam with quality of life improvements and a new controls menu

It was 2015—10 years ago—that we called Nuclear Throne "a crowning achievement for Vlambeer, and one of the finest action-roguelikes ever made" in our 90% review. Seven years later, in 2022, we said it was still the best roguelike around. And now, in 2025, eight years after its last update, Nuclear Throne has suddenly sprung back to life...
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