Nuclear Throne is a top-down shooter roguelike game.
The game consists of two main game modes: single-player, and a local cooperative gameplay mode.
There are daily and weekly challenge modes, allowing the player to compete against others via the Steam platform for the best score (determined by the number of kills in the playthrough), on the same set of randomly generated levels.
The player controls one of a total of 12 characters, 10 of which must be unlocked through play.
Two additional secret characters can only be played under special circumstances during play.
Each character has an ability unique to them, adding an additional element to the gameplay.
These abilities offered by the game for each individual character allow different play-styles to be achieved by the player and improve the variety and replay-value of the game.
Secondary sprites or skins can be acquired for the characters played, if the player completes special or secret tasks.
The player progresses through the linear level structure until level 7-3, where the final boss, the Nuclear Throne, has to be defeated.
After this, the player may choose to loop to the beginning of the game again with a greatly increased difficulty.
The user may continue looping indefinitely until death.

The game resets upon death.
Except for special weapons acquired in a hidden level and "crowns" retained until after defeating the final boss, anything acquired in one playthrough does not carry over to the next.
The game has a leveling system, where the player gains experience in the form of radiation pellets, or "rads", dropped by enemies, that allow them to get different mutations and choose what would benefit the character the most out of a selection of four, randomly selected mutations.
Upon mutating 10 times the player can choose a character-specific "ultra-mutation".
As well as the available mutations being randomly generated, the levels are procedurally generated, with every playthrough having a unique set of levels for the user to complete.

The player starts with the basic revolver, but they may upgrade by taking weapons from red chests and collect more ammunition by opening yellow chests.
The player can have two weapons equipped at any time, such as a shovel and an assault rifle.
The weapons available to the player get increasingly advanced and powerful as the enemies become increasingly difficult and numerous.
Weapons utilise different ammo types, with there being bullet, energy, shell, bolt, explosive and melee weapons.
The user may use powerful Ultra Weapons after reaching Level Ultra, following the completion of experience levels up to Level 9.
Nuclear Throne is a top-down shooter roguelike game. The game consists of two main game modes: single-player, and a local cooperative gameplay mode. There are daily and weekly challenge modes, allowing the player to compete against others via the Steam platform for the best score (determined by the number of kills in the playthrough), on the same set of randomly generated levels. The player controls one of a total of 12 characters, 10 of which must be unlocked through play. Two additional secret characters can only be played under special circumstances during play. Each character has an ability unique to them, adding an additional element to the gameplay. These abilities offered by the game for each individual character allow different play-styles to be achieved by the player and improve the variety and replay-value of the game. Secondary sprites or skins can be acquired for the characters played, if the player completes special or secret tasks. The player progresses through the linear level structure until level 7-3, where the final boss, the Nuclear Throne, has to be defeated. After this, the player may choose to loop to the beginning of the game again with a greatly increased difficulty. The user may continue looping indefinitely until death.
The game resets upon death. Except for special weapons acquired in a hidden level and "crowns" retained until after defeating the final boss, anything acquired in one playthrough does not carry over to the next. The game has a leveling system, where the player gains experience in the form of radiation pellets, or "rads", dropped by enemies, that allow them to get different mutations and choose what would benefit the character the most out of a selection of four, randomly selected mutations. Upon mutating 10 times the player can choose a character-specific "ultra-mutation". As well as the available mutations being randomly generated, the levels are procedurally generated, with every playthrough having a unique set of levels for the user to complete.
The player starts with the basic revolver, but they may upgrade by taking weapons from red chests and collect more ammunition by opening yellow chests. The player can have two weapons equipped at any time, such as a shovel and an assault rifle. The weapons available to the player get increasingly advanced and powerful as the enemies become increasingly difficult and numerous. Weapons utilise different ammo types, with there being bullet, energy, shell, bolt, explosive and melee weapons. The user may use powerful Ultra Weapons after reaching Level Ultra, following the completion of experience levels up to Level 9.
Nuclear Throne