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Nuclear war simulator is a detailed realistic simulation and visualization of large-scale nuclear conflicts with a focus on humanitarian consequences. It lets you design conflict scenarios and estimate the consequences using a population density map and realistic weapons effects.

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Release DateFeb 2, 2023
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)65.7% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 64.6%  Bottom 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)62.2% Bottom 35% / 61.4%  Bottom 35%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)140  / 161
Curators9 reviews
Median Play Time3 hours
Play Time per Dollar6 minutes  Bottom 10%
Followers4.4K  Top 15%
Owners± 7.3K 
Copies Sold± 6.3K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 170.9K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Nuclear War Simulator steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Nuclear War Simulator's Steam rating and reviews between February 2023 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 62.6% (May 2023) and 65.7% (March 2023), with relatively small variations.

With its 161 reviews, Nuclear War Simulator could be considered a decent success for an indie game. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Nuclear War Simulator and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Nuclear War Simulator's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (81%), followed by Simplified Chinese (4%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 13 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Nuclear War Simulator percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Nuclear War Simulator depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 13 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 7 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 53 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Nuclear War Simulator and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • impressive modeling
  • fun and lots of features
  • realistic parameters
  • variety of targets
  • amazing simulation
  • advanced fallout modeling
  • simple delay for strike
  • real-world weather data
  • cool missile defense systems
  • variety of scenarios
  • high price tag
  • disappointing graphics
  • not real time
  • low res map
  • lack of nuke display
  • borderline early access
  • limited graphics
  • unclear simulation model
  • overpriced for what it offers
  • more expensive than major games

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 65.7%  Bottom 25% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Nuclear War Simulator's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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