Nuclear Dawn

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• first-person shooter

• real-time strategy

• shooter game^*

• strategy video game^*

Play modes

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  32^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Engines

• Source

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Multi-player^*
• PvP^*
• Online PvP^*
• LAN PvP^*
• Cross-Platform Multiplayer^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Workshop^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Valve Anti-Cheat enabled^*
• Stats^*
• Includes level editor^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Czech^*
• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Russian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Korean^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• German^*
• Korean^*

Community tags · historical

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  211^*

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  170^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  163^*

• RTS^*

  Votes · historical

  139^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  133^*

• Post-apocalyptic^*

  Votes · historical

  124^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  122^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  119^*

• Tactical^*

  Votes · historical

  117^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  112^*

• Team-Based^*

  Votes · historical

  109^*

• Real-Time^*

  Votes · historical

  105^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  104^*

• Futuristic^*

  Votes · historical

  103^*

• Real Time Tactics^*

  Votes · historical

  100^*

• Dystopian^*

  Votes · historical

  100^*

• 3D^*

  Votes · historical

  99^*

• Top-Down^*

  Votes · historical

  96^*

• Alternate History^*

  Votes · historical

  91^*

• Base-Building^*

  Votes · historical

  91^*

System requirements

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP or higher^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or equivalent^*

  Memory

  2GB Hard Disk Space: 6GB of free HDD space Video Card: Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon HD 2900 - NVidia GeForce 8800) Sound: DX 9.0c compatible sound card^*

• macOS · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Mac OS X 10.6.7 or higher, up to macOS 10.14^*

  Processor alternatives

  Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz^*

  Memory

  2GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 6GB of free HDD space Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 2400 / NVidia GeForce 8600M / Intel HD Graphics 3000 Not Supported: OS X 10.5.x, ATI X1600 or X1900 graphics, NVIDIA GeForce 7 graphics or Intel graphics less than Intel HD 3000.^*

• Linux · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu or Debian/Linux 12.04 or higher^*

  Processor alternatives

  Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz^*

  Memory

  2GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 6GB of free HDD space Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 2400 / NVidia GeForce 8600M / Intel HD Graphics 3000^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or equivalent^*

  Memory

  2 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unknown^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

Developers

• GameConnect^*
• InterWave Studios^*

Publishers

• Iceberg Interactive

• 2011-04-01

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2011-09-26 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2011-09-26^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Sep 26, 2011^*

Detailed specifications