Nuclear Option

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Genres
Action, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
Released
15 Oct, 2023
Developer
Shockfront Studios
Publisher
Shockfront Studios

Where will you play?

Key or account?

Key: a code you redeem on your own account. Account: login details for a ready-made account that already has the game.

2 stores compared

  1. KinguinBest priceAccount · Global -20% $16.08 $19.99 Get Deal
  2. Steam $19.99 Get Deal

Nuclear Option price history

£17.75 today90-day low £17.75 (27 Oct 2026)Lowest recorded £17.7590-day average £17.75

£17.58£17.75£17.92 27 Oct 2026Today £17.58£17.75£17.92 27 Oct 2026Today

Today's price is the lowest we've seen in the last 90 days. Cheapest UK-working PC key across the stores we compare, any edition; tracked since 27 Oct 2026.

$19.99 today90-day low $19.99 (27 Oct 2026)Lowest recorded $19.9990-day average $19.99

$19.80$19.99$20.18 27 Oct 2026Today $19.80$19.99$20.18 27 Oct 2026Today

Today's price is the lowest we've seen in the last 90 days. Cheapest US-working PC key across the stores we compare, any edition; tracked since 27 Oct 2026.

€20.49 today90-day low €20.49 (27 Oct 2026)Lowest recorded €20.4990-day average €20.49

€20.29€20.49€20.69 27 Oct 2026Today €20.29€20.49€20.69 27 Oct 2026Today

Today's price is the lowest we've seen in the last 90 days. Cheapest Europe-working PC key across the stores we compare, any edition; tracked since 27 Oct 2026.

About this game

Nuclear Option is a combat flight game set on a dynamic and realistic battlefield of the near future. Use an array of advanced weapons to change the course of battles as you intercept bombers, duel fighters, fly under the radar, or unleash the fury of nuclear weapons on enemy formations.

Each aircraft comes with an immersive cockpit featuring a situational awareness HUD, identifying nearby targets and threats. Aircraft can be flown with various controllers or with a mouse-controlled "virtual joystick", requiring no special hardware.

Experience realistic flight dynamics, with stalls, spins and g-force effects fully implemented, as each aircraft is composed of up to 50 individually simulated physics parts. A highly detailed damage model means that the condition of each part affects the way your aircraft flies.

Build your own missions using the included mission editor, and then fly your mission solo or with friends in PVP or PVE multiplayer combat.

CI-22 "Cricket" counter-insurgency aircraft

T/A-30 "Compass" light attack/trainer aircraft

VT-7 "Vagrant" VTOL trainer

UH-90 "Ibis" utility helicopter

A-19 "Brawler" close air support aircraft

SAH-46 "Chicane" stealth attack helicopter

FS-12 "Revoker" air superiority fighter

FS-20 "Vortex" VTOL fighter

VL-49 "Tarantula" Heavy vertical lift VTOL

KR-67 "Ifrit" multirole fighter

EW-25 "Medusa" electronic warfare aircraft

SFB-81 "Darkreach" strategic bomber

"Alkyon" AB-4 strike bomber

Thirteen playable aircraft, each with scenarios highlighting their capabilities

Realistic flight physics, simulated across dozens of aerodynamic surfaces per aircraft

Detailed damage model with 30-50 detachable parts per aircraft

Player hosted multiplayer with a public lobby browser, supporting cooperative or competitive play

Various AI controlled ground vehicles and AI aircraft engaging in large, dynamic battles

Persistent battlefields with lingering wreckage and smoke

Targeting HUD and Target view screen in cockpits

Flight HUD with detailed aircraft parameters including angle of attack, velocity vector, climb rate, G force and radar altitude

Many guided and unguided weapons, including guns, air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles, bombs, cruise and ballistic missiles

Accurately simulated blast effects for explosions

Accurately simulated nuclear weapons with shockwave propagation

A 100km-wide map including various biomes and terrain types

A new, larger naval-themed map situated in an archipelago of occupied islands

Custom Mission Editor

Night missions with night-vision cockpit functionality

Countermeasures including IR flares and radar jammer

Trailer

Screenshots

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Screenshot
Use the ← → keys

PC system requirements

Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (or equivalent)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / Radeon RX 560 / Intel Arc A380
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
4 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 / 11
Processor
Intel Core i5-12400F / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (or equivalent)
Memory
16 GB RAM
Graphics
GeForce RTX 3050 (8GB) / Radeon RX 6600 / Intel Arc A580
DirectX
Version 12
Storage
4 GB available space

Nuclear Option prices: questions & answers

What is the cheapest Nuclear Option price for PC?

The cheapest Nuclear Option PC key right now is £17.75 at Steam. We compare 2 offers from 2 stores for PC, and prices update at least twice a day. Game accounts start from £12.05.

Cheapest price today: £12.05 at Kinguin (20% off, usually £17.75). We compare 2 stores for Nuclear Option, and prices update at least twice a day. Prices can change; the store's checkout price is final. Platform and region details come from each store's listing; the store's product page is final. Zemly may earn a commission if you buy through links on this site, at no extra cost to you (affiliate disclosure).