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Also Wargame and Modern, like Nuclear War Simulator.
- $79.99 (Price checked Oct 16)
- 2019
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The closest matches to Nuclear War Simulator: Command: Modern Operations, DEFCON, Wargame: European Escalation, ICBM: Escalation, and Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Real-Time and Wargame, like Nuclear War Simulator.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 16)
- 2012
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Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
Why this: Also Real-Time and RTS, like Nuclear War Simulator.
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Bit Mirror
- Price: $29.99checked Oct 16
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 69% of 199 reviews
- Genres: Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Allows creating custom scenarios and units
- Bridges theory and operational visualization
- Detailed fallout and casualty modeling
- Atmospheric
- Bleak
- Contemplative
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About Nuclear War Simulator
The closest matches to Nuclear War Simulator: Command: Modern Operations, DEFCON, Wargame: European Escalation, ICBM: Escalation, and Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Nuclear War Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Command: Modern Operations, DEFCON and Wargame: European Escalation — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, bleak and contemplative, and single out its fallout modeling and scenario creation. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Nuclear War Simulator: 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.
Is Nuclear War Simulator worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 69% of 199 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $29.99 (checked Oct 22).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.2 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Allows creating custom scenarios and units
- Bridges theory and operational visualization
- Detailed fallout and casualty modeling
- Explores consequences of nuclear war in granular detail
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Is listing Taiwan as a province of China a joke or did you get bought out? Other than that game is fine”
“While this is a fantastic, detailed, and intriguing simulator, it is simply too incomplete to be worth $30. Even $20 would be an acceptable price. But $30 is just outrageous for an incomplete simulator. While i would not recommend it for…”
People who play it also play: Command: Modern Operations, DEFCON, Wargame: European Escalation
Frequently asked about Nuclear War Simulator
Can I run it?
Does Nuclear War Simulator run on Steam Deck?
Nuclear War Simulator is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Nuclear War Simulator cost?
Nuclear War Simulator is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Nuclear War Simulator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nuclear War Simulator are Command: Modern Operations, DEFCON, Wargame: European Escalation.
Who developed Nuclear War Simulator?
Nuclear War Simulator was developed by Bit Mirror and published by Matrix Games.