Choose Nuclear Throne
Choose Nuclear Throne if you want a RPG game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 9,705 Steam reviews back the pick.
Nuclear Throne vs pear potion🍐
Nuclear Throne and pear potion🍐 both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Nuclear Throne (2015) is 6 years older than pear potion🍐 (2021). Nuclear Throne scores higher on Steam reviews (96.5% positive) than pear potion🍐 (95.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose pear potion🍐
Choose pear potion🍐 if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 83% cheaper on the Steam Store. pear potion🍐 launched in 2021.
Both Nuclear Throne and pear potion🍐 sit in Action and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (96.5% vs 95.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Nuclear Throne |  pear potion🍐 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.5% positive (9,705 reviews) | 95.3% positive (64 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Vlambeer | vemu games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Nuclear Throne (2015) is 6 years older than pear potion🍐 (2021).
- Nuclear Throne scores higher on Steam reviews (96.5% positive) than pear potion🍐 (95.3% positive).
- pear potion🍐 is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than Nuclear Throne (1.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Nuclear Throne has co-op; pear potion🍐 does not.
- Nuclear Throne is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; pear potion🍐 has no Deck rating yet.
Nuclear Throne vs pear potion🍐 — FAQ
- Should I play Nuclear Throne or pear potion🍐 first?
- If you want chronology, Nuclear Throne (2015) came out before pear potion🍐 (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Nuclear Throne and pear potion🍐 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does pear potion🍐 have multiplayer like Nuclear Throne?
- No. Nuclear Throne supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while pear potion🍐 is listed as single-player only.
- Does Nuclear Throne run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Nuclear Throne is rated Deck Verified by Valve. pear potion🍐 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.