Rank 01Why this
Shares physics simulation with Nuclear Design Bureau.
- $29.99 (Price checked Oct 8)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
Games like Nuclear Design Bureau
- 16 games
- Updated Sep 15, 2026
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Rank 02Why this
Shares physics simulation and sandbox mode with Nuclear Design Bureau.
- $0.59 (Price checked Oct 3)
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Shares sandbox mode and simulation with Nuclear Design Bureau.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 3)
- 2026
Rank 04 
Stormworks: Build and Rescue
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Nuclear Design Bureau.
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Why this: Also God Game and Science, like Nuclear Design Bureau.
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Why this: Shares resource management with Nuclear Design Bureau.
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Why this: Also Programming and Science, like Nuclear Design Bureau.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Nuclear Design Bureau
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- 4Stormworks: Build and Rescue
Shares procedural generation with Nuclear Design Bureau.
- 91% of 40,244 reviews
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- 9Archean
Shares physics simulation and resource management with Nuclear Design Bureau.
- 89% of 190 reviews
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- 13The Bibites: Digital Life
Shares physics simulation and simulation with Nuclear Design Bureau.
- 97% of 172 reviews
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- 23Dig or Die
Shares physics simulation and procedural generation with Nuclear Design Bureau.
- 91% of 2,032 reviews
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: Design Bureau KB-11
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 3
- 75% of 372 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Deep physics simulation for fission and fusion reactions
- Evokes early ksp feeling of experimentation and discovery
- High replayability as you optimize designs for better yields
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Dark
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About Nuclear Design Bureau
The closest matches to Nuclear Design Bureau: Universe Sandbox, Sandboxels, Extinction Day, Stormworks: Build and Rescue, and Terra Firma 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Nuclear Design Bureau is your kind of game, the closest matches are Universe Sandbox, Sandboxels and Extinction Day — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and dark, and single out its physics simulation and procedural generation. 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 Design Bureau: Design. Simulate. Detonate. As a junior engineer at the Kurchatov Institute, you design atomic devices to satisfy the demands of the State. A hardcore physics game simulating hydrodynamics, neutron transport, and thermonuclear fusion.
Is Nuclear Design Bureau worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 75% of 372 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 74% positive across 362 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Oct 3).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 12 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 6 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Deep physics simulation for fission and fusion reactions
- Evokes early ksp feeling of experimentation and discovery
- High replayability as you optimize designs for better yields
- Satisfying it just worked moments when your bomb actually detonates
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Do not buy this, especially not in its current state. The AI use nearly stopped me from buying, and I was about to excuse the AI use if it wasn't for a game-breaking bug where switching from sphere to drag then back in the editor would…”
“Game is very janky and the physics engine feels very inconsistent making it very difficult to know how you should change your design. Also the games design is very messy as it does not help the player in the slightest learn about…”
People who play it also play: Universe Sandbox, Sandboxels, Extinction Day
Frequently asked about Nuclear Design Bureau
Can I run it?
Does Nuclear Design Bureau work on Steam Deck?
Nuclear Design Bureau is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Nuclear Design Bureau cost?
Nuclear Design Bureau is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Nuclear Design Bureau?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nuclear Design Bureau are Universe Sandbox, Sandboxels, Extinction Day.
Who developed Nuclear Design Bureau?
Nuclear Design Bureau was developed by Design Bureau KB-11.