Nuclear Option

Nuclear Option is developed by Shockfront Studios and published by Shockfront Studios, released on Oct 15, 2023.

Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.

Basic Information

Store page feature tags: Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Workshop, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace, Playable without Timed Input, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Partial Controller Support, Includes level editor, Family Sharing.

Official Introduction Key Points

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Build your own missions using the included mission editor, and then fly your mission solo or with friends in PVP or PVE multiplayer combat.
5. CI-22 “Cricket” counter-insurgency aircraft
6. T/A-30 “Compass” light attack/trainer aircraft
7. VT-7 “Vagrant” VTOL trainer
8. UH-90 “Ibis” utility helicopter

Minimum System Requirements (Windows)

- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- 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

Related DLC

Available on the store page: DLC 3067700.

Legal Notice

© Copyright Shockfront Studios Pty Ltd 2026. All rights reserved. Nuclear Option, the Nuclear Option logo, Shockfront Studios, the Shockfront Studios logo, and all associated logos, illustrations, images, names, vehicles, aircraft, locations, weapons, characters, and the distinctive likeness thereof, are either ® or ™, and/or © Shockfront Studios Pty Ltd, variably registered around the world. Developed and published by Shockfront Studios Pty Ltd. All other trademarks, logos, and copyrights are property of their respective owners.

Official Screenshots

This page’s gallery section collects all 20 official screenshots of Nuclear Option.

The content above is from publicly available data on the Steam store page. In case of any discrepancies with the store page, the store page shall prevail.