{"data":{"slug":"nuclear-throne","name":"Nuclear Throne","aliases":[],"url":"https://gamecrave.app/games/nuclear-throne","api_url":"https://gamecrave.app/v1/games/nuclear-throne","facts":{"online_coop":null,"max_players_online":null,"min_players_online":null,"local_coop":true,"max_players_local":4,"local_screen":"shared_screen","separate_device_coop":null,"max_players_separate_devices":null,"free_to_play":false,"free_coop_setups":null,"crossplay":null,"crossplay_platforms":null,"drop_in_drop_out":null,"host_only_ownership":null,"proximity_voice_chat":null,"platforms":["windows","macos","linux","playstation_4","playstation_5","xbox_one","xbox_series","nintendo_switch","nintendo_switch_2"],"solo_only_platforms":null,"steam_deck":"verified","release_status":"released","release_date":"2015-12-05","genres":["action","shooter","roguelike"],"steam_app_id":242680,"wikidata_qid":"Q21775834"},"sources":[{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/242680/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_coop","free_to_play","genres"],"notes":{"local_coop":"User tags include Local Co-Op and Local Multiplayer.","free_to_play":"Steam sells the game for $11.99. Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, itch.io and GOG all sell it for a price, and no free edition was found. Demos, trials, guest passes and platform sharing do not count.","genres":"The store text calls it a roguelike-like top-down shooter, and the tags include Action Roguelike and Roguelite."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=242680&cc=us&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_app_id","local_coop","release_status","release_date","platforms","free_to_play"],"notes":{"local_coop":"Categories include Shared/Split Screen Co-op.","release_status":"Steam lists the game as available, not as coming soon or in early access.","release_date":"Steam shows Dec 5, 2015.","platforms":"Steam reports Windows, Mac and Linux builds.","free_to_play":"Steam marks the game as not free."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/saleaction/ajaxgetdeckappcompatibilityreport?nAppID=242680&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_deck"],"notes":{"steam_deck":"Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/242680/view/499465877188511075","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["max_players_local","release_date"],"notes":{"max_players_local":"Vlambeer's Update #100 post of 2025-12-05 says the game now supports up to 4 player local co-op. The Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo and itch.io pages still list two players, so the 4 is confirmed for the Steam build only. The highest official cap is used.","release_date":"The post is titled as the 10 year anniversary on December 5th, 2025, which agrees with a December 5, 2015 launch."}},{"url":"https://github.com/YAL-Game-Tools/bits-of-nuclear-throne/blob/main/Changelog.md","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["max_players_local"],"notes":{"max_players_local":"The changelog that Vlambeer's post links to repeats that the game now supports up to 4-player local co-op."}},{"url":"https://nuclearthrone.com/","kind":"official_site","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_coop","genres"],"notes":{"local_coop":"Page says you can play alone or with a friend in the local co-op mode.","genres":"The maker calls it an action roguelike-like."}},{"url":"https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/nuclear-throne/9PCCFDH6LMQJ","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["platforms","max_players_local","free_to_play"],"notes":{"platforms":"The Play with section lists Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.","max_players_local":"Capabilities list Xbox local co-op for two players. This page does not mention the 4 player update.","free_to_play":"Xbox sells the game for a price."}},{"url":"https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/216698","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["platforms","max_players_local","free_to_play"],"notes":{"platforms":"The paid PS4 product says the game is playable on PS5. PS5 is compatible playback rather than a separate native edition.","max_players_local":"The product lists 1-2 players. This page does not mention the 4 player update.","free_to_play":"PlayStation sells the game for $11.99."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nuclear-throne-switch/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["platforms","max_players_local","free_to_play"],"notes":{"platforms":"Nintendo sells the Switch edition and marks Switch 2 as supported, with behavior consistent with Switch. Switch 2 play is backward compatibility, not a separate edition.","max_players_local":"A single system supports one to two players. This page does not mention the 4 player update.","free_to_play":"Nintendo sells the game for a price."}},{"url":"https://vlambeer.itch.io/nuclear-throne","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["max_players_local","free_to_play"],"notes":{"max_players_local":"Lists local multiplayer with a player count of one to two. This page does not mention the 4 player update.","free_to_play":"itch.io sells the game from 11.99 EUR."}},{"url":"https://www.gog.com/en/game/nuclear_throne","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["genres"],"notes":{"genres":"GOG lists the genres Shooter, Action and Roguelike."}},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21775834","kind":"wikidata","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["wikidata_qid","genres","release_date"],"notes":{"genres":"P136 lists shoot 'em up, roguelite, bullet hell, action game and third-person shooter.","release_date":"P577 has 2015-12-05 and an earlier date of 2014-03-09 that is not labelled. Steam and the maker's anniversary post point to 2015-12-05 as the launch."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/nuclear_throne","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_screen"],"notes":{"local_screen":"Review of 2019-04-09 says the game has a letterboxed view, and that adding another player makes the screen chaotic and messy. This describes one view shared by both players. Steam and Xbox only say shared/split screen."}}],"updated":"2026-10-28"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://gamecrave.app/api"}}