Nuclear Throne

About Nuclear Throne

Nuclear Throne is a top-down roguelike shooter by Vlambeer, released in 2015 after a long early access period. The world is a wasteland after humanity has died out, and you play one of a cast of mutants fighting through areas full of bandits, maggots and worse, picking up weapons and choosing a new mutation each time you level up. Runs are fast and deaths are frequent.

The daily run is one of the game's two ranked modes. At 0:00 UTC a new seed is chosen and every player gets the same run. You pick a character, but the start is always plain: the default weapon, no golden weapons, no crown chosen at the start. You get one chance, the restart option is removed, and a calendar icon in the corner shows you are in a daily. The winner is whoever kills the most, not whoever goes furthest.

The daily leaderboards are run on Vlambeer's servers and archived by the volunteer site Thronebutt, which shows each player's mutant, where they died and their kill count. The mode is available in the Steam, Switch and PlayStation versions. It suits players who enjoy short, intense runs and a daily score to beat.

How to play Nuclear Throne

1. Choose Daily from the game's modes; a calendar icon appears in the corner of the screen.
2. Pick a mutant; you start with its default weapon and no crown.
3. Clear each area of enemies, collect ammunition and radiation, and choose a mutation when you level up.
4. Keep going as long as you can: every kill counts toward your score.
5. When you die, your kill count is posted to the day's leaderboard.

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Tips

• The score is kills, not distance, so clearing every enemy matters more than rushing to the exit.
• Crowns that raise enemy numbers, such as the Crown of Blood, are worth more in a daily than in a normal run.
• Kills after you die are not counted, so do not rely on explosions finishing enemies after you fall.

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