Games like Nuclear Option
Closest overall match: AX:EL - Air XenoDawn (★ 1.7). Highest rated: Barotrauma at ★ 3.8. Quickest to finish: Guns of Icarus Alliance at about 1 hours.
These 25 games score highest on our similarity model for Nuclear Option — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. What ties them together most: Singleplayer, Early Access and Online Co-Op.
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52%
1. AX:EL - Air XenoDawn
Shares Flight, Futuristic and Singleplayer; rated 1.7 higher; about 20h shorter.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 1.7
- Playtime
- 3h
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
51%
2. ΔV: Rings of Saturn
Shares Singleplayer; rated 2.0 higher; about 19h shorter.
- Year
- 2019
- Playtime
- 4h
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
50%
3. Tea Party Simulator 2015
Shares Singleplayer; rated 1.6 higher; about 18h shorter.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 1.6
- Playtime
- 5h
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
49%
4. Cepheus Protocol
Shares Military, War, Early Access and Singleplayer; about 20h shorter.
- Year
- 2020
- Playtime
- 3h
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
-
49%
5. Guns of Icarus Online
Shares Flight, PvP, Online Co-Op and First-Person; rated 2.6 higher; about 19h shorter.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 2.6
- Metacritic
- 64
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 15%
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
48%
6. Guns of Icarus Alliance
Shares Online Co-Op and Singleplayer; rated 2.4 higher; about 22h shorter.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 2.4
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 8%
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
48%
7. We Need to Go Deeper
Shares Early Access and Online Co-Op; rated 3.1 higher; about 20h shorter.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.1
- Playtime
- 3h
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
48%
8. Nimbatus
Shares Early Access and Singleplayer; rated 2.6 higher; about 21h shorter.
- Rating
- ★ 2.6
- Playtime
- 2h
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
48%
9. Knightfall: A Daring Journey
Shares Online PvP, combat, 3D, PvP and Online Co-Op and 2 more tags; rated 2.0 higher; about 22h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2022
- Rating
- ★ 2.0
- Playtime
- 1h
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
-
47%
10. Sons of the Forest
Shares Early Access, Online Co-Op, First-Person and Singleplayer; rated 3.6 higher; about 12h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2024
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Playtime
- 11h
- Finish rate
- 65%
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
47%
11. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
Shares Realistic, PvP and Singleplayer; rated 3.2 higher; about 20h shorter.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 46%
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
47%
12. Orbital Gear
Shares PvP and Singleplayer; rated 2.5 higher; about 20h shorter.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 2.5
- Metacritic
- 59
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 6%
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
47%
13. PROJECT: PLAYTIME
Shares Realistic, 3D, Early Access, Online Co-Op and First-Person; rated 2.8 higher; about 22h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2022
- Rating
- ★ 2.8
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 23%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
-
47%
14. Project Wingman
Shares jet, Military, War and Singleplayer; rated 3.9 higher; about 21h shorter.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 61%
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
47%
15. Barotrauma
Shares Includes level editor, Early Access, Online Co-Op and Singleplayer; rated 3.8 higher; about 19h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2023
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 20%
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
47%
16. Fun with Ragdolls: The Game
Shares 3D, Includes level editor and Singleplayer; rated 1.9 higher; about 22h shorter.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 1.9
- Playtime
- 1h
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
47%
17. Total Tank Simulator
Shares War, Realistic, Online Co-Op, First-Person and Singleplayer; rated 3.2 higher; about 22h shorter.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Playtime
- 1h
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
47%
18. Call to Arms
Shares Military, War, Realistic, Includes level editor and Early Access and 2 more tags; rated 3.0 higher; about 21h shorter.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.0
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 31%
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
47%
19. Century: Age of Ashes
Shares Flight, Online PvP, PvP, Early Access and Online Co-Op; rated 2.9 higher; about 22h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 2.9
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 11%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
-
47%
20. HELLION
Shares Early Access, Online Co-Op, First-Person and Singleplayer; rated 2.1 higher; about 21h shorter.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 2.1
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 5%
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
46%
21. Builders of Egypt: Prologue
Shares War, Realistic, Early Access and Singleplayer; rated 1.9 higher; about 22h shorter.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 1.9
- Playtime
- 1h
- Shared genres
- 14, Indie
-
46%
22. The Watchers: DEVOUR
Shares Stealth, Online Co-Op, First-Person and Singleplayer; rated 3.0 higher; about 20h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 3.0
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 33%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
-
46%
23. The Last Hope
Shares Realistic, 3D and Singleplayer; rated 1.6 higher; about 20h shorter.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 1.6
- Playtime
- 3h
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
46%
24. Interkosmos
Shares Flight, First-Person and Singleplayer; rated 1.8 higher; about 22h shorter.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 1.8
- Playtime
- 1h
- Shared genres
- 4, 14, Indie
-
46%
25. Fantasy Blacksmith
Shares 3D, Early Access and Singleplayer; rated 2.4 higher; about 20h shorter.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 2.4
- Playtime
- 3h
- Shared genres
- 14, Indie
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What is the best game like Nuclear Option?
On our similarity model, AX:EL - Air XenoDawn is the closest match to Nuclear Option — shares Flight, Futuristic and Singleplayer; rated 1.7 higher; about 20h shorter.
Which game like Nuclear Option is rated highest?
Barotrauma holds the highest player rating in this list at 3.8/5 from 196 players.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Nuclear Option on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
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