<s>
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
is	O
a	O
bullet	O
hell	O
roguelike	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Vlambeer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
prototypes	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
distributed	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
early	O
access	O
program	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
shooter	O
roguelike	O
game	O
with	O
bullet	O
hell	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
daily	O
and	O
weekly	O
challenge	O
modes	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
others	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
score	O
(	O
determined	O
by	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
kills	O
in	O
the	O
playthrough	O
)	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
set	O
of	O
randomly	O
generated	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
progresses	O
through	O
the	O
linear	O
level	O
structure	O
until	O
level	O
7-3	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
the	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
,	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
has	O
been	O
discussed	O
amongst	O
the	O
community	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
minimal	O
contributions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
called	O
mutants	O
,	O
of	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
have	O
collected	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
travelling	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Veer	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
animated	O
Vlambeer	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Crate	I-Application
Box	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
to	O
contribute	O
art	O
to	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Jukio	O
Kallio	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
composed	O
for	O
several	O
previous	O
Vlambeer	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
game	O
jam	O
the	O
two	O
created	O
a	O
game	O
called	O
Wasteland	O
Kings	O
which	O
later	O
became	O
the	O
prototype	O
to	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
was	O
created	O
in	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Maker	I-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
before	O
transitioning	O
to	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Maker	I-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
to	O
develop	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
,	O
a	O
decision	O
the	O
team	O
later	O
found	O
cumbersome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
’s	O
development	O
was	O
secondary	O
to	O
their	O
other	O
project	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Luftrausers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
often	O
found	O
themselves	O
progressively	O
adding	O
new	O
features	O
before	O
considering	O
taking	O
the	O
game	O
seriously	O
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
development	O
took	O
2.5	O
years	O
,	O
beginning	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
and	O
releasing	O
into	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
PAX	O
Prime	O
2013	O
Vlambeer	O
showed	O
off	O
the	O
prototype	O
for	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Wasteland	O
Kings	O
,	O
with	O
five	O
of	O
the	O
twelve	O
characters	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
prototype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
to	O
early	O
access	O
,	O
this	O
prototype	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
public	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
Mojam	O
tradition	O
of	O
livestreaming	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
continue	O
livestreaming	O
their	O
progress	O
for	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
which	O
was	O
a	O
development	O
process	O
they	O
later	O
dubbed	O
“	O
Performative	O
Game	O
Development	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rami	O
noticed	O
a	O
significant	O
boost	O
in	O
exposure	O
when	O
other	O
live	O
streamers	O
on	O
the	O
Twitch	O
platform	O
were	O
interacting	O
with	O
and	O
playing	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vlambeer	O
announced	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	B-Device
releases	O
at	O
the	O
December	O
2015	O
PlayStation	O
Experience	O
keynote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
of	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
is	O
permanently	O
set	O
to	O
4:3	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
industry	O
standard	O
16:9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Vlambeer	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
subscription	O
box	O
company	O
,	O
IndieBox	O
,	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
of	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
limited	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
included	O
a	O
themed	O
USB	O
drive	O
with	O
DRM-free	O
game	O
file	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
key	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
custom-designed	O
collectibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
has	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
scoring	O
82/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
89/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexander	O
Chatziioannou	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
is	O
impeccably	O
presented	O
and	O
tightly	O
designed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
is	O
an	O
enjoyably	O
tough	O
run-and-gun	O
with	O
tons	O
of	O
energy	O
and	O
variety	O
to	O
justify	O
hours	O
and	O
hours	O
of	O
replays.	O
"	O
</s>
