Nuclear Blaze
Deepnight Games · 2021 · 2D Platformer, Atmospheric, Exploration, Mystery, Action-Adventure
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About Nuclear Blaze
The world is burning.
Well, not exactly, but the whole region is.
As a trained firefighter, you're being air-dropped right in the middle of this hell blaze to investigate and look for survivors. But the unexpected presence of an unknown military facility might somewhat affect your plans.
- A unique 2D firefighting game with all the devastating backdrafts, exploding walls and sprinklers you could expect.
- Smooth "signature" controls and gameplay from the guy who was in charge on Dead Cells.
- An action/adventure game crafted with love and attention to details.
- Use your fire hose carefully to keep the blaze under control and progress through the facility.
- Dedicated "Kid mode" designed for very young kids (~3 years old and more), with specific level design, rules and gameplay... while still featuring firefighters, helicopters and trucks!
- Not a roguelite/like/vania this time!
- Unravel the true story of Site 16 and A-█████. Access to these informations may require authorization clearance ████ and ██.
Following the path of Celeste, Nuclear Blaze also offers some fine-tuning of difficulty by allowing players to adjust some rules to their needs. There's no Easy or Hard mode, but you can consider the default settings as being quite difficult.
Making your gamer life easier is fine, it's about having fun, so feel free to adjust your in-game settings.
Nuclear Blaze first started as a game jam entry for Ludum Dare. It was created in 48h and received lots of positive feedback and support from everyone :)
My first intention was to create a game my 3yrs old boy could play, as he is a big fan of firefighters. Obviously, the game became more and more complex and quickly turned out to be too difficult for him: I then decided to add a specific "Kid mode".
The Kid Mode is a special mode in the game, designed with young players in mind, featuring specific rules:
- Specific levels meant to be easy to explore,
- You can't die,
- Water is infinite,
- Water is auto-aimed,
- Controls are simplified.
- Helicopters and trucks everywhere, because kids love them.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Nuclear Blaze is praised for its unique firefighting platformer concept, beautiful art style, engaging atmosphere, and polished gameplay that works well as a 2D platforming experience with an intriguing mystery story. The main complaint across reviews is that the game feels too short for its asking price, though players note it becomes more reasonably priced on sale, and there's a suggestion for adding Arabic language support.
The Overwhelmingly Positive reviews don't lie. Nuclear Blaze is a true hidden gem and a wonderfully unique, perfectly paced mix of platforming, logic, and firefighting action that feels like a Metroidvania meets Super Mario Sunshine via Burning Rangers. Well worth the price of admission.
I’ve long had a soft spot for games that simulated firefighting. Something about the putting out of fires is pleasing, similar to the itch Powerwash Simulator scratches I guess. In any case, Nuclear Blaze is here to scratch that itch too, but with a platformer vibe going on. It’s a short and sweet game, but dense with gameplay, secrets to find (cats), and a “hold my beer mode” (basically a new game plus). I loved it, no surprise it came from a dev who worked on Dead Cells.
I absolutely loved this one! It was very unique and enjoyable, definitely something special. I played it on 65% difficulty (the standard) but felt it was a bit too easy by the end. I haven't played through NG+ as recommended on here but I'll get around to it eventually. I do absolutely recommend this one on a sale at least. 9/10
I wish it was longer and more fleshed-out, but what it has is still worth your time
This game has no business hitting this hard. Phenomenal experience!
Starts out as a fairly simple fire-based action puzzler. But you beat it once and it unlocks the real game mode called "Hold my beer" where the game really shines.
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