Nuclear Dawn


Nuclear Dawn is a post-apocalyptic first-person shooter real-time strategy hybrid video game. It was originally announced in February 2006 as an amateur mod for the Source engine, but in April 2009 was revealed to have become a commercial project, still using Source, aimed at Windows PCs and Mac OS X. It was released on September 26, 2011.

Gameplay

One player on each team is a 'commander', who directs his or her team from an overhead view. The remainder are soldiers who have standard FPS player capabilities. Drivable vehicles were originally planned, however this was cut due to issues.

Development

Nuclear Dawn suffered a protracted development cycle as a mod, leading to criticism that it was vaporware.

Reception

Reviews of the game have been generally favorable, with a Metacritic rating of 71.
Contributing to the Metacritic rating are a GameSpot rating of 7.5/10, Destructoid rating of 8/10, PC Gamer rating of 83/100, and a GameGrin rating of 8/10.