Nucleares
Update Notes
The first stable version is coming!
We are leaving Beta and Early Access behind, for that reason the currently released game will not be updated with fixes or improvements.
Many thanks to everyone who helped! Whether reporting errors, explaining problems or possible improvements, giving opinions, everything. Thank you very much to all.
The release date of the first stable version (not beta or Early Access) will be very soon.
About the GameATTENTION! We are leaving Beta and Early Access behind, for that reason the currently released game will not be updated with fixes or improvements.
Simulator of Nuclear Reactor, operable by a single person with the help of a Assistant with AI. The reactor is located on an island, secluded from any city. The only way is through the transport company Nucleares built to carry and bring the reactor operator.
You have the reactor at your complete disposal, and the Reactor Assistant, a robot with an Artificial Intelligence made for times of crisis. The world is not ruined, but cities consume more and more energy, so your daily goals will be increasingly difficult to meet if you do not learn to control the core and all systems for generating energy.
Reactor Modules
– Core Room
– Refrigeration Room
– Turbine Hall
– Radioactive Waste Deposit
– Fuel Deposit
– Internal Supply Room
– Cooling Towers
– Primary Control Room
– Secondary Control Room
You will have to learn to operate the Reactor, with the help of the Operational Assistant, and to generate enough power to meet daily or eventual objectives. Each objective won will earn you Prestige and Experience Points. As you accumulate experiences, you will level up, and that will allow you to access more complex challenges.
In addition, Prestige Points can be exchanged for services, such as cleaning up radioactive remains, or for the purchase of fuel blocks, or replacement of protective suits.
You can also use them to improve the skills of the Operational Assistant: initially, it can only help you with the ignition protocol, the fuel change protocol and the alarm and situation status reports. But if you improve AO’s abilities, you can ask him to start the reactor, stabilize it, and even answer for you in case of emergencies.
Each room contains the machines, controls, meters and sensors necessary for its complete operation. Also, underground, the connections are real and must be maintained. A short circuit can leave an entire module without supply or control.
The simulator engine has over 200 parameters visible on a combination of lights, displays, and gauges. In addition, the control has more than 150 switches. Neither is decorative.
In an emergency, you will have to flood the reactor core, or you will have to perform maneuvers with the operational crane. In addition, the rest of the rooms have fire fighting systems. In all cases, you must ensure an internal power supply to solve emergencies.
Game Discussion
Steam User 17
This game is an absolute joy. Coming from a guy that works as an operator at a real powerplant, this game checks every mark. If you dont have any experience with running or controlling powerplants, either in game or IRL. There is a bit of a learning curve. But let me tell you, its so worth it. Rating U235/Th231!
Steam User 9
Start playing game
Get plant running
Everything is fine
Every single possible light and alarm starts flashing
Everything is not too fine
Doors drop down
Loud BOOM
Everything is very very VERY Bad
Now there is no more powerplant
Restart, Repeat cycle
Leave game with a headache as i cannot wrap my brain around nuclear energy and the science behind it
10/10 would play again...
also...why do i taste metal?...
Steam User 8
Exactly what it says on the tin - run a nuclear reactor, deal with electrical demand, plan out maintenance, and upgrade your power plant to meet even bigger demands. Play however you want, be it run the safest and most efficient NPP you can or just see how fast your can get it to melt down or explode (surprisingly takes some skill to do either!).
The simulation of the power plant is quite intricate. Pipes are actually simulated so there's always a bit of lag time to factor in when changing pump speeds or opening/closing valves to seeing results. The chemical module, which I would strongly encourage even new players to use, adds more realistic features to the simulation that require the operator to manage.
The downside is that there's not much in the way of in-game tutorials or resources to help you understand fully how the plant works or how to manage it. A lot of knowledge has been developed by the community. The official Discord is great and very helpful and there are some excellent YouTube guides out there too, But be warned that the game is updated fairly regularly so older guides and resources might not work exactly with the current build of the game.
In the end, I think it's a great game for people with an interest in nuclear power to see if they have what it takes to operate a power plant. But, if you don't come in with at least some basic knowledge of how a nuclear power plant works you might end up feeling more frustrated than anything.
Steam User 7
Game is MEGA overwhelming at first and terrifying. You start at control room and whole room is full of panels, buttons, switches and levers and ofcourse you have no idea what to do and every direction you look, you see just more things you can control and adjust. This is FAAAAAAR away from average simulator game which you just casuall play hour here and there. If you have some real life engineering understanding that helps alot and overall some idea how nuclear powerplant works it helps super much. BUUUUT if you dont and you really want challenge your self Nucleares is game for you. Game has very hand holding tutorial which help you to start your plant and generate power into city grid. You cant fail tutorial cause every step is told for you and everything you shouldnt press is locked. And you get very good basics about operating nuclear powerplant during tutorial. But this is ones of those game like Rimworld where tutorial is like first 100-150h and after that you maybe know basics. Game it self is super fascinating, seems very well made and follows basic real life mechanics. Ones you master this simulator, you can grazz your self of learning new skill into real life. I can happily recommend game and waiting to jump back into it =)
Steam User 7
It practically teaches u everything about a real nuclear power plant (like the control room part of a powerplant) its not completely graphically accurate to a real nuclear reactor but its close enough to make it immersive feeling.
Steam User 5
Still reading documentation and studying schematics. I plan to start playing soon.
Steam User 4
Basically, 300 trillion buttons and switches, 1 person, no coffee to save your soul. Stuff dies and combusts at random, reactor hates you, everything hates you.
One of the best reactor game I have ever played in my time on this timelin- actually, one of the best reactor games I have played in any timeline. EXTREMEY recommend!
Is it chaos? Yes. Do I love it with all my heart? Yes.
Give them your money and play this game.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have 39 alarms to tend to- *explosion*