Nuclear Dawn

Nuclear Dawn combines first-person combat with real-time strategy in a single gameplay model. You can fight as an infantry soldier in a war-torn, post-apocalyptic landscape modelled on modern cities, or command your team from above the battlefield.

Fight as infantry

As a soldier, you take on objectives as armoured, assault or stealth infantry. Each faction has four classes with different kit loadouts, and the game has over three dozen weapons across ten distinct load-outs. Combat is fast and unforgiving, with weapons that place more emphasis on skill and tactics than on twitch reflexes or memorizing maps.

Command the battlefield

As commander, you organize players into squads and assign tactical objectives. You plan resource routes and structure production, use terrain and resource-point locations to block enemy advances, and research technologies to improve your soldiers’ capabilities. You can establish forward bases and build from a range of defensive and offensive structures, as well as use advanced abilities to heal your troops or strike enemies.

Factions and battles

The Empire and the Consortium have completely separate approaches to base building. Squad-based battles support 32 players, and the game includes six maps.

Progression and custom maps

The game has 60 ranks, 12 unlocks for each weapon, achievements and gizmos. It supports custom maps through the Steam Workshop, and its Software Development Kit lets the community create custom maps and other content.