Radiation, turns out, is good for you and your brethren... the true children of the weak and strong force that have inherited the earth but you want something more... a seat of power to call your own and for that you must play the game of the glowing throne.

Are you rad enough to get it?

when i got this i wanted to have a session-based quick fix roguelike-like game i can just hop in and play in short bursts

but this ♥♥♥♥♥♥ is less like enter the gungeon and more like crack cocaine
i feel like a little baby discovering crimsonland again, this game kicks my ass and i'm kinda happy with that ngl

Been eyeing this game ever since I saw a friend play it in school a few years ago, finally decided to give it a try.
One of the first things I noticed about this game was just how quickly you progress through the levels, unlike other roguelike/lites, doesn't feel like a huge drag or waste of time when you die, it's so fast paced, yet so fluid, you can't help but want to play another run. Think Enter The Gungeon, but on crack, tho maybe not a fair comparison(?) as Nuclear Throne is older than Gungeon, but if you're wondering on my opinions, I prefer Nuclear Throne by a significant margin, specific gameplay differences are things like how taking damage is a lot more forgiving as you can get heals more frequently, but it's equally as punishing, such as many things in the game being able to deal half your HP worth of damage, or even outright one-shot you, it's just the kind of style I'd much prefer, because I don't have to stress over whether or not I should restart because I already took a hit early on.

Was a pleasant surprise to find out that the banger OST for this game was composed by THE Jukio Kallio (The guy responsible for the Fall Guys OST, and Evil Factory OST, if anyone even remembers that game).
Sound design is fantastic as well, the guns are so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ loud, and rightfully so! The characters speak their own official language as well which is hilarious.

I don't have too much to say other than, the fact this game just has so much love and charm thrown into it, the character designs are awesome and funny, there's a surprising amount of lore too, like, this is what games are like when developers remember to prioritise "fun", like, everything about this game is just so FUN, occasionally maybe deaths might feel cheap or annoying but I feel like it's still just a matter of learning the mechanics properly, not play recklessly, and just to "git gud", whenever I die because I accidentally shot a grenade launcher as a rat rushes too close, I can only blame myself lmao.

Other roguelikes I've come across, a lot of them feel like they have some extremely sweaty and just overall masochistic level of difficulty in terms of achievements, but when I look at this game, it honestly doesn't look that bad... famous last words, but I'm having so much fun with it, I can actually imagine this being a game I could 100% in the future. 27 hours, I've beat the throne, looped, and got eyes' C skin... (the GOAT BTW) I'd hope I'm at least decent!

Honestly, still a very underrated game, and still receiving love from the developers even 10 years after! It's a shame I feel as though it's overshadowed by many other popular titles. Give this game a go, it's worth every bit!