Area 71 • nuclear winter loop

NUCLEARPHOBIA

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5 robots • unique abilities
quantum cat
nuclear adventure

About Nuclearphobia

Story

In Area 71, a reactor failure doesn’t end in an explosion — it begins with one. The city freezes into a nuclear winter, time cracks like glass, and creatures circle the surface that look like aliens… until you realize the invaders behind the “invasions” aren’t coming from space. They’re coming from the future.

Nuclearphobia is a 2D action-adventure platformer where the speed of a firefight meets precision platforming and the satisfaction of solving puzzles. You’ll push through ruined districts, underground laboratories, and places where reality splits into parallel timelines and dimensions. It’s a game about survival — but even more about understanding the rules that keep this zone functioning at all.

You’re not a lone hero here. You operate as a team: human + machine + cat. You switch between them, combine their abilities, and use them in both combat and exploration. You’ll discover and upgrade five experimental flying drones — each with its own specialization, work tempo, and field applications. And alongside them is a quantum cat: a strange ally capable of turning “impossible” into “not yet imaginable.”

What you can expect from the gameplay

  • Precision action platforming: traps, timing-based sequences, situations that demand reflexes, movement control, and strong spatial awareness.
  • Sci‑fi combat: battles against energy-based and technical enemies, plus threats born from anomalies.
  • Item- and interaction-driven puzzles: collect items and use them to unlock paths, solve environmental challenges, and build tactical advantages.
  • Tactically designed bosses: each has at least three forms and requires a deliberate sequence of actions — not “more DPS,” but the right plan (for example: blinding the boss with the right drone, landing a precise shot on a vulnerable component, then closing the phase with a specific weapon).

Two game modes

  • Story Mode — a narrative campaign through Area 71, its secrets, and its time loops.
  • Training Mode — practice and skill-sharpening without story pressure.
  • Economy & exploration: collect coins, shop, gear up, and prepare for what’s next.
  • Geiger counter: a warning system for dangerously irradiated zones — risk can be rewarded, but never by accident.
  • In-world minigames: including arcade-style locations — short activities that break up the pacing, grant rewards, and deepen the city’s atmosphere.
  • Progression and upgrades: expand the abilities of the player and drones, unlocking new ways to fight, solve puzzles, and overcome obstacles.

Nuclearphobia is built so that every new ability is more than just a “key for a door” — it should change how you read space, how you fight, and how you make decisions. Because in a zone where time has looped back on itself, the most valuable currency isn’t coins. It’s information — and every decision you make.

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System Requirements

PC

Minimum

  • Operating system: Windows 10 (64‑bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i3‑6100 / AMD FX‑8350 (or equivalent)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (or equivalent)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended

  • Operating system: Windows 10/11 (64‑bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5‑8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (or equivalent)
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon RX 560 (or equivalent)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 1 GB available space