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,[3] 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.[2]

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Nuclear Dawn
Developer(s)	InterWave Studios
Publisher(s)	Iceberg Interactive
Engine	Source
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows Mac OS X[1] Linux
Release	PC/Mac 26 September 2011[2]
Genre(s)	First-person shooter, real-time strategy
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

Gameplay

One player on each team is a 'commander', who directs the 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.[4][5]

Development

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Nuclear Dawn suffered a protracted development cycle as a mod, leading to criticism that it was vaporware.[6]

Reception

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Reviews of the game have been generally favorable, with a Metacritic rating of 71.[7]

References

External links

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