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Nuclear Design Bureau

Design. Simulate. Detonate. As a junior engineer at the Kurchatov Institute, you design atomic devices to satisfy the demands of the State. A hardcore physics game simulating hydrodynamics, neutron transport, and thermonuclear fusion.

Release date
September 14, 2026
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Design Bureau KB-11
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Design Bureau KB-11
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WARNING! THIS GAME IS IN EARLY ACCESS. IT IS BUGGY AND COMPUTE HEAVY. PLAYERS MAY FACE POTENTIAL BUGS, FREEZES, AND CRASHES.WHILE THIS GAME UTILIZES WEBGPU and ELECTRON, LINUX/PROTON/MACOS ARE NOT OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED YET. THERE IS AN ACTIVE DISCORD COMMUNITY, PLEASE JOIN IF YOU'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS DEVELOPMENT. NUCLEAR DESIGN BUREAU is a hardcore sandbox engineering game where you design and test nuclear devices. You are a junior engineer at the Kurchatov Institute.

The State gives you a target and a warehouse full of dangerous materials. Some directives limit what you are allowed to use. Your job is to build a device that does what the directive asks. This game is built in the open. The campaign, the physics and the tools change based on what players build, where they get stuck, and what they ask for. That is the whole reason it is in Early Access.- Receive a directive: Technical requirements and constraints, with material limits on some jobs.- Measure it by hand: The criticality lab is first person.

Set the core in its cradle, lower the beryllium reflector onto it, and watch the counter on the wall while the live k estimate climbs toward one. Push it too far and the dose lands on your hands, not on a number.- Design: Paint materials straight onto the blueprint grid.…

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★ 7.8/10Steam · 453 ratings
SteamLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

Recommended
dev listens to feedback and is activily working on fixing the game, sure it has issues but there is literally nothing else like it thank…
Recommended
Great fun game! I now know how to design nuclear bombs! I don't know if I should really have this knowledge but I was already…
Not recommended
This game is a mixed bag leaning pretty heavily negatively, I originally didn't see the disclosure about AI-generated content and this review is based off…
Recommended
Did you like the game The Powder Toy? Do you have a passing interest in Nuclear Physics? Do you want to recreate the most powerful…
Recommended
Good game for testing your craziest ideas, they even have wood as a material.
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A surprisingly fun and complex Oppenheimer simulator. Can't wait for the dev to add more stuff!
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Tutorial needs work but otherwise a fun game. Easy to build your own custom builds and play around with what works and what doesn't. Very…
Recommended
It's Megatons of Fun, and I don't regret being on every watchlist there is now. Could use some more drawing tools in the editor, some…

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Recommended
It's Megatons of Fun, and I don't regret being on every watchlist there is now. Could use some more drawing tools in the editor, some…
Recommended
This game tickles my autism in a very funny way and I deeply enjoy it.
Recommended
Way too much fun. The best part is how much information you get all at once. Figuring out what is important, and how to apply…
Recommended
I will preface my review by saying that this game is definitely not for everyone. If you have an inquisitive mind, you're interested in the…
Not recommended
the guided tutorial is either broken or I am very dumb. It begins by telling you + or - a few cells is fine, but…
Not recommended
Cool idea, currently poor execution. Hopefully after a few updates will be worth playing.
Not recommended
This game is a mixed bag leaning pretty heavily negatively, I originally didn't see the disclosure about AI-generated content and this review is based off…

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