Nuclear Epoch launches on Steam, with a 15% discount and Demo progress carryover?

On June 25, 2026, Nuclear Era launched on Steam with a 15% launch discount, and its free demo save files carry over to the full release. The multiplayer fantasy RPG shooter mixes hardcore extraction, open-world base building, weapon DIY, and a Steam-market-linked economy.

The game’s main loop splits between building up the open world and raiding for loot. In the open world, you can build a hideout and develop crops, livestock, technology, and NPC housing, so the home base is part of the progression rather than a side feature. For players who want more to do between raids, that gives the game a different rhythm from extraction shooters that live or die on gunfights alone.

The extraction side is simple enough: there are five randomly generated extraction dungeons, and if you die, you lose the gear you brought in.

Weapons also use a material-based crafting system, so fire materials boost attack power, and weapons gain combat experience through use. That makes progression feel more layered than in a pure hardcore extraction game.

There’s also a real economy angle. Bosses can drop Steam inventory items, which can be sold on the Steam Market or exchanged through the in-game merchant system.

The game also lets you tame wasteland mutants as pets, then breed them selectively and pass on their genes, which adds another long-term system to the mix.

If you want to try it without committing, the free demo is the safest place to start. With the current 15% limited-time discount and save carryover to the full release, Nuclear Era makes a straightforward case for a test run.