Planned Release Date: Q1 2026

About This Game

NUCLEAR DESIGN BUREAU is a sandbox engineering game where you design and test nuclear weapons.

You are the Chief Engineer of a secret Soviet design bureau. The State gives you a target, a budget, and a warehouse full of dangerous materials. It is your job to build a device that gets the job done.

How it Works:

• Receive Directive: Read the State's technical requirements. Design a fission primary? Optimize a thermonuclear secondary? Achieve a specific yield with limited uranium?

• Design: Paint materials directly onto the blueprint grid. Place explosives, steel casings, and nuclear fuel.

• Simulate: Hit the red button. Watch your design detonate in slow-motion physics.

• Refine: Did it fizzle? Did you blow up the wrong thing? Tweak your design and try again.

Features:

• Realistic Physics: Shockwaves, heat, and radiation are all simulated in real-time.

• Campaign Mode: 30+ missions ranging from simple demolition to advanced thermonuclear theory.

• Creative Freedom: Solve puzzles your way. Build a precision shaped charge or just use more dynamite.

• Sandbox: Unlocked mode with unlimited resources. Build the biggest bomb your computer can handle.

“The atom is not a soldier, Comrade. It is a force of nature. We merely tell it where to go.”

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game depicts the design and testing of nuclear weapons. While there is no graphic violence against humans, the themes of nuclear proliferation and mass destruction are treated with a serious tone appropriate for a mature audience.