Overview

• Vlambeer released a surprise Steam beta on June 25, marking the first major Nuclear Throne update since November 2017.
• Players can opt into the beta by selecting the 'openbeta_win64' branch in Steam's beta settings.
• The beta unveils quality-of-life enhancements that improve performance, visual flexibility and control configuration.
• Vlambeer plans to stabilize the PC build before rolling out improvements to PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One and Switch, with next-generation support unconfirmed.
• After closing in 2020, Vlambeer returned in 2024 under Jan Willem Nijman to preserve and update its classic back catalog.