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ActionAdventureSimulationStrategyComedyFunnyOnline Co-OpCharacter CustomizationMultiplayer

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Steam Next Fest October 2026Most played demos #18Most reviewed demos #17Demo review score rank #30Analysis of demo reviews Full game page →

Game description

Run a barely-stable nuclear reactor with your friends in this online co-op physics chaos game. Fix broken systems, manage radiation, survive power outages, and prevent a total meltdown before everything goes horribly wrong.

Basic info

DeveloperMeltdown Games
PublisherDuhndal
PlatformsWindows
Release dateOct 19, 2026
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 or 11
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-4590
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Storage1 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 104 reviews from the past 1 year

81.7/ 100

Steam rating: Very Positive (91%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 28, 2026)

A chaotic co-op job keeping a reactor running, Meltdown Crew (Demo) scores 81.7 from 104 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

53 reviews say it is fun despite the chaos, and some call it a cool concept they would happily play again or buy. 34 praise playing with friends, describing teamwork, constant communication and shouting at each other over the phones. Multiplayer appears in 51% of analyzed reviews and scores +3.2. A few also like the art style.

👎 Where it falls short

29 reviews report bugs, such as a cart that disappears, a coolant room that stays flooded, fuel rods glitching in doors and freezes when loading in. Tech & Support appears in 43% of analyzed reviews and scores −1.1. 8 say it is poorly optimized, with the CPU running at full load and some forced onto low settings. 6 find the controls unresponsive, citing awkward object handling, a frustrating cooling wheel and hotkeys that fail on some keyboard layouts. Gameplay scores −0.9, and Content Volume scores −1.7.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fun times with friends despite chaos” · 53 reviews
“had fun playing with 3 people on small map” · 34 reviews
“cart disappeared, coolant room stayed flooded, control rod velocity exploit bug” · 29 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 24% of reviews

Controls & feel -2.89 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “object handling felt awful, controls unresponsive” · 6 reviews

Progression 4% · Difficulty 11% · Onboarding 7% · Freedom 1% · Strategy 1%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

World +3.00 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 0% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 12% of reviews

Variety -2.67 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “gameplay loop can be quite repetitive” · 3 reviews

Volume 6% · Replayability 0%

Graphics, art style, music and sound

Not enough data — only 9% of reviews mention this.

Visuals +1.80 · Graphics, art style, and animation

Audio 5%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 51% of reviews

Playing together +3.44 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “had fun playing with 3 people on small map” · 34 reviews
Negative “absolute horror to play with girlfriend, co-op broken” · 2 reviews

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 3%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 4% of reviews

Balance -0.07 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 0% · Matchmaking 1%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 43% of reviews

Stability -0.94 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “cart disappeared, coolant room stayed flooded, control rod velocity exploit bug” · 29 reviews

Performance 12% · Developer support 3%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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