When comparing Dead Star vs Nuclear Throne, the Slant community recommends Nuclear Throne for most people. In the question“What are the best top down shooters for the PC?” Nuclear Throne is ranked 7th while Dead Star is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose Nuclear Throne is:
While playing the screen will shake and judder around, making for a visceral experience and for those uncomfortable with the shaking there is an option to even turn it down in the settings
Specs
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Pros
Pro Large online community through cross play support
This game is available on PS4 and PC and allows for those playing online to play against one another no matter the platform. This makes for a much larger audience for the online community of the game as it will not be limited by who is on what platform.
Pro Adjustable screen shake
While playing the screen will shake and judder around, making for a visceral experience and for those uncomfortable with the shaking there is an option to even turn it down in the settings
Pro Procedurally generated levels
While always a staple of any roguelike not all roguelites use procedurally generated levels, but this one does, which gives the advantage of a new experience every time the game is played.
Cons
Con Players outside the US may have connection issues
Currently the game is supported by US servers for online play, which means that players in other parts of the world may have connection issues or noticeable lag while playing the game. being that the game focuses on online play this really does diminish the gameplay.
Con Early Access
The game is in Early Access, which means it is still in development and will most likely have missing features as well as bugs.