[3] The firefighter possesses a hose which is used to extinguish the constantly expanding flames, and can dodge various obstacles such as burning debris and exploding walls.

[1][3] Nuclear Blaze was first conceived at the Ludum Dare game jam, where it was completed and entered into the competition within forty-eight hours, and met with a positive reception.

[3] Developer Sébastien Bénard was originally an employee of Motion Twin, and a leading designer of the studio's title Dead Cells.

Bénard released Nuclear Blaze through his company Deepnight Games, and sought to develop a title that his own child could play.

[3] Jeuxvideo.com praised the artstyle and atmosphere, and appreciated that the game could be played by children and adults, but disliked the short playtime.