The Game Census
Armed to the Gears cover art

Armed to the Gears

WS Software · 2020-04-08

Steam

ActionIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 25, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 08, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Control a fully armed Mech and fight through cyberpunk cities, military bases and industrial ruins. Capture and defend territories, build turrets and structures, and wage war against powerful enemies!

1
playing now
63%
positive of 215 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 58% of 10,970 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.3k–9.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 215 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2025-11-27) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
101020182026Week of 2018-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-08-11 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 09:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.99$0.992018-03-192026-03-262018-03-19 — best price $3.592018-07-05 — best price $4.992019-01-03 — best price $4.992019-06-08 — best price $2.992019-11-20 — best price $2.492020-01-02 — best price $4.992020-04-08 — best price $5.392020-10-29 — best price $2.992021-02-11 — best price $2.992021-06-07 — best price $3.592021-07-26 — best price $3.592021-10-28 — best price $2.992021-11-24 — best price $10.792022-01-06 — best price $2.992022-03-07 — best price $2.992022-06-13 — best price $2.992022-07-18 — best price $2.992022-10-31 — best price $2.992022-12-05 — best price $2.992023-02-13 — best price $2.992023-03-27 — best price $2.992023-06-29 — best price $2.992023-08-28 — best price $2.992023-11-21 — best price $2.992023-12-21 — best price $2.992024-04-08 — best price $2.992024-07-01 — best price $2.992024-09-23 — best price $2.992024-11-27 — best price $2.992025-01-06 — best price $2.992025-12-18 — best price $1.242026-03-26 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
57%
earned "Trained Pilot"
12.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3436%15
Switch (Nintendo)40%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RTSMechsActionRobotsSci-fiShooterTop-DownCyberpunkIsometricDystopian

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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