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Balacera Brothers cover art

Balacera Brothers

Merso Entertainment · 2020-07-10

Steam

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person, Side view

Releases: Jul 10, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Inspired by classic titles like Contra and Sunset Riders, Balacera Brothers is a retro run n' gun game full of color, energetic music, and fast-paced action.

Balacera Brothers is a 2020 Action game priced at $4.99, estimated to have 0 .. 20,000 owners, with a Positive review sentiment (94% of 34 reviews).

94%
positive of 34 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

Crime ran rampant through the streets, but Harold and Benny played every club and dive to spread that sweet sound of music to every ear that could hear. However... Crime breeds fear, and fear feeds the dark. The ghosts and ghasts reach out and eat more than the boys can beat! If sound can't stop these bad bones, maybe a little balacera can...(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 61% of 26,103 Action games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3320202026Week of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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