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BARRIER X cover art

BARRIER X

Noclip · HypeTrain Digital · 2016-05-27

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 03, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), May 27, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of BARRIER X!

BARRIER X is an Action, Indie game released in 2016, priced at $0.89, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 2358 reviews).

0
playing now
85%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$0.89
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 21 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 59k–141k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,358 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.22 at GameBillet (2025-04-13) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 31 of 51 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
252520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-14 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 10 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$3.28$0.002016-05-272026-08-282016-05-27 — best price $2.542016-11-23 — best price $0.892017-04-17 — best price $2.992017-10-26 — best price $1.012018-10-15 — best price $1.192019-05-06 — best price $2.992019-08-05 — best price $0.892019-12-03 — best price $2.992020-04-08 — best price $2.992020-12-01 — best price $2.992021-05-31 — best price $2.992021-11-12 — best price $2.992022-02-21 — best price $2.992022-10-10 — best price $0.592023-03-16 — best price $0.592023-08-14 — best price $0.442024-01-22 — best price $2.522024-02-29 — best price $0.892024-04-21 — best price $2.452024-05-13 — best price $0.302024-06-15 — best price $0.362024-07-04 — best price $0.372024-08-03 — best price $2.502024-08-30 — best price $2.572024-10-04 — best price $0.492024-10-28 — best price $0.422024-12-07 — best price $0.422025-03-20 — best price $2.992025-04-18 — best price $0.322025-06-06 — best price $0.332025-08-04 — best price $1.992025-09-17 — best price $2.902026-01-19 — best price $2.992026-03-26 — best price $0.312026-04-27 — best price $0.332026-06-05 — best price $0.452026-08-14 — best price $2.682026-08-28 — best price $0.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

7
achievements tracked
19.2%
earned "Let's start the journey"
7.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,26414%7

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DFunnyIndieMusicActionArcadeCasualRhythmColorfulAdventure

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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