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Bionic Commando: Rearmed cover art

Bionic Commando: Rearmed

Capcom · 2009-07-28

SteamXbox

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Aug 14, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 14, 2008 (PlayStation 3), Aug 13, 2008 (Xbox 360)

Classic side-scrolling gameplay is reporting back for duty with Bionic Commando Rearmed, a remake of the classic NES game, out now on PC.20 years after the 8-bit classic was released, Bionic Commando Rearmed recreates the world of the original with a complete "2.5D" visual revamp.

Bionic Commando: Rearmed is a 2009 Action game priced at $3.19, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (60% of 1167 reviews).

0
playing now
60%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
66/100
IGDB user rating (22 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$3.19
steam price (US)

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

Bionic Commando Rearmed is an enhanced remake of the 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System version of Bionic Commando. It was developed by Grin and published by Capcom for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade, and was released in August 2008. The BlackBerry version was developed and published by Beeline Interactive and released on April 23, 2009. The remake serves as a prelude to the 2009 video game Bionic Commando.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 39 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 86% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 27,727 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 47k–93k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,168 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$3.07-69%
Humble Store$3.19-68%
IndieGala$3.19-68%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.11 at AllYouPlay (2019-09-02) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 146 of 184 observed days · $1.96 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.472015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $1.992015-12-22 — best price $1.992017-01-19 — best price $1.992018-05-04 — best price $9.992018-12-24 — best price $9.992019-06-03 — best price $2.002019-12-02 — best price $1.992020-03-23 — best price $9.992020-06-13 — best price $8.892020-08-28 — best price $9.992020-10-25 — best price $8.992021-01-10 — best price $8.992021-03-19 — best price $9.992021-05-30 — best price $8.992021-09-12 — best price $8.192021-12-07 — best price $2.002022-03-07 — best price $1.792022-05-30 — best price $9.992022-08-27 — best price $1.682022-11-08 — best price $9.992023-01-23 — best price $1.692023-04-24 — best price $1.642023-07-13 — best price $2.002023-09-18 — best price $1.742023-12-07 — best price $9.992024-03-17 — best price $3.202024-05-25 — best price $8.692024-08-19 — best price $2.592024-10-30 — best price $5.842024-12-23 — best price $2.572025-02-11 — best price $2.692025-04-30 — best price $2.902025-07-03 — best price $2.422025-09-10 — best price $3.492025-11-24 — best price $2.492026-01-31 — best price $9.992026-05-21 — best price $3.112026-07-16 — best price $9.992026-09-08 — best price $3.202026-10-14 — best price $3.07
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

93242026-05-31 — 46 pageviews2026-06-04 — 43 pageviews2026-06-08 — 39 pageviews2026-06-12 — 51 pageviews2026-06-16 — 39 pageviews2026-06-20 — 71 pageviews2026-06-24 — 48 pageviews2026-06-28 — 50 pageviews2026-07-02 — 61 pageviews2026-07-06 — 58 pageviews2026-07-10 — 55 pageviews2026-07-14 — 55 pageviews2026-07-18 — 51 pageviews2026-07-22 — 49 pageviews2026-07-26 — 54 pageviews2026-07-30 — 31 pageviews2026-08-03 — 51 pageviews2026-08-07 — 55 pageviews2026-08-11 — 42 pageviews2026-08-15 — 61 pageviews2026-08-19 — 50 pageviews2026-08-23 — 34 pageviews2026-08-27 — 64 pageviews2026-08-31 — 42 pageviews2026-09-04 — 54 pageviews2026-09-08 — 54 pageviews2026-09-12 — 58 pageviews2026-09-16 — 93 pageviews2026-09-20 — 52 pageviews2026-09-24 — 38 pageviews2026-09-28 — 47 pageviews2026-10-02 — 29 pageviews2026-10-06 — 46 pageviews2026-10-10 — 39 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenPartial Controller SupportRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Italian, German;, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)8,0022%12
PS3 (PlayStation)5,0205%12
Xbox 360 (Xbox)1,2184%12

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

Player tags

2D2.5DCo-opRetroActionArcadeRemakeDifficultOld SchoolPlatformer

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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