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Bionic Dues

Arcen Games · 2013-10-08

SteamGOG

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 08, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 08, 2013 (Mac), Oct 08, 2013 (Linux)

Bionic Dues is a tactical, turn-based roguelite with mech customization. Out-think wide-ranging tactical situations featuring robots with bad GPS, terrible aim, insecurity, a lack of focus, a tendency to backstab, and dozens of other maladies to exploit.

Bionic Dues is an Indie, RPG, Strategy game released in 2013, estimated to have 200,000 .. 500,000 owners, priced at $9.99, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (75% of 997 reviews).

1
playing now
75%
positive of 996 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

Robot rebellions should be quelled by the best of the best. When the best of the best are killed... it's up to you. Subdue the uprising in time, or your corporate overlords nuke the city.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 49,562 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 40k–80k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 996 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.49-75%
Humble Store$2.49-75%
Steam$2.49-75%
GOG$2.49-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Coinplay.io (2015-04-24) · bundled 13×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 68 of 120 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520162026Week of 2016-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-14 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1511Oct 2013Mar 2025Oct 2013 — avg 59 · peak 204Jan 2014 — avg 19 · peak 97Apr 2014 — avg 8 · peak 21Jul 2014 — avg 5 · peak 14Oct 2014 — avg 4 · peak 13Jan 2015 — avg 10 · peak 56Apr 2015 — avg 7 · peak 25Jul 2015 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2015 — avg 151 · peak 1,834Jan 2016 — avg 96 · peak 1,456Apr 2016 — avg 14 · peak 36Jul 2016 — avg 14 · peak 43Oct 2016 — avg 8 · peak 23Jan 2017 — avg 8 · peak 21Apr 2017 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2017 — avg 5 · peak 16Oct 2017 — avg 4 · peak 13Jan 2018 — avg 4 · peak 13Apr 2018 — avg 4 · peak 11Jul 2018 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2018 — avg 3 · peak 18Jan 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Apr 2019 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Oct 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Jan 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Oct 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Apr 2021 — avg 1 · peak 3Jul 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Feb 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2022 — avg 1 · peak 6Jan 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Mar 2025 — avg 1 · peak 3

▼ −1 avg players (−36.4%) vs prior month — Mar 2025

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$0.992015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $2.002015-05-18 — best price $9.992015-09-11 — best price $9.992016-02-22 — best price $9.992016-07-25 — best price $1.892016-11-23 — best price $1.992017-05-11 — best price $1.492017-09-26 — best price $9.992018-05-24 — best price $9.992019-01-03 — best price $9.992019-10-22 — best price $2.492020-04-13 — best price $2.492020-06-30 — best price $9.992020-08-12 — best price $8.892020-10-07 — best price $9.992020-11-16 — best price $2.492021-01-28 — best price $8.382021-03-18 — best price $7.342021-05-17 — best price $9.992021-07-15 — best price $2.502021-10-28 — best price $2.492022-01-24 — best price $2.002022-05-26 — best price $8.382022-11-05 — best price $9.992023-02-21 — best price $9.992023-06-30 — best price $2.492023-10-09 — best price $9.992024-01-08 — best price $2.492024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-05-25 — best price $7.892024-08-26 — best price $2.492024-12-12 — best price $9.992025-03-24 — best price $2.492025-07-25 — best price $2.252025-12-04 — best price $9.992026-03-17 — best price $2.502026-06-19 — best price $2.052026-09-09 — best price $9.992026-10-04 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
17.1%
earned "A Rogue With No Points In Subtlety (Casual)"
4.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,3774%220

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

Player tags

RPGIndieMechsRobotsSci-fiStrategyTacticalTop-DownRogue-likeRogue-lite

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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