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Black Widow: Recharged

Adamvision Studios · Atari · 2021-10-28

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 28, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Oct 28, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Oct 28, 2021 (Xbox One), Oct 28, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 28, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 28, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Defend your spider web from an onslaught of bugs in this frenetic revival of the cult classic twin-stick shooter, all while jamming to an infectious original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.

73%
positive of 52 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
58/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
4.34★
PlayStation Store rating (83 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 43% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 57% of 21,113 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.0k–2.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 52 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-80%
Microsoft Store$1.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2026-07-13) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 34 of 63 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4420212026Week of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$1.992021-10-282026-09-282021-10-28 — best price $9.992022-01-12 — best price $7.342022-02-05 — best price $7.342022-03-09 — best price $7.342022-04-24 — best price $7.342022-05-13 — best price $7.342022-06-13 — best price $8.992022-07-16 — best price $7.342022-08-07 — best price $7.342022-08-29 — best price $7.342022-09-11 — best price $7.342022-10-21 — best price $7.342022-11-21 — best price $8.992022-12-22 — best price $4.992023-06-23 — best price $3.992023-08-30 — best price $8.892023-11-01 — best price $3.992024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-02-12 — best price $4.992024-03-14 — best price $4.992024-04-13 — best price $7.342024-06-08 — best price $7.342024-07-19 — best price $9.992024-09-02 — best price $4.992024-10-21 — best price $4.492024-11-28 — best price $7.342025-01-12 — best price $9.992025-02-25 — best price $8.992025-04-26 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-09-18 — best price $9.992025-10-27 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $2.992026-02-20 — best price $9.992026-04-13 — best price $9.992026-06-17 — best price $2.492026-08-21 — best price $1.992026-09-28 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Player tags

2D1980sRetroActionArcadeCombatShooterColorfulStylizedMinimalist

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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