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Boomerang X cover art

Boomerang X

DANG! · Devolver Digital · 2021-07-08

SteamGOGEpic Games StoreAmazon

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 08, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 08, 2021 (Nintendo Switch)

Harness the power of a mystical boomerang to fling yourself through the air in this acrobatic arena shooter. Slice, fly, and blast through swarms of evil creatures on an abandoned island with a cryptic past. Stay agile or meet your doom.

1
playing now
95%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Whispers bubble from fresh cracks in the ground, echoing through the abandoned depths and primordial woods. A black flow cuts through stone and threatens to spill once more across the world. The ancient tetraform calls, and with it come unearthly powers. Catapult yourself through the air, use the power drawn from fallen creatures to slow time, and cut through the swarms of dark beings with a razor-edge boomerang. Travel through once bustling locales, sacrificed to hide a myth, and descend the Godpath into the lost realms below. Cleanse these halls and ensure that whatever lies beneath doesn’t(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 30% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 28k–62k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,377 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-75%
Gamesplanet$4.99-75%
Humble Store$4.99-75%
GOG$4.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.44 at GamesPlanet US (2024-04-08)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 81 of 115 observed days · $0.55 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

502026-08-11 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$22.27$4.192021-07-082026-08-302021-07-08 — best price $19.992021-10-18 — best price $11.992021-12-11 — best price $19.992022-02-02 — best price $19.992022-03-21 — best price $11.992022-05-01 — best price $9.992022-06-22 — best price $9.992022-08-14 — best price $9.992022-10-09 — best price $9.992022-11-25 — best price $9.992023-01-02 — best price $16.492023-02-25 — best price $19.992023-04-17 — best price $19.992023-05-23 — best price $9.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-08-18 — best price $9.992023-10-04 — best price $19.992023-12-18 — best price $7.992024-02-07 — best price $7.992024-03-14 — best price $4.992024-04-22 — best price $19.992024-06-10 — best price $4.992024-07-22 — best price $19.992024-09-04 — best price $4.992024-10-19 — best price $19.992024-11-27 — best price $4.992025-01-23 — best price $4.992025-03-10 — best price $4.992025-04-26 — best price $19.992025-06-10 — best price $4.992025-08-05 — best price $4.992025-09-27 — best price $19.992025-11-13 — best price $4.992026-01-21 — best price $19.992026-03-15 — best price $19.992026-05-05 — best price $4.992026-06-17 — best price $4.992026-08-10 — best price $4.992026-08-28 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
95.1%
earned "Boomerang X"
6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,8862%60
Switch (Nintendo)620%0

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

Player tags

3DFPSNinjaActionCombatParkourShooterColorfulStylizedDifficult

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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