The Game Census
Boson X cover art

Boson X

Ian MacLarty · Shape Shop · 2014-09-15

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 26, 2013 (Linux), Sep 15, 2014 (Mac), Sep 15, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 25, 2013 (Android), Sep 26, 2013 (iOS)

Boson X is a fast-paced rotational runner set in a particle accelerator.

0
playing now
92%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.49
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 28% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 40k–95k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,583 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.49-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.29 at Steam (2015-09-07) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 11 of 21 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

602026-08-06 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$0.002015-01-012026-08-262015-01-01 — best price $0.002015-06-11 — best price $1.492015-11-02 — best price $2.992016-01-04 — best price $2.992016-11-14 — best price $2.992017-07-05 — best price $2.992018-07-05 — best price $2.992019-01-03 — best price $2.992019-07-09 — best price $2.992020-04-01 — best price $2.992020-12-01 — best price $2.992021-02-15 — best price $2.992021-10-07 — best price $2.992022-01-05 — best price $2.992022-10-06 — best price $2.992023-01-05 — best price $2.992023-08-14 — best price $2.992023-11-21 — best price $2.492024-01-22 — best price $2.492024-03-14 — best price $2.492024-06-27 — best price $2.492024-09-09 — best price $2.492024-11-27 — best price $2.492024-12-19 — best price $2.492025-03-13 — best price $2.492025-05-22 — best price $2.492025-07-24 — best price $1.992025-11-20 — best price $1.992026-01-19 — best price $0.992026-03-19 — best price $0.992026-05-30 — best price $2.492026-07-13 — best price $0.992026-08-26 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
65.6%
earned "Discover Geon"
19.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,27116%18

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

Player tags

ActionArcadeRunnerSci-fiParkourScienceDifficultFast-PacedMinimalistPlatformer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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