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BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE cover art

BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE

Awe Interactive · 2020-09-15

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 05, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Sep 15, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 05, 2021 (Xbox One), Sep 08, 2022 (Nintendo Switch)

BPM is a rhythm-action FPS rogue-like where you must shoot, jump and dodge to the beat of an epic rock soundtrack. Delve into a randomly generated dungeon where one missed note can lead to your death. Gain game-changing abilities and loot powerful weaponry to defeat your ancient enemy: Nidhogg.

31
playing now
90%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
63/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

31 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

BPM: Bullets Per Minute is a roguelike rhythmic first-person shooter developed and published by Awe Interactive. The game incorporates elements from rhythm games and roguelikes. It was released for Microsoft Windows in September 2020, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in October 2021, and for Nintendo Switch in September 2022.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 31 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 188 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~24/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,893 reviews).
  • · Top 10% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 228k–514k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,420 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.19-74%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.19-74%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2023-03-16) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 21 of 38 observed days · $0.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.7k1.7k20202026Week of 2020-09-01: 1,741 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 590 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,176 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3162026-08-06 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 19 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 14 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 21 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 22 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 18 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 16 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 21 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 18 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 16 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 14 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 14 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 19 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 10 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 14 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 22 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 17 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 31 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$4.992020-09-152026-08-302020-09-15 — best price $17.992020-11-23 — best price $13.392021-01-08 — best price $13.392021-03-16 — best price $19.992021-05-14 — best price $13.392021-07-24 — best price $19.992021-11-01 — best price $19.992021-12-16 — best price $11.992022-02-14 — best price $9.992022-04-19 — best price $19.992022-07-26 — best price $9.992022-09-30 — best price $10.002022-12-13 — best price $8.002023-02-13 — best price $7.992023-04-04 — best price $7.992023-07-18 — best price $7.992023-11-06 — best price $4.992023-12-13 — best price $4.992024-01-25 — best price $4.992024-03-14 — best price $4.992024-04-25 — best price $4.992024-07-18 — best price $19.992024-08-26 — best price $4.992024-11-22 — best price $5.002025-01-11 — best price $19.992025-06-16 — best price $19.992025-09-22 — best price $19.992025-10-21 — best price $4.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-27 — best price $4.992026-07-24 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $5.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7172026-05-31 — 15 pageviews2026-06-03 — 20 pageviews2026-06-06 — 30 pageviews2026-06-09 — 24 pageviews2026-06-12 — 13 pageviews2026-06-15 — 26 pageviews2026-06-18 — 25 pageviews2026-06-21 — 29 pageviews2026-06-24 — 16 pageviews2026-06-27 — 21 pageviews2026-06-30 — 29 pageviews2026-07-03 — 19 pageviews2026-07-06 — 13 pageviews2026-07-09 — 29 pageviews2026-07-12 — 17 pageviews2026-07-15 — 29 pageviews2026-07-18 — 16 pageviews2026-07-21 — 16 pageviews2026-07-24 — 18 pageviews2026-07-27 — 11 pageviews2026-07-30 — 18 pageviews2026-08-02 — 23 pageviews2026-08-05 — 16 pageviews2026-08-08 — 8 pageviews2026-08-11 — 22 pageviews2026-08-14 — 19 pageviews2026-08-17 — 16 pageviews2026-08-20 — 16 pageviews2026-08-23 — 13 pageviews2026-08-26 — 17 pageviews2026-08-28 — 12 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
59.9%
earned "Asgard"
8.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)11,1533%28
PS4 (PlayStation)4067%29
Xbox One (Xbox)1983%28
Switch (Nintendo)110%0

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

Player tags

FPSIndieMusicActionRhythmShooterAdventureDifficultRock MusicRogue-like

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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