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Byte Lynx

Artful Games · 2022-10-12

Steam

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 12, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Byte Lynx is a fast-paced RTS with no units. Build defenses, dismantle your enemy, and steal their buildings in this deeply tactical building combat-based strategy game. Expand your arsenal across a series of diverse levels!

98%
positive of 89 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (36 reviews).
  • · Top 37% of 52,272 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.8k–4.0k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 89 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.09 at Steam (2026-03-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
353520222026Week of 2022-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$3.092022-10-122026-10-082022-10-12 — best price $17.992022-10-19 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $17.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-01-23 — best price $14.992023-01-30 — best price $19.992023-03-16 — best price $14.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-08-28 — best price $4.992023-09-04 — best price $19.992023-11-21 — best price $9.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992023-11-30 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $4.492024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $3.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $3.992024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-11-27 — best price $3.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992024-12-20 — best price $3.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $3.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-06-27 — best price $3.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $3.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $3.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $3.092026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $3.092026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-08-31 — best price $3.092026-09-07 — best price $9.992026-10-01 — best price $3.092026-10-08 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudStatsIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

Player tags

4XPvERTSWarPuzzleSci-fiStrategyTacticalTop-DownAction RTS

Census log

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

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