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BYTEPATH

a327ex · 2018-02-23

Steam

ActionCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 23, 2018 (Linux), Feb 23, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

BYTEPATH is a replayable arcade shooter with a focus on build theorycrafting. Use a massive skill tree, many classes and ships to create your own builds and defeat an ever increasing amount of enemies.

BYTEPATH is an Action, Casual, Indie, RPG game released in 2018, priced at $1.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 316 reviews).

1
playing now
92%
positive of 316 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$1.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (61 reviews).
  • · Top 25% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 7.9k–19k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 316 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.39 at Steam (2023-06-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $1.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
616120182026Week of 2018-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
60Feb 2018Jun 2021Feb 2018 — avg 6 · peak 84Mar 2018 — avg 3 · peak 16Apr 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6May 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Jun 2018 — avg 1 · peak 9Jul 2018 — avg 1 · peak 7Aug 2018 — avg 0 · peak 4Sep 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Oct 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2018 — avg 1 · peak 8Dec 2018 — avg 1 · peak 9Jan 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2019 — avg 0 · peak 4Apr 2019 — avg 0 · peak 4May 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Jun 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Aug 2019 — avg 0 · peak 4Sep 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Oct 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Dec 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2020 — avg 1 · peak 6Mar 2020 — avg 0 · peak 2Apr 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Sep 2020 — avg 0 · peak 3Oct 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Nov 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Dec 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 10

▲ +1 avg players vs prior month — Jun 2021

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$0.392018-02-242026-07-092018-02-24 — best price $1.992018-07-05 — best price $1.992018-11-01 — best price $1.992018-11-27 — best price $1.992019-01-03 — best price $1.992019-07-09 — best price $1.992019-11-01 — best price $1.992019-12-03 — best price $1.992020-01-02 — best price $1.992020-03-24 — best price $4.992020-12-22 — best price $0.492021-02-11 — best price $0.492022-11-22 — best price $0.492023-03-16 — best price $0.492023-06-29 — best price $0.392023-11-21 — best price $0.552023-12-21 — best price $0.552024-03-14 — best price $0.552024-06-27 — best price $0.992024-11-27 — best price $0.552024-12-19 — best price $0.552025-03-13 — best price $0.552025-06-26 — best price $0.552025-12-18 — best price $0.552026-03-19 — best price $0.552026-06-25 — best price $0.692026-07-09 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
87.8%
earned "10K Fighter"
12.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9656%40

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

Player tags

2DRPGIndieRetroActionCasualSci-fiTypingRelaxingTop-Down

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.