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Circuit Breakers cover art

Circuit Breakers

Triverske · 2015-11-17

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 16, 2017 (Xbox One), Nov 17, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 17, 2015 (Mac), Nov 17, 2015 (Linux), Jul 25, 2017 (PlayStation 4)

Talented and ferocious weapon experts needed to eliminate a dangerous mechanical menace that threatens the existence of humanity. Up to six positions available. Benefits include traveling the world to eliminate robots.

Circuit Breakers is an Action game released in 2015, priced at $1.39, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (58% of 116 reviews).

0
playing now
58%
positive of 116 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
54/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
3.81★
PlayStation Store rating (42 ratings)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.39
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Far in the future, advances in artificial intelligence have created the first truly sentient robot 'System 2'. Fearing for its safety it escapes into deep space where on a distant planet it begins building a robot army and plotting the inevitable invasion of its former masters.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~0/week).
  • · Review velocity up 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (9 reviews).
  • · Top 37% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 2.9k–7.0k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 116 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.04 at GamersGate (2022-04-18) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 40 of 47 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920152026Week of 2015-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.042015-11-172026-10-102015-11-17 — best price $7.942016-04-04 — best price $9.992016-09-02 — best price $7.992016-12-22 — best price $3.992017-04-19 — best price $3.992017-08-29 — best price $3.992018-01-18 — best price $2.102018-06-04 — best price $2.102018-10-15 — best price $6.992019-01-14 — best price $1.742019-05-10 — best price $2.712019-09-12 — best price $7.992019-12-13 — best price $2.712020-04-10 — best price $1.902020-07-10 — best price $7.342020-10-15 — best price $2.712021-01-15 — best price $7.162021-04-06 — best price $6.992021-08-02 — best price $1.222021-11-04 — best price $1.302022-01-27 — best price $1.742022-05-23 — best price $6.992022-11-29 — best price $6.992023-05-18 — best price $1.392023-09-30 — best price $5.132024-01-06 — best price $5.482024-05-25 — best price $5.482024-11-23 — best price $6.992025-03-04 — best price $5.132025-07-28 — best price $6.992025-11-25 — best price $1.742026-04-20 — best price $6.992026-10-10 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
11.9%
earned "Kill 50,000 Robots"
2.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Leaderboards

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch

Player tags

2DRetroActionArcadeSci-fiShooterTop-DownCyberpunkAction RPGBullet Hell

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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