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CPU Invaders

Microblast Games · SA Industry · 2017-02-17

Steam

CasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 17, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Invaders are living inside your computer. You shouldn't let that happen! Interact with your desktop while playing, watch Youtube videos, chat with your friends and more! CPU Invaders overlaps the game itself with your computer screen.

2
playing now
83%
positive of 762 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (59 reviews).
  • · Top 24% of 9,562 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 19k–46k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 762 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.28 at Steam (2022-11-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 9 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
525220172026Week of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-08-12 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$0.282017-02-182026-07-232017-02-18 — best price $2.242017-04-03 — best price $2.992017-06-22 — best price $0.502017-11-01 — best price $2.992017-12-19 — best price $0.992018-02-19 — best price $0.492018-07-14 — best price $0.492018-11-01 — best price $0.992019-02-04 — best price $0.492019-06-25 — best price $0.492019-10-12 — best price $0.992019-12-09 — best price $0.492020-03-06 — best price $0.992020-07-10 — best price $0.492020-11-02 — best price $0.992020-12-22 — best price $0.492021-02-15 — best price $0.992021-06-24 — best price $0.492021-10-19 — best price $0.992021-12-22 — best price $0.492022-03-25 — best price $0.992022-06-23 — best price $0.492022-09-17 — best price $0.992022-11-30 — best price $0.282023-01-25 — best price $0.992023-04-09 — best price $0.282023-11-08 — best price $0.492024-01-19 — best price $4.992024-04-02 — best price $0.492024-07-11 — best price $4.992024-09-10 — best price $24.992025-01-18 — best price $1.492025-04-04 — best price $29.992025-08-25 — best price $2.992025-10-22 — best price $29.992026-02-19 — best price $1.492026-04-18 — best price $29.992026-07-23 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
5.5%
earned "1"
3.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,76839%13

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

Player tags

2DFunnyIndieActionArcadeCasualRacingSimulationFree to PlayShoot 'Em Up

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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