The Game Census
Darkanoid cover art

Darkanoid

Shezo Games · 2020-11-30

Steam

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 30, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Black Zone is a place where Arkanoid fans will truly be tested. Here you will find pain, heartache, and merciless Bosses.

92%
positive of 65 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$2.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 82% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (43 reviews).
  • · Top 53% of 21,062 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.3k–2.9k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 65 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.90-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.44 at GreenManGaming (2021-07-30) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 11 of 20 observed days · $0.46 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
393920202025Week of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$2.99$0.602020-05-082026-09-282020-05-08 — best price $1.592020-11-02 — best price $2.992021-01-05 — best price $2.992021-02-17 — best price $0.602021-03-09 — best price $2.992021-04-30 — best price $2.992021-06-14 — best price $2.992021-07-26 — best price $2.992021-09-27 — best price $0.892021-11-25 — best price $2.992022-01-17 — best price $0.672022-02-21 — best price $0.892022-05-17 — best price $1.702022-06-23 — best price $1.492022-09-19 — best price $2.992023-01-18 — best price $2.992023-03-20 — best price $1.122023-05-11 — best price $0.672023-06-23 — best price $1.672023-08-21 — best price $1.122023-09-18 — best price $1.122023-10-29 — best price $2.992023-11-27 — best price $2.992023-12-12 — best price $2.002024-01-15 — best price $2.992024-04-18 — best price $1.132024-06-27 — best price $2.002024-08-12 — best price $1.132024-09-27 — best price $2.002024-11-07 — best price $2.002024-12-07 — best price $2.992025-02-28 — best price $1.132025-06-20 — best price $1.132025-09-19 — best price $1.132025-11-21 — best price $1.612025-12-18 — best price $2.992026-05-08 — best price $1.792026-09-28 — best price $0.90
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, French, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Player tags

2DIndieSpaceArcadeCasualSci-fiPhysicsPinballNostalgiaPlatformer

Census log

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

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