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Deflector cover art

Deflector

Arrowfist Games · SuperGG.com · 2023-03-24

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Mar 24, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 27, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Sep 29, 2023 (Xbox One), Sep 29, 2023 (Nintendo Switch)

Deflector is a top down action rogue-lite set in a deadly microcosm. Dive deep into hostile worlds teeming with viruses. Strike down increasingly challenging enemies with your weapons and their own deflected projectiles. Live, die, grow stronger and become powerful enough to reach the Source!

87%
positive of 353 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (82 reviews).
  • · Top 39% of 15,414 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 7.1k–16k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 353 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$22.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.99 at Fanatical (2025-12-11) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $22.99 · on sale 21 of 34 observed days · $16.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
747420222026Week of 2022-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$22.99$6.992022-01-272026-09-162022-01-27 — best price $13.492022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-10-18 — best price $13.492022-11-29 — best price $14.992023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-03-31 — best price $19.992023-05-15 — best price $19.992023-06-29 — best price $13.992023-08-10 — best price $19.992023-10-31 — best price $13.992023-12-06 — best price $17.992024-01-15 — best price $11.992024-02-12 — best price $19.992024-03-14 — best price $11.992024-04-11 — best price $19.992024-05-16 — best price $11.992024-06-04 — best price $17.882024-07-01 — best price $19.992024-08-02 — best price $7.832024-09-16 — best price $8.992024-11-01 — best price $10.992024-12-11 — best price $19.992025-01-27 — best price $8.992025-02-17 — best price $14.692025-03-14 — best price $19.992025-04-14 — best price $15.082025-05-05 — best price $17.882025-06-20 — best price $10.992025-07-25 — best price $7.122025-08-22 — best price $17.882025-10-20 — best price $9.992025-12-11 — best price $6.992026-03-19 — best price $9.992026-04-22 — best price $19.992026-06-02 — best price $17.882026-06-25 — best price $10.992026-09-16 — best price $22.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
58.4%
earned "First steps"
9.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-03-03 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3892%77
Switch (Nintendo)600%0
PS4 (PlayStation)575%78
Xbox One (Xbox)542%77

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

Player tags

RPGActionCombatColorfulStylizedTop-DownDifficultNonlinearRogue-likeRogue-lite

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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