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ERSATZ

Paris Stalker · 2017-09-13

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 13, 2017 (Mac), Sep 13, 2017 (Linux), Sep 13, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

ERSATZ is a speed focused Hardcore Action Platformer with a musical twist! Featuring an Original Electronic Soundtrack also by Paris Stalker, the game's creator, hear and feel the music build as you progress and hazards, obstacles, boss attacks & controller vibrations move to the ever present beat!

ERSATZ is a 2017 Action, Indie game priced at $1.99, with an estimated owner base of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Positive review sentiment (90% of 20 reviews).

0
playing now
90%
positive of 20 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$1.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 76% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

All-time low: $0.79 at Steam (2024-06-27) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2220172026Week of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.792017-09-142024-07-112017-09-14 — best price $8.992017-10-16 — best price $8.992017-11-01 — best price $8.992018-01-04 — best price $8.992018-02-10 — best price $8.992018-02-19 — best price $8.992018-04-21 — best price $8.992018-06-21 — best price $4.682018-09-14 — best price $3.492018-10-30 — best price $3.492018-12-21 — best price $3.492019-02-04 — best price $3.492019-03-13 — best price $9.992019-05-27 — best price $9.992019-07-09 — best price $9.992020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-02-10 — best price $9.992020-04-06 — best price $9.992020-06-01 — best price $9.992020-07-09 — best price $9.992021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-04-12 — best price $9.992021-06-24 — best price $0.992021-07-16 — best price $0.992021-10-28 — best price $0.992021-11-02 — best price $0.992021-11-24 — best price $0.992021-12-22 — best price $0.992022-06-23 — best price $0.992023-10-30 — best price $0.992023-11-21 — best price $0.992023-12-11 — best price $0.992023-12-22 — best price $0.992024-01-29 — best price $0.992024-03-14 — best price $0.992024-06-27 — best price $0.792024-07-11 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

17
achievements tracked
87.1%
earned "Ready To Run"
8.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DIndieMusicRetroActionRhythmColorfulDifficultFast-PacedMinimalist

Census log

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

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