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EXAPUNKS: TEC Redshift Player

Zachtronics · 2018-09-25

Steam

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 25, 2018 (Mac), Sep 25, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 25, 2018 (Linux)

The Redshift is a fictional handheld game console in the universe of the puzzle programming game EXAPUNKS. This player will allow you to play Redshift games made by other EXAPUNKS players.

EXAPUNKS: TEC Redshift Player is an Indie and Simulation game released in 2018, priced at free-to-play, with an estimated owner base of 0 .. 20,000 and a review sentiment of Positive (94% of 32 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-09

94%
positive of 32 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
Free
steam price (US)

The year is 1992. Eyeing the surging video game market, electronics giant TEC rushes to develop the Redshift, a microdisc-based gaming handheld. Underpowered even before it was released, and with a gimmicky 3D mode that gave users headaches when used for longer than a few minutes, the Redshift was widely panned and became an expensive flop. But the story doesn’t end there. Now, in 1997, the Redshift is a popular hackable device, easy to find in bargain bins and at garage sales. The Redshift homebrew scene begins to grow as hackers swap tips and trade increasingly clever homebrew games that p(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 61% of 49,869 Indie games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520182025Week of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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